SEATTLE — Seniors in the University of Washington's Medical Laboratory Science Undergraduate Program learned Monday that their clinical rotation tuition would be fully covered through an anonymous donation expected to exceed $50 million over the next 50 years, university officials announced.

The transformative gift, from a Washington state resident, will provide annual disbursements to the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology Fund for Excellence. University administrators estimate the funding will cover in-state tuition for clinical rotations for all 35 program seniors for decades and enable the program to expand from 70 to 100 students over the next decade.

The donation addresses a critical financial burden for students at a particularly demanding stage of their education. Du

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