Record-breaking Year of Philanthropy for FAU’s Schmidt College of Medicine
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In 2019, FAU’s Schmidt College of Medicine achieved its most successful fundraising year since becoming a fully independent medical school, having raised nearly $8 million to support vital education, research, scholarship and community outreach programs.
Now more than ever, philanthropy is playing an increasingly important role for FAU’s burgeoning medical school. Private, corporate and foundation gifts enable the college to conduct and deliver life-changing research and attract the best and brightest people to study and work at FAU. From large gifts, which fund major projects, to small, yet impactful gifts, faculty, staff and students at the Schmidt College of Medicine owe an immense debt of gratitude to all of its benefactors – past and present.
Today, the medical school is not only celebrating this year’s important fundraising milestone, but also the impact that these gifts will have on the community for years to come.
Here is a look at some of the top moments of philanthropy from FY 2019:
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The Marcus Foundation $4 Million Grant for Integrative Health
Grounded in evidence-based techniques that aim to enhance health and longevity, integrative medicine is gaining popularity as a future pathway for achieving better population health outcomes and lowering health care costs compared to traditional approaches.
Through generous grants totaling $4 million from The Marcus Foundation, Inc., FAU’s Schmidt College of Medicine will launch an accessible and academically-focused integrative health care practice in Boca Raton. These grants will enable the medical school to implement innovative clinical and educational integrative health programs to meet the growing interest of patients and students in this field.
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The Harry T. Mangurian, Jr. Foundation $3 Million Grant for the Dementia Prevention Initiative
FAU’s Comprehensive Center for Brain Health in the Schmidt College of Medicine received a substantial $3 million, three-year grant from The Harry T. Mangurian, Jr. Foundation to expand the scope and reach of the Dementia Prevention Initiative (DPI). Led by James E. Galvin, M.D., M.P.H., the DPI launched in 2017 with a $1 million grant from The Harry T. Mangurian, Jr. Foundation. With this latest grant, the team will continue research efforts, follow patients for three more years, provide training, and share data with other investigators and the public.
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A $250,000 Gift Names the ‘Lisa and Michael KaufmanCollege of Medicine Lounge’
Last December, FAU and Schmidt College of Medicine leadership announced a major gift to name the “Lisa and Michael Kaufman College of Medicine Lounge.” This state-of-the-art lounge, located in the medical school’s main building, provides an engaging environment that fosters collaboration and community building. A long-time supporter of the university and the medical school, Michael Kaufman expressed his pride and commitment to building a space that will continue to propel the Schmidt College of Medicine to even greater heights.
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The Batchelor Foundation’s Challenge Grant Raises $250,000 for FAU’s HCOP
Through a $125,000 grant from The Batchelor Foundation and additional grants, FAU’s Healthcare Careers Outreach Program (HCOP) received a total of $250,000 to expand its program over the next two years. Operated by the Office for Diversity and Inclusion in the medical school, HCOP is a middle-to-high school pipeline program designed to increase diversity in health care professionals and to reduce health disparities in South Florida.
Contributors to The Batchelor Foundation’s Challenge are the Virginia and Douglas Stewart Foundation, Tobey and Michael Morton, Drs. Dawn and Michael Sherling, Drs. Elaine Jeveli and Russell Kraus, SunTrust Foundation, Dr. Robert Colton, Marilyn L. Jurick, David S. Green, Frank M. Chacon, Bonnie F. Halperin, and an anonymous donor.
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A Celebration, 20 Years in the MakingOn December 4, 2018, the Schmidt College of Medicine celebrated the 20-year anniversary of a transformational gift of $15 million from the Boca Raton-based Schmidt Family Foundation. The gift, which was matched by the state of Florida, created the Charles E. Schmidt College of Biomedical Science in 1998, and launched the Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine, which admitted its inaugural class of 64 students in 2011.
The Schmidt College of Medicine commemorated this milestone with a special reception at the medical school in Boca Raton. Phillip M. Boiselle, M.D., dean of FAU’s medical school, provided remarks thanking Barbara and Richard Schmidt and the Schmidt Family Foundation for their decades of support and continued commitment to the success of the college.
Dean Boiselle also thanked Lisa and Michael Kaufman for naming the “Lisa and Michael Kaufman College of Medicine Lounge,” and Charles H. Hennekens, M.D., Dr.P.H., the first Sir Richard Doll Professor and senior academic advisor in FAU’s Schmidt College of Medicine, for naming the “Hennekens Library and Technology Hub in Honor of Sarah K. Wood, M.D.”.
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White Coats-4-Care Supports Students’ Dreams,
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For the first time, Michael T.B. Dennis, M.D., chair, Schmidt College of Medicine Advisory Board, and a member of FAU’s Board of Trustees, led the charge with the Palm Beach County Medical Society and its Services Board to provide incoming medical students with their first stethoscopes. The students received their stethoscopes at the White Coat Ceremony, a symbolic event welcoming the incoming class to the university and “cloaking” them with their first doctor’s white coat.
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Getting to Know You: Meet the College’s Advisory BoardPhilanthropy in the Schmidt College of Medicine wouldn’t be possible without the participation, commitment and support from the medical school’s advisory board, spearheaded by chair and benefactor, Michael T.B. Dennis, M.D. The Advisory Board’s mission is to provide philanthropic support, and assist the Dean to fulfill the priorities of enhancing the quality, reputation and financial strength of the college and supporting students, faculty and programs to better serve the needs of the community.
FAU Schmidt College of Medicine Advisory Board Members:
Michael T.B. Dennis, M.D.
Chair N. Laurence Nagle Nancy Blosser |
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Philanthropy Begins at Home – FAU’s ‘Giving in Paradise’
“Giving in Paradise” is the university’s annual faculty and staff fundraising campaign. For the first time, the Schmidt College of Medicine aligned its White Coats-4-Care signature scholarship fundraising event with this campaign. Giving in Paradise promotes concurrent giving to increase gifts for vital programs and services at FAU. Nearly 60 faculty and staff donors in the medical school contributed to White Coats-4-Care through this important fundraising program.
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Save the Date for the 2020 President’s Gala
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