Department of Family and Community Medicine

Support the Department

Monetary gifts of all sizes are all valued and sponsor The Department of Family & Community Medicine (DFCM). This fund provides general support for the DFCM and sustains the current priority area. Examples of priority areas are:

 

Questions About Giving?

Martha McGrew, MD
Professor & Chair, FCM

Warren Heffron, MD
Professor Emeritus, FCM

Kerrie Seeger, MD
Professor and Development Coordinator, FCM

Carolyn Cosentino Unit Administrator, FCM

  • Fellowship opportunities in international family medicine (one month exchanges for faculty and residents to and from international programs);
  • Educational programs, particularly interdisciplinary training of rural primary care physicians;
  • Attracting and retaining dedicated minority and Native American students and residents;
  • Attracting and retaining dedicated, diverse, high quality faculty;
  • Faculty chairs and professorships, e.g., Chair in Rural Medicine;
  • Chair discretionary support for our department’s innovative programs.

Designated gifts can be established with the following contributions:

  • Scholarship for $25,000
  • Fellowship for $100,000
  • Professorship $1,000,000
  • Chair $2,000,000+

Any gift may be named for you or someone you love, and can be done with an outright gift or a gift in your will. And, of course, you can contribute your gift over more than just one year.

To pledge a gift to the DFCM, contact Joanne Branyon-Ward in the School of Medicine Office of Development.