Southwestern Medical Foundation Scholarships

SCHOLARSHIPS SUPPORTING THE FUTURE OF MEDICINE IN NORTH TEXAS

“The one resource we had were the students.”

TA K I N G C A R E O F T H E P E O P L E W H O W I L L TA K E C A R E O F U S .

Supporting scholarships through Southwestern Medical Foundation

There are brilliant students who have the potential to be great doctors and scientists, but who don’t have the financial resources to go to medical school. Your support can make the difference in a career that advances medicine for the benefit of all of us.

The Need is Real

These costs and this burden of debt can deter

Americans are much concerned about the cost of

students from pursuing medical careers.

health care, and how to control it. But what about

Free of the burden of debt, a new physician will be

the rising and sometimes insurmountable cost of

able to practice medicine or pursue research, in fields

becoming a doctor who can provide that health care?

where he or she has a passion to make a difference,

“Becoming a doctor is an expensive career path,” as

rather than choose a path out of financial necessity.

the author of a recent article in U.S. News & World Report about the cost of medical school noted.

The median four-year cost of medical school in 2015 (including expenses and books)

$298,538

$300,000

$226,447 $200,000

An Elite Medical School Needs Elite Medical Students.

UT Southwestern trains more doctors than any other medical center in the Southwest, and its scientists have transformed medical practice and saved countless lives. Because of its outstanding academic reputation, it appeals to the nation’s and the world’s best students. But in a competitive economy, UT Southwestern must be competitive to attract the

$100,000

best and brightest. These students must have the Public Medical School Private Medical School Association of American Medical Colleges.

opportunity to attend UT Southwestern regardless of their financial ability.

The median four-year cost of medical school was $298,538 for private schools and $226,447 for public schools in 2015, according to the Association of American Medical Colleges. Data in a report from AAMC also tells us that the overwhelming majority of recent medical school graduates have debt. The median debt for those who graduated two years ago was $180,000. And debt levels for medical school graduates and medical school costs of attendance have each increased faster than inflation.

What’s the impact? Scholarships are vital to attracting the best students, in Texas and from out of state. These funds can make the financial difference that helps to educate a doctor. In the words of UT Southwestern students:

Medical School students review clinical information through an integrated, team-based learning curriculum at UT Southwestern.

“(In 1952) there were very meager resources....The one resource we had were the students.� D O N A L D W . S E L D I N , M . D . , Chairman, Internal Medicine, UT Southwestern, 1952-1988

Dr. Andrew Avery, winner of the 2014 Ho Din Award, and Edward Cary, III, the grandson of Dr. Edward H. Cary, who helped to establish the School and the Award in 1943.

Southwestern Medical Foundation Helps You Make a Difference.

Many students at UT Southwestern depend on

Scholarship support is thoughtfully administered by the Medical School through the Office of Student Financial Aid.

scholarship funds from Southwestern Medical Foundation. These funds are a critical asset for those who are gaining the exemplary education needed by the next generation of health care providers. They are also critical in attracting the best talent.

Through the generosity and insight of our donors, the Foundation has supported scholarships at UT Southwestern for more than 60 years, helping make possible the careers of generations of the leading lights in academic medicine. Funds are awarded to students based on need and achievement.

Students meeting donors at a Southwestern Medical Foundation event.

A Healthy Investment Supporting top medical students is an investment

O U R D O N O R P O R TA L AT S W M E D I C A L . O R G

that will be repaid many fold in the future, in the

PROVIDES ONE EASY MECHANISM FOR

alleviation of suffering, and in innovation and

CONTRIBUTING TO A GENERAL FUND TO

discovery. In fact, more than half of all practicing

SUPPORT SCHOLARSHIPS.

physicians in North Texas receive some or all of

FOR LARGER GIFTS, A SPECIFIC

their education at UT Southwestern. So, by funding

A N D S E PA R AT E D O N O R D E S I G N AT E D

scholarships, we are helping take care of the doctors

SCHOLARSHIP FUND CAN BE

we will rely on to take care of us in the future.

E S TA B L I S H E D .

H O D I N : THE SPIRIT OF MEDICAL WISDOM AND HUMAN UNDERSTANDING Every year, since our founding of the Medical School, the Foundation has presented the Ho Din Award, the highest honor for a graduating medical student. Past recipients include Nobel Prize Laureate Joe Goldstein, who was presented the award in 1966. A more recent award went to Thomas Heyne in 2012, a selfless young doctor devoting his energies to caring for “the poorest of the poor.”

During breaks in medical school, Heyne made medical mission trips to Peru, Haiti, Honduras, Uganda, Ethiopia, India and the poorest areas of Mexico.

Dr. Heyne was the inspiration, working with Foundation Honorary Trustee Caren Prothro, in establishing The Albert Schweitzer Fellowship program chapter in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, which will develop young leaders inspired to embrace Albert Schweitzer’s commitment to service and compassion for people in need.

Dr. Thomas F. Heyne

Caren H. Prothro

“LOOKING AT THE LIST OF PAST WINNERS IS BOTH HUMBLING AND INSPIRING, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO SERVE PATIENTS WITH THE WARMTH AND EMPATHY THAT ARE EMBODIED BY SO MANY AT THIS GREAT MEDICAL SCHOOL.” Dr. Laurie Seidel 2015 Ho Din Award Winner

SCHOLARSHIP SPOTLIGHT: TWO GENERATIONS OF SUPPORT FOR PILLOW FAMILY MEDICAL STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS The Pillow Family Medical Student Scholarship

“Helping medical students is something

Fund was created in 2008 by gifts from

my family has always cared about.

Dr. David J. Pillow, Sr., his wife Annabel, and

My father and I were grateful for the

their son, Dr. David J. Pillow, Jr. It was later

medical educations. The scholarship

assistance we received in pursuing our

augmented by an additional gift in the form

fund is a way of leaving something

of a charitable gift annuity by Dr. Pillow, Jr.

future generations of Texas physicians.”

meaningful behind and investing in

and his wife Sunny. The gifts provide funds

Dr. David J. Pillow, Jr.

for scholarships at UT Southwestern, where the senior Dr. Pillow served on the faculty and where his son attended and now serves a physician in the emergency department at William P. Clements Jr. University Hospital.

LEARN MORE ABOUT HOW YOU C A N S U P P O R T S C H O L A R S H I P S AT SWMEDICAL.ORG OR BY CALLING 214-351-6143

We are grateful for your generosity and vision.

Southwestern Medical Foundation Parkland Hall at Old Parkland 3889 Maple Avenue, Suite 100 Dallas, TX 75219

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