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FAU College of Medicine from page 1 • A gift of $500
provides a medical
Markowitz, M.D. will welcome donors and students; school scholarship in
Phillip M. Boiselle, M.D. will give opening remarks; memory of Founding
Senior Associate Dean for Medical Education Sarah Dean Michael L.
K. Wood, M.D. and Assistant Dean for Student Affairs Friedland, M.D.
Jennifer W. Caceres, M.D., F.A.C.P. will share insights. • A gift of $1,000
This will be followed by the coveted presentation of the for an electronic tribute
white coats by Dr. Caceres and Dr. Markowitz. in the renovated College
WC4C Scholarship Funds “Dress And Equip” Incoming of Medicine lobby
Class includes donor names From left: White Coats-4-Care Committee Member
Scholarship funds raised by White Coats-4-Care for one year as a valued From left: White Coats-4-Care committee Debbie Leising, White Coats-4-Care Cochairs Bonnie
provide need-based financial support for gifted students community partner. members Arlene Herson; Allen B. Konis, DDS Kaye, Jon Kaye
who do not have the financial means to pay full tuition and • Join the White
give merit-based support to recognize their achievements. Coat Society to support a student through medical school Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME)
The scholarships give students the ability to choose for four years. A pledge of $20,000 or more, paid annually in accredited residencies, including internal medicine,
a career path in primary care – internal medicine, installments of $5,000 per year, sponsors a student through surgery, emergency medicine, psychiatry and neurology.
pediatrics and family medicine – in which salaries are all four years of medical school. The 2020 WC4C planning committee of community
lower than other medical specialties, but the impact on These gifts will help to ensure that students in need and medical school leaders includes Patricia Anastasio,
the community-at-large is the greatest. To date the annual receive vital scholarship awards to offset the costs of their M.D. and Thomas Mersch, Esq.; Melissa Azrack;
WC4C initiative has raised more than $600,000 since its medical education. They will also provide new students Donna and Joseph Biase, M.D.; Phyllis and Michael T.
inception a decade ago, resulting in dressing and equipping with their first white coat, each of which will include a note B. Dennis, M.D.; Bryan and Joanna L. Drowos, D.O.,
more than 550 medical students. with the name of a donor in the coat pocket. M.P.H., M.B.A.; Beth and Kenneth J. Garrod, M.D.; June
“During these challenging times, as our community and “This note is a powerful symbol of the remarkable and Ira J. Gelb, M.D.; Bonnie Halperin; Arlene Herson;
our hospitals and physician practices persevere through reciprocity of our community-based medical school, whereby Beth Johnston; Allen B. Konis, DDS; Deborah Leising;
COVID-19, compassionate and committed medical students our community supports our students, who, in turn, go on to Loretta Litten; Natalia Margolis; Elizabeth and Stuart
are needed now more than ever,” shared Bonnie Kaye, who support the medical needs of our community,” said Phillip M. L. Markowitz, M.D.; Francine and Nathan E. Nachlas,
with Kaye Communications (KCOM-PR) partner Jon Kaye, Boiselle, M.D., Dean of the Schmidt College of Medicine. M.D.; Lynn and Joseph G. Ouslander, M.D.; Constance
have cochaired WC4C for 10 consecutive years since its FAU’s Schmidt College of Medicine is one of and Thomas Scott; and Robin Trompeter.
inception. “As the college continues to seek, recruit and approximately 154 accredited medical schools in the U.S. WC4C donors can donate online at fauf.fau.edu/
secure the best and brightest students from a diverse array The college was launched in 2010, when the Florida Board whitecoats by Saturday, July 25. To learn more about the
of backgrounds, WC4C scholarships give the students the of Governors made a landmark decision authorizing FAU White Coat Society or other gift options, they should contact
ability to follow their hearts, not their debts, into lifelong to award the M.D. degree. After receiving approval from David Green, assistant vice president for development at
medical careers.” the Florida legislature and the governor, it became the (561) 297-4243 or davidgreen@health.fau.edu.
Jon Kaye added that “while we are unable to celebrate 134th allopathic medical school in North America. These photos were taken in previous years’ events, prior
all together in one room this year, the need, importance and With more than 70 full- and part-time faculty to COVID-19. Those shown are Florida Atlantic University
impact of scholarships continues.” and more than 1,300 affiliate faculty, the college Schmidt College of Medicine dean and returning WC4C
Since the average cost of a medical education reaching matriculates 64 medical students each year and has been committee members.
$200,000 in-state to $350,000 out-of-state, 80 to 85 nationally recognized for
percent of the college’s talented students require financial its innovative curriculum.
assistance. Heavy debt often impacts both a student’s choice T o further FAU’ s
of medical school, as well as their medical specialty based commitment to increase
on its income potential to repay loans. much needed medical
The 2020 WC4C supporters have the following options residency positions in
in which to help grow scholarship funding for this class of Palm Beach County, and
students. Since there will not be an in-person reception, to ensure that the region
100 percent of donations made this year will go directly to will continue to have an
scholarships. adequate and well-trained
• A gift of $200 provides a medical student’s first white physician workforce, the
coat. In the pocket of every coat will be the name of the FAU Charles E. Schmidt
family or company who supported her or his dream of College of Medicine
becoming a doctor. Consortium for Graduate
Medical Education (GME)
was formed in fall 2011
with five leading hospitals
in Palm Beach County.
The consortium currently White Coats-4-Care committee members Melissa Azrack; Lynn Ouslander; Ira Gelb, M.D.;
has five Accreditation Bonnie Halprin; Fran Nachlas; Robin Trompeter.

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