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Your Gift Will Help Us Produce the Next Generation of Health Care Leaders and Teams
ENDOWED CENTER FOR EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING—$5,000,000
A named Center for Experiential Learning will allow us to keep pace with
rapid changes in health care and better educate and train the next generation of
health care professionals so they can provide the best patient care. Your support
will allow us to prepare these professionals with: increased interprofessional
educational programs and curricula across all disciplines in the Medical Center;
a greater focus on collaboration among physicians, nurses and other providers;
leadership training; and the use and integration of technology into programs.
Your generosity will also help us with renovating educational space, expanding
flexible classroom space, and utilizing the latest technology to improve learning,
such as expanded simulation training.
ENDOWED PROGRAM IN CLINICAL SKILLS TRAINING—$2,000,000
Support for our clinical skills and team-based training programs is vital to
providing the most advanced care to our patients and their families. Annual
earnings from the endowed program would provide the Institute’s director with
the resources required for our training programs in: clinical simulation training
for high risk health care issues; team building and training with a focus on safety study and implement new ideas using health care teams. The Institute awards
and quality; and training for collaborative care, high performing teams, and
better communication.
ENDOWED PROFESSORSHIP IN HEALTH CARE EDUCATION—$1,500,000
to $2,000,000
Endowed professorships are permanent funds that honor acclaimed leaders who
perform groundbreaking research, mentor junior faculty, and attract and train
talented medical students, residents and fellows. They are among the most coveted
and defining rewards that a faculty member can receive, recognizing and fostering
excellence. Professorships also serve as a powerful recruitment tool, drawing new
faculty and researchers of established distinction from around the world.
For more information about
how your gift can make an impact, please contact
Mary Ann King at: (585) 273-2827. maryann.king@rochester.edu
or visit www.urmc.rochester.edu/institute-innovative-education
ENDOWED FUND FOR ON-LINE LEARNING—$1,000,000+
We are using the expertise of the Center for Experiential Learning, librarians at
the Miner Library, and faculty from the University’s Warner School of Education
and the School of Nursing to develop on-line curricula for our adult learners. This
will allow the time spent in classroom settings to be used for open discussion and
hands-on learning. Annual earnings from this fund would provide the resources to
continue to develop and revise the on-line curriculum.
TEAM-BASED CARE SYMPOSIUM—$500,000
Support is needed for an annual symposium which could consist of lectures and
workshops centered on team-based care. National speakers and local experts will
provide day-long educational offerings to all levels of health care professionals at the
Medical Center and from other community-based providers.
EDUCATION INNOVATION ENDOWED FUND—$50,000+
Annual earnings from this fund would support junior and mid-level faculty to
annual educational pilot grants to foster creativity and to address changes needed,
including leadership training, team-based education, and teaching and learning
with technology.
TECHNOLOGY AND TOOLS—$1,000 to $100,000
It is vital that we have the necessary technology and tools to ensure our students
receive the highest level of education and training. There are many opportunities
for you to support, including a baby computer-enhanced patient mannequin, a
birthing simulator, virtual reality simulators, Smart Boards, new and replacement
task trainers (lumbar puncture, intubation, central line) for our procedural
curriculum, and computers/iPads.