Giving Opportunities
UW Medicine Priority Funds
We invite you to learn more about UW Medicine’s priority funds, listed below. To make a gift online to any of these funds, follow the link at the end of the fund description. For more information about contributing, please call UW Medicine Development at (206) 543-5686.
Institute for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine
Stem cells occur naturally in our bodies. They have the remarkable ability to turn into any kind of tissue the body needs. With its remarkable ability to regenerate an entire body from a severed arm, the starfish is a potent symbol of the promise of stem cell research. Today, science is learning how to harness this ability — to use the power of our own biology to cure common and deadly diseases such as Alzheimer’s, heart disease, diabetes, and many more. Already, for example, we are growing live, beating heart cells that someday may be used to replace tissues damaged by heart disease. The Institute for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine (ISCRM) at the University of Washington has been formed to take advantage of key research already occurring at the University in this area. Gifts to this fund will support initiatives at the institute.
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UW Medicine Fund
The UW Medicine Fund supports the academic priorities of UW Medicine, including faculty support and recruitment and the development of innovative educational programs. It also provides resources to meet pressing needs and pursue new opportunities. The fund is used at the discretion of the dean. The UW School of Medicine is ranked No. 1 among U.S. medical schools in primary care training and No. 1 in specialty training for both rural and family medicine by the U.S. News & World Report guide to “America’s Best Graduate Schools” (April 2007). UW Medicine is also ranked second in research funding nationwide; only Harvard receives more funding from the National Institutes of Health.
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UW Medicine Students First Scholarship Fund
Gifts to the UW Medicine Students First Scholarship Fund will support need-based scholarships for M.D. students. These gifts also will help UW Medicine take advantage of a new, University-wide matching initiative called Students First. Under the Students First program, money raised for scholarship can be matched — 50 cents on the dollar — once a minimum amount of $100,000 is raised from contributors.
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» Learn more about the Students First matching program.
Hearing Regeneration Initiative Fund
Most of the progressive hearing loss we suffer as we age results from the destruction of tiny cells in the inner ear. In humans, once these inner-ear hair cells are destroyed, they do not come back. In birds, however, these crucial cells are known to regenerate. Scientists at the University of Washington are leaders in the effort to make human hair cells regrow. This fund supports research in this area. The Oberkotter Foundation will match every gift to this initiative dollar for dollar. The Virginia Merrill Bloedel Hearing Research Center is a national leader in this area of research.
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» Learn more about hearing regeneration.
University of Washington Medical Center Fund for Greatest Need
The UWMC Fund for Greatest Need supports critical patient-care programs and other activities that help the medical center meet its mission of patient care, training, and research. The fund is used at the discretion of the executive director to respond to needs and opportunities as they arise. UWMC is ranked in the top 1 percent among nearly 5,000 major medical centers in the nation by the U.S. News and World Report guide to “America’s Best Hospitals 2008” (published July 2007).
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Harborview Mission of Caring Fund
Harborview provides the highest-quality health care for people from all walks of life. Although more than 37 percent of its revenue comes from privately insured patients, Harborview also provided $112 million in charity care to King County residents in 2006. This contribution has more than doubled since 2002 and, with the number of uninsured dramatically increasing continues to trend upward. Too often those who qualify for our charity-care program are children, the working poor, and people who used to have some type of government assistance but are no longer eligible. The health of our entire community is greatly affected by the ability of Harborview to fulfill its mission. Gifts to the Harborview Mission of Caring Fund help support this safety net, assuring top-quality health care to people in need, regardless of their ability to pay.
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» Learn more about Harborview Medical Center.
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