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SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
AND DENTISTRY SCHOOL OF NURSING
$901,831 $93,611
• Funding for research and clinical programs • Scholarship support provided critical financial aid
ultimately helped the School achieve the honor to hundreds of students this year, allowing them
of being one of the top medical schools in the to pursue nursing or health care leadership
nation, according to U.S. News & World Report, education, and helping to address the national
ranking 16th in clinical primary care and 34th in shortage of nurses and nursing faculty.
research. Enrollment at the School of Nursing has doubled
• Ten George Eastman Circle Scholarships helped over the past 10 years.
the School attract and successfully compete for • The School of Nursing unveiled a cutting-edge
the nation’s top medical and graduate students $15M, 26,000-square-foot, three-floor vertical
and helped reduce student debt. The School is expansion over the Loretta C. Ford Education
dedicated to training humanistic physicians who Wing. Annual giving donations provided critical
will be future leaders in clinical medicine, support for the innovative experiential learning
research, and administration. and simulation experiences that are central to
• Charitable giving supported more than 3,000 transforming the education of a new generation
faculty and staff dedicated to scientific research, of nurses.
studying common and rare illnesses from cancer • The school was recognized for a fifth time for its
and heart disease to Parkinson’s and COVID-19. commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion
These efforts have led to therapies that have with the Health Professions Higher Education
saved countless lives and improved human Excellence in Diversity Award from Insight into
health locally, nationally, and across the globe. Diversity magazine.
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