Page 9 - Your Philanthropy Impact 2019-2020 | George Eastman Circle | University of Rochester

$91,823 $1.6M
SCHOOL OF NURSING
• Scholarship support provided critical financial aid
to nearly 250 students, allowing them to pursue a
nursing education, and helping to address the
national shortage of nurses and nursing faculty.
• Annual support continued to help the School of
Nursing enhance educational programs through
technology to support the growing need for nurses,
the largest health care workforce, keeping nursing
programs at the forefront in a dynamic health
care environment.
• Nurse researchers received pilot project and seed
funding to help promote wellness, develop and
evaluate clinical treatments, and optimally manage
patients’ conditions.
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
AND DENTISTRY
• Funds for research and clinical programs
ultimately helped achieve the honor of being one
of the top medical schools in the nation, according
to US News & World Report, ranking 16th in
clinical primary care and 34th in research.
• 10 George Eastman Circle scholarships helped the
School continue to attract and successfully
compete for the nation’s top medical and graduate
students and helped keep their graduation debt far
below the national average. The School is
dedicated to training humanistic physicians who
will be future leaders in clinical medicine, research,
and administration.
• Charitable giving supported more than 3,000
faculty and staff dedicated to scientific research,
studying common and rare illnesses from cancer
and heart disease to Parkinson’s and pandemic
influenza. These efforts have led to therapies that
have saved countless lives and improved human
health locally, nationally, and across the globe.