Page 4 - Boca Club News - July '24

Page 4, Boca Club News

Annual White Coats-4-Care from page 1

WC4C funds help the college attract, recruit, train and
educate the next generation of humanistic clinicians and
scientists – doctors who care and cure in this community. Each
year the fundraiser generates much-needed funds to provide
scholarships and other resources for the incoming class of
students to give them the ability to follow their hearts, not their
debts, into lifelong medical careers. With the average cost of
a medical education reaching $206,823 in 2023, 70.3% of the
College’s talented students required financial assistance.
“Since heavy debt often impacts both a student’s choice
of medical school as well as their medical specialty based WC4C Committee Members: Dr. Stephen A. Grabelsky, Emily Grabelsky,
on its income potential to repay loans, White Coats-4-Care’s Florida State Senator Lori Berman and Dr. Jeffrey Ganeles, Alisa Cohen, WC4C Committee Members: Dr. Ron Rubin (left)
Scholarship funds help the CoM attract, nurture and sustain an and Dr. G. Richard Cohen. and Bonnie Halperin (right)
exceptional and diverse class of students who will mirror the
communities they serve,” shared Co-chair Bonnie Kaye, who • White Coat Sponsor: $250 to provide a medical student’s for Graduate Medical Education (GME) was formed in Fall
with Kaye Communications PR & Marketing (KCOM-PR) first white coat. In recognition of your support of their dream 2011 with five leading hospitals in Palm Beach County. The
partner Jon Kaye has co-chaired WC4C since its inception for of becoming a doctor, your family or company name will be Consortium currently has five accredited residency programs
14 consecutive years. included in the pocket of the white coat; includes one ticket. in internal medicine, emergency medicine, general surgery,
“Receiving its first national ranking in U.S. News & World • Pre-Med Sponsor: $500 provides a medical school psychiatry, neurology and several fellowship programs.
Report last year, the Schmidt College of Medicine was one scholarship in memory of Founding Dean Michael L. Dean Whitehair reports that 100% of graduating students
of approximately 156 accredited and rated allopathic or M.D. Friedland, M.D. or Ira J. Gelb, M.D.; includes two tickets. this year have been successfully placed in a residency
medical schools in the U.S., and continues to expand and • Medical Student: $1,000 will provide medical student program, being accepted into highly prestigious institutions
thrive in new disciplines and programs,” shared Co-chair scholarships; includes two tickets. across the nation, such as New York-Presbyterian/Columbia
Jon Kaye. “Bonnie and I are honored to once again chair • Intern: $2,500 supports the Dean’s Fund for Excellence; University Medical Center; Massachusetts General Hospital
the White Coats-4-Care Campaign. Since the inception of includes four tickets. – a Harvard Medical School Teaching Hospital; Cincinnati
White Coats-4-Care, more than 848 incoming students have • Resident: $5,000 supports the Dean’s Fund for Excellence; Children’s Hospital Medical Center; UCLA Medical
been gifted their first white coats and 467 of those have includes six tickets. Center; Rush University Medical Center; Baylor College of
received scholarship funds due to the generous support of • Chief Resident: $10,000 supports the expansion of the Medicine; and University of Virginia, among others.
our community that has provided our next generation of medical school; eight tickets. Nearly 41% of CoM students have also chosen to pursue
physicians with the resources they require to be successful • White Coat Society: $20,000 or more pledge to join careers in primary care, which helps to address the national
and compassionate healers.” White Coat Society by supporting students through all four shortage of internists, pediatricians and family practitioners.
While any scholarship funding gift is welcome, this year’s years of medical school; pledge paid annually in installments Students have matched into highly competitive specialties
WC4C options have expanded to the following: All donors and of $5,000 per year. such as plastic surgery, psychiatry, orthopedic surgery,
corporate sponsorships of $1,000 or more will be recognized • Dean’s Circle: a legacy gift of $25,000 or more to establish dermatology, urology and triple board specialty (pediatrics/
in the lobby of the CoM as part of the corporate and individual an endowment fund in one of the following areas: medical psychiatry/child psychiatry).
donor listings. student scholarship, graduate student scholarship, medical Launched in 2010, CoM became the 134th allopathic medical
school expansion, biomedical research. school in North America and has swiftly become nationally
Community continues to remain at the forefront of the recognized for its innovative curriculum. With an emphasis
For Boca Centennial, Residents Invited from page 1 CoM. Nearly 48% of the medical school’s graduates this on teamwork and collaboration, the college is dedicated to
year chose to remain in Florida for their residency training, addressing healthcare disparities in the community.
3 Over the fence playing a vital role in bridging the healthcare workforce gap WC4C Co-chairs are supported by a dedicated committee,
3 avocados are escaping in the state. WC4C offers the first step in welcoming the new including Patricia Anastasio, M.D. and Thomas Mersch, Esq.;
4 from the neighbor’s yard. matriculants into the college. Melissa Azrack; Florida State Senator Lori Berman and Jeffrey
3 I pick them “With the growing demand for healthcare professionals Ganeles, D.M.D.; Donna and Joe Biase, M.D.; Alisa Cohen
2 and run. in South Florida, the White Coats-4-Care fundraiser is and G. Richard Cohen, M.D.; Phyllis and Michael T.B. Dennis,
- Nancy Sail vital in providing scholarships that allow our students to M.D.; June Gelb; Emily and Stephen A. Grabelsky, M.D.; Bonnie
For next year’s centennial, the City of Boca Raton pursue their medical careers without the burden of financial Halperin; Arlene Herson; Jaclyn Klimczak, M.D.; Margie and
will turn 100 Odes to Boca into public art and showcase constraints,” said Curtis Whitehair, M.D., Dean of the Alan Kaye; Deborah Leising; Jennifer and Gary Lesser, Elizabeth
them in unexpected places throughout the city. Boca CoM. “By investing in our future doctors, we enhance our and Stuart Markowitz, M.D.; Nathan E. Nachlas, M.D.; Margie
residents can submit theirs now online at odetoboca.com. community’s healthcare and support the continued expansion and Maurice Plough, Jr.; Ronald L. Rubin, D.M.D.; Constance
In addition, throughout the year, O, Miami and the City and excellence of our medical programs, fostering a new Scott; Robin Trompeter and Janice Williams.
of Boca Raton will collect the poems at multigenerational generation of compassionate and skilled clinicians.” To learn more about the White Coat Society, Dean’s Circle
events and school workshops. To further FAU’s commitment to increase much needed or other gift options contact Sara Greene, Assistant Director of
“We want to hear from you–our residents–as part medical residency positions in Palm Beach County and to Development at (561) 297-2984 or greenes@health.fau.edu. For
of this Centennial, so that the people who live here are ensure that the region will continue to have an adequate and Corporate Sponsorships contact Michael Turtz at (561) 297-2387
writing the poetic narrative of Boca Raton at 100 years,” well-trained physician workforce, the FAU CoM Consortium or mturtz@health.fau.edu.
said Scott Singer, Boca Raton Mayor.
Mayor Singer submitted his own poem about his
beloved city:
3 Boca Raton is
3 the greatest city
4 because of its people,
9 but we can reach our fullest potential, united together
6 for the next century and beyond
While native to South Florida, Zip Odes has traveled
all around the United States, with similar poetry contests Do you know a family member,
in Orlando, Toledo and Boston.
O, Miami’s Founder P. Scott Cunningham is a Boca friend or a neighbor in need of
Raton native who embraced the opportunity to create this
partnership to redefine the city through poetry. Home Health Care?
“As someone born and raised in Boca Raton, I am
thrilled that O, Miami and the city are working together
to amplify resident voices through poetry,” Cunningham
said. “Arts and culture are a powerful tool in forging
community, and I can’t wait to read all of the brilliant Home Health Aides / Certified Nursing Assistants / Registered Nurses to assist you with:
poems that the people of Boca are going to craft.”
The Ode to Boca project is part of O, Miami’s Civic • Personal Care • Companionship • Respite Care • Alzheimers & Dementia Care
Publishing efforts, where residents shape the narratives • Medication Management • Transportation • Meal Preparation
of their own city. O, Miami collects poems through live • Light Housekeeping • Grocery Shopping • Post Surgery Care
events, open calls, workshops and school curricula, then
broadcasts these poems to the communities they came
from through an innovative mix of real-world and digital Complimentary In-Home Consultation
projects, using every available city surface, from fake
parking tickets to warehouse rooftops. Care provided in the comfort of your Home, Hospital, or Facility
About O, Miami. O, Miami builds community around
the power of poetry. Throughout the year, the organization We accept All Long Term Care Insurance Policies and Private Pay – Affordable Rates
teaches poetry to kids in schools, hosts a month-long
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and in unexpected places such as billboards, fences and
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