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14th Annual White Coats-4-Care Event Raises

$250,000+ for FAU Medical Scholarships

Driven by heightened donor
generosity and commitment to
educational advancement that
grows and strengthens a vital
healthcare community, the 14th
Annual White Coats-4-Care
major scholarship fundraiser
bestowed a warm welcome to 80
students enrolled in this year’s
new class at Florida Atlantic
University’s Charles E. Schmidt
College of Medicine.
Once again, civic and business
leaders, healthcare professionals (From left) Troy McLellan, Nicole Flier, Bing Tai, Howard
and community advocates joined Guggenheim, Mark Swillinger
to welcome and help “dress and
equip” the incoming class of 2024 WC4C Host Committee with Co-Chairs Bonnie and Jon Kaye (center seated) “Each year this
medical students by supporting initiative gets more and
this annual campaign that is designed to help attract, recruit, Dean’s Circle bequeaths. Such support is invaluable when more meaningful, as
train and educate the next generation of humanistic clinicians increasing our class size, providing their first white coats and we have now clothed
and scientists – doctors who care and cure in this community. offering scholarship funds.” 948 students in their
With increasing the class size for a second year to 80 students, She added that the College of Medicine’s dedication to firs t w hite coats ,
it heightens the need for scholarships and prompts exciting excellence continues to be recognized nationally, with its provided stethoscopes
projects to expand classroom and study spaces. moving up significantly in the U.S. News & World Report donated by the Palm
This year, in addition to learning about FAU College of rankings, and now placing among the top medical schools Beach County Medical
Medicine’s achievements and hearing scholarship impacts in both Research and Primary Care. To further FAU’s Society, and raised more
from students, guests got an “insider” glimpse into the commitment to increase much needed medical residency than $2.5 million in
technology-centered learning modules in the school’s positions in Palm Beach County and to ensure that the region support for students
curriculum. Through a special interactive Tech Row continues to have an adequate and well-trained physician and programming since
Showcase, guests enjoyed demonstrations from its Clinical workforce, the FAU College of Medicine Consortium for its inaugural year,”
Skills Simulation Center and VR Lab that prepares students Graduate Medical Education (GME) works with five leading shared the White Coats
to make meaningful contributions to healthcare. hospitals in Palm Beach County. The Consortium currently program’s Co-chair (From left) Dr. Hilly Dubin,
“The White Coats program’s generosity creates and has five accredited residency programs in internal medicine, Bonnie Kaye, who Bonnie Halperin, Dr. Jennifer
strengthens a path for our students, leading to a healthier emergency medicine, general surgery, psychiatry, neurology with her husband and Caceres
and brighter future for our community,” shared Jennifer and several fellowship programs. partner, Jon Kaye of
Caceres, M.D., Senior Associate Dean for Student Affairs & Kaye Communications PR & Marketing, created and
Admissions and Professor of Medicine. “Our achievements co-chaired the program for 14 consecutive years since its
would not be complete without our generous donors, inception.
sponsors, host committee, White Coat Society members and According to Senior Associate Dean Caceres, the
College’s 14th class of new medical students was selected
based on both their academic accomplishments and
humanistic attributes, and their dedication to community
remains at the forefront of the College of Medicine. During
the traditional White Coat Ceremony on August 2nd,
the students received their white coats, which represent
integrity, compassion and trust and symbolizes their shared
commitment to serve patients. They recited their own oath
(code of conduct) in unison, which highlighted the tenets
they will follow throughout medical school and when they
are physicians.
(From left) Gloria Wank, College of Arts and Letters Dean
Michael Horswell, Pat Howard, Rick Howard, Lynda Palmer 14th Annual White Coats-4-Care on page 6

(From left) Bonnie Kaye, Dr. Jennifer Caceres, Constance
Scott, Jon Kaye, FAU Interim President Dr. Stacy A. Volnick,
David Green, CoM students: Stephen Lancia (Class of 2028)
and Sofia Valencia Osorio (Class of 2027).

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