MEDICAL ALUMNI COUNCIL
The Duke Medical Alumni Council has unanimously endorsed Duke University Medical
Center’s historic Keeping the Promise of Medicine campaign.
“The Medical Alumni Council and, indeed, all of our alumni are important partners
in our philanthropic successes,” said Ralph Snyderman, MD, chancellor for health
affairs at DUMC. “We look forward to working with the council and the alumni
association as we strive to fulfill the ambitious goals of the campaign.”
The
Medical Center’s Keeping the Promise of Medicine campaign has a goal of $550
million; it is an integral part of The Campaign for Duke, a $1.5 billion university-wide
fund-raising effort. As of May 1, the Medical Center raised more than $260 million toward
the $550 million goal.
Monies from the campaign will be used to address some of the medical center’s most
pressing needs - funding scholarships and financial aid for medical and nursing students;
creating new professorships to attract and retain the best faculty members; bolstering
DUMC research efforts; creating new facilities, including a new children’s health
center; and sustaining the Medical Center’s daily operations through annual giving.
In a position paper articulating its commitment to the campaign, the Medical Alumni
Council stated, “Medical alumni of Duke are part of the institution’s history.
We have watched the Medical Center’s many achievements with pride-from its beginnings
in rural North Carolina to its current position as one of the country’s leading
academic medical centers. We recognize and support the campaign to build a strong and
secure base of funding for the future, and we look forward to the breakthroughs in
research, patient care, and medical education that lie ahead.
“Specifically, the Alumni Council supports the academic enterprise at Duke School
of Medicine and the people who preserve, protect, and promote it-our faculty and students.
Duke faculty must have the resources, time, and freedom to conduct research and to teach
and mentor students. Duke School of Medicine must maintain its commitment to attract and
support students of the world’s highest caliber, regardless of financial ability. The
Medical Alumni Council will contribute its resources to help Duke University Medical
Center reach these goals.”
Over the past five to six years, alumni giving to DUMC has increased steadily. Last
year, alumni giving reached an all-time high as DUMC graduates and house staff contributed
$9 million to the Medical Center.
“Without the generous support of alumni, we simply would not be able to sustain
the important work of Duke University Medical Center,” said Snyderman. “We are
extremely grateful to alumni for all that they do for the institution.”
| DUMC
Alumni Get Wired with New Web Site |
Duke
University Medical Center Development and Alumni Affairs has launched a new website, which
provides a myriad of new information for alumni and tells the story of the medical
center’s fund-raising efforts.
The site was launched on Feb. 3, 1999, and can be found off of the DUMC home page at
http://medalum.mc.duke.edu, or at
http://development.mc.duke.edu. This new site includes
sections for alumni, campaign news, communications, and events. The alumni section
includes membership information, a detailed calendar of events, and information on
regional programs. There are more photos and graphics than before, including online
versions of major alumni publications. If you have a change in your job or address, there
is now an online form where you can update your address via e-mail. Alumni can follow new
links for more information on MAA sponsored programs, Duke alumni lifetime e-mail,
continuing medical education, and the Duke School of Medicine trivia quiz.
“We are continually striving to provide new services for our alumni,” says
Ellen Luken, executive director of alumni affairs at DUMC. “Our new web site is the
start of an exciting process that will connect our alumni to the Medical Center and to
each other.”
If you have comments or suggestions about the site, please contact the webmaster,
Jacqueline Schechter. She can be reached via e-mail at schec001@mc.duke.edu, or through the
“Feedback” section of the new site.
| Medical
Parents Weekend 1999 |
Parents of
Duke medical students came to campus on March 19-20 to see firsthand what their sons and
daughters are experiencing at the Medical Center. The weekend included discussions with
faculty members, tours of the new Duke Clinic, and a presentation by Edward Holmes, MD,
new dean of the School of Medicine, on where medical education at Duke is headed.
