September 2007

LAST CHANCE to Register for Reunion ’07! Celebrate Your Medical School Memories at Michigan, October 26-27.

Reunion ’07 is only six weeks away, and the registration deadline is this Thursday, September 14! This fall, the emeritus class of 1957, all previous emeriti classes, and all classes whose graduation year ends in either “2” or “7” are invited to Ann Arbor for Reunion ’07. The weekend will be filled with memories relived and friendships rekindled. A variety of events are planned, from faculty presentations to class dinners to an exciting afternoon of Michigan football as the Michigan Wolverines take on the Minnesota Golden Gophers. It’s a weekend you won’t want to miss!

We look forward to seeing you at Reunion ’07! For more information, or to register, please visit the Reunion ’07 Web site. If you have questions regarding registration or hotel accommodations, please contact Gina Jennings at medevents@umich.edu or (734) 998-7597. For general information, please contact Julie Antis at antisj@umich.edu or (734) 998-7703.

Medical School Welcomes Class of 2011!

Carly Guss slips into her first white coat with help from her father, Robert Guss (M.D. 1976). photo: Call Photography

Each year, approximately 170 outstanding scholars have the honor of joining one of the most prestigious medical institutions in the country when they are formally welcomed as the U-M’s newest class of medical students at the White Coat Ceremony.

This year’s event was another tremendous success, as the Medical School’s newest entering class was welcomed into the family of medicine at Michigan. Many of the white coats presented at the ceremony are sponsored by generous and dedicated alumni. Click HERE to find out how you can help support the future of medicine by sponsoring a white coat.

HOST Program: Help Our Students Travel

Interview activity for fourth-year students takes place across the country starting this month! The HOST Program, coordinated by the University of Michigan Medical Center Alumni Society, matches fourth-year students with alumni-volunteers during the residency interview process. As an alumni volunteer during the interview process, you will provide your students with a free place to stay, as well as advice based on personal experience about residency training and the medical center and community in which they are interviewing. In addition to what you will offer as a volunteer alumni host, this program promises you much in return. You also will learn firsthand about the U-M Medical School today, the new curriculum, and changes on campus. Volunteers are especially needed in the following cities: Boston, Cleveland, Dallas, Pittsburgh, Raleigh-Durham and San Francisco/Palo Alto.

If you have participated in the HOST program in the past, we encourage you to check/update your information. If you would like to be a new host, please visit HOST Registration. For additional information, please contact HOST Program Manager Mary Morency at (734) 998-7584 or marymore@umich.edu.

Second Annual Fantasy Football Experience Benefits Prostate Cancer Research

The University of Michigan’s 2007 Men’s Fantasy Football Experience, a two-day event championed by Michigan Football Coach Lloyd Carr to benefit the “Men of Michigan” Prostate Cancer Research Fund, took place Aug. 2-3. The goal of this annual event is to advance awareness, research and treatment related to prostate cancer, while giving participants a truly unique insider’s perspective on Michigan Wolverine Football.

To learn more about the event, and to view photos from this year’s and previous events, visit the Department of Urology’s Fantasy Football Experience Web site.

Ways of Giving: Three Great Opportunities to Maximize Your Medical School Gift

Maintaining and enhancing the quality of our Medical School depends upon our ability to recruit the very best medical students, and to provide them with the finest training. Support from generous benefactors that fosters the very best in medical research and education is playing an increasingly crucial role in making that possible.

Right now, the U-M Medical School is highlighting three outstanding giving opportunities, including:

President’s Scholarship Challenge: To encourage additional support for graduate/professional scholarships — including Medical School scholarships — University of Michigan President Mary Sue Coleman recently committed $20 million to provide a 1-to-2 match for all new scholarship gifts made between September 1, 2007, and December 31, 2008 (or until matching funds are depleted). For more information, visit Ways of Giving.

IRA Charitable Rollover for 2007: Until December 31, 2007, alumni/ae who are preparing to withdraw their 2007 Minimum Required Distribution, and also would like to support the U-M Medical School, can realize additional benefits by making a gift of their IRA withdrawals to the U-M. For more information, visit our Charitable IRA Rollovers Web page.

Michigan Endowment Return Strategy: The U-M has received special permission from the Internal Revenue Service to invest charitable remainder trust assets alongside its endowment funds within its highly diversified, long-term portfolio. This new program will provide Medical School benefactors an opportunity to increase the power of their philanthropy, while enhancing personal returns from their planned gifts. For more information, visit the U-M Office of Planned Giving Michigan Endowment Return Strategy Web page.

 

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