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The McGlothlin Medical Education Center opened with a daylong celebration in April. James W. and Frances G. McGlothlin were on hand, along with other donors to the project, including 1978 classmates Tom Scalea, Debbie Clapp and John Scandling. Jerry Strauss III, M.D., Ph.D., dean of the medical school, welcomed hundreds of alumni and friends to events that were a highlight of Reunion Weekend.
at workgifts
School of Medicine on Virginia Commonwealth University’s Medical College of Virginia Campus
summer 2013
H undredsofalumniwereonhandforthe
grandopeningoftheJamesW.andFrancesG.
McGlothlinMedicalEducationCenterinApril.
Theoccasionalsocelebratedthecompletionofthe
firstphaseofthemedicalschool’sfundraising
campaignthatraised$190millioningiftsand
pledges,including$44.8millioninsupportofthe
educationcenter,atotalthatsurpasseditsinitial
goalby$7million.
“Thisfacilityisatestamenttotheloyaltyand
commitmentofouralumniandfriends.Theirgifts
andpledgeshavefueledthefirstphaseofwhat
willclearlybethemostsuccessfulfundraising
campaigninthemedicalschool’shistory,”said
with a foundation of givingNewCenterOpens
AttheheartoftheMCVCampus,theJamesW.andFrancesG.McGlothlinMedicalEducationCenterissituatedat12thandMarshallstreetswheretheA.D.WilliamsClinicformerlystood.DesignedbyI.M.Pei’sinternationallyacclaimedarchitecturalfirm,thefacilitywillallowtheSchoolofMedicinetopioneernewapproachesfortrainingphysicians. Youcantracetheprojectonline,where41monthsofnewscoveragehasbeendistilledintoadozenslides.Withlinkstophotogalleriesandstories,thetimelinechroniclesprojectmilestones,fromitslaunch,totherenovationofthecurriculum,therestorationof70-year-oldmuralsandthecenter’sremarkablesimulationandstandardizedpatientprograms.
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JerryStraussIII,M.D.,Ph.D.,deanofthemedical
schoolandexecutivevicepresidentformedical
affairsfortheVCUHealthSystem.
Theunprecedentedlevelofsupportwasanchored
bya$25-millionleadgiftfromtheMcGlothlins,
whomadetheirgiftinhonoroftheirfriend
NeurosurgeryChairHarryYoung,M.D.
Thecenteropensinamilestoneyearinwhichthe
medicalschoolmarksits1838founding.Tofurther
commemoratethe175thanniversary,laterthisyear
themedicalschoolwillembarkonthesecondphase
ofitscampaign,akeyfeatureofwhichwillbeaschol-
arshipendowmenttosupportthestudentswhowill
trainintheMcGlothlinMedicalEducationCenter.
175Buildinginthetraditionofthe
MedicalCollegeofVirginia
years
Learn more onlinehttp://go.vcu.edu/GAWSummer13
Take Offs, Match Day and Graduation are a trio of milestones that close our medical students’ four years. This year, the Class of 2013 continued the medical school’s tradition of matching to top choice
residency programs. Thirty-nine percent of the students are headed into primary care fields with
dozens more matching into highly competitive fields including Thoracic Surgery, a specialty
that only offers 12 training spots in the entire U.S.
Classof2013Celebrates
73inPrimaryCare(31incategoricalInternalMedicine,21inFamilyMedicineand21inGeneralPediatrics)•17inAnesthesiology•13inEmergencyMedicine•
10inOrthopaedicSurgery•8inObstetricsandGynecology•6inDermatology•6inDiagnosticRadiology•6inNeurology•6inOphthalmology•4inPhysi-
calMedicineandRehabilitation•4tomilitaryprograms•3inUrology•3inOtolaryngology•1inPlasticSurgery•1inNeurosurgery•1inThoracicSurgery
Formany,thatfinancialassistancemakesiteasiertofollowdreams
ofpracticinginanunderservedareaortofacethefuturewithoutthe
burdenofheavydebt.
WhenhearrivedontheMCVCampusin2005,DeanofMedicine
JerryStraussIII,M.D.,Ph.D.,wasdeterminedtomakeamedical
educationmoreaffordableforourstudents.
“Throughasustainedeffortofholdingtuitionincreasestoa
minimum,ourmedicalschool’stuitionisnowthelowestinVirginia
forresidentsoftheCommonwealth,”saysDr.Strauss.Nowhe’s
recruitingpartnersforthesecondhalfoftheequation.“Wehavea
responsibilitytoprovidemeaningfulscholarshipsupporttothe
medicalstudentswhostudyinthetraditionoftheMedicalCollege
ofVirginia.”
Hereyou’llfindabbreviatedstoriesofahalfdozenofthosepartners.
Nearly half of the graduating students benefited from scholarships made possible by private and school-based funds.
CareersinMedicine
175Graduatinginthetraditionof
theMedicalCollegeofVirginia
years
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More photos and the Match List onlinehttp://go.vcu.edu/GAWSummer13
You can find out if any graduates are headed to your area:
Partofourgraduatingstudents’successcanbeattributedtotheClassof1997’sChrisWoleben.ThePediatricEmergencyMedicinephysicianalsoservesastheschool’sassociatedeanforstudentaffairs.Inthatcapacity,he’sbeenthearchitectofafour-yearadvisingprogramthathelpsmedicalstudentsselecttheirpathsinmedicineanddevelopcareerplanningskills. “Accordingtosurveysofourstudents,approximately65percentchangetheirmindsduringmedicalschoolaboutthemedicalspecialtytheywanttopursue,”Dr.Wolebensays.“ThegoalofCareersinMedicineistohelpstudentsfindtheirfitwiththespecialtythatbestsuitsthem.” Thiswinter,heexpandedhisreachtothenation’s80,000medstudentswhentheAAMCaskedhimtoserveasaguestcolumnist.HisperspectiveonhowmedicalstudentscanmakethebestuseoftheM4yearwasfeaturedintheAAMC’sChoicesnewsletter.
You can read their full stories onlinehttp://go.vcu.edu/GAWSummer13
Chris Woleben, M’97, and Janet Mundie at Match Day. Janet Mundie has helped 36 classes of M4s navigate the Match process.
WhenMasonandWyatt Beazley, M’61,
madeprovisionsforascholarshipintheir
estateplans,longtimefriendsCaroland
CarterFoxwantedtohelpspeedthings
alongsothatthatthecouplecouldactually
meetrecipientsduringtheirlifetime.
With$120,000ingiftsandpledgesraised,
theWyattS.BeazleyIII,M.D.Scholarship
willgotoworknow,honoringaskilledand
much-lovedsurgeon,andalsohelping
thosewhowanttofollowinhisfootsteps.
It’snoteverydaythata
husbandhonorshiswifewitha
$1.5millionscholarship,butfor
Gerry Robbins, M’83,along
andfruitfulcareerwouldn’thave
beenpossiblewithoutherlove
andsupport.Gerryandhiswife
Colettehaveestablishedatrustto
fundascholarshipfollowingtheir
deaths.Bothagree,“nothingis
worthhavingifitisn’tshared.”
GratitudeMovesPatientstoHonorSurgeon
Losingaparentisheartbreaking.Losingtwo
withineightweeksisdevastating.Diane Devita, M’96,wasinmedicalschoolwhenthatblow
came.Shethinksotherschoolsmayhaverequired
hertotakethesemesteroff.Butfacultyatthe
SchoolofMedicineallowedhertostudyfromhome
andtakeherexamswhenshereturned.Itisinthis
spiritofcompassionthatsheandhersisterLynette
Freemanareendowingascholarshipasatribute
totheirparentswho,withnoformaleducationof
theirown,instilledintheirchildrenthepowerto
endureandtheabilitytosetagoalandachieveit.
Whoknewthatagroupofguys
whostudiedtogetherwould
remainclosefriendslongafter
leavingtheSchoolofMedicine?
Forthisgroupofalumniit’snot
justaloveoftravelthathelps
bindthemtogether,butalsoan
appreciationfortheireducation
andexperienceattheSchoolofMedicine.Somuchso,they’veestablished
theMonumentAvenueScholarshiptocommemoratethegoodol’daysand
helpfuturestudentsatthesametime.
Aschairofherreunionclassgiving
efforts,Pat Koors, M’71,spread
herenthusiasmforscholarshipsto
herclassmates.Soinhonoroftheir
40thReunionin2011,theydecided
tomakealastingdifferencefor
medicalstudents.Astheclassplans
fortheir45thReunionin2016,the
Classof1971Scholarshipisagain
atthetopoftheirfundraisinggoals.
175Graduatinginthetraditionof
theMedicalCollegeofVirginia
years
You can read their full stories onlinehttp://go.vcu.edu/GAWSummer13
Celebratingthemarriagethatsurvivedmedschool
ClassmatesMark40thReunion
MonumentAvenue’swhereitallgotstarted
MemorializingMomandDad Taxlawchangeopensopportunity
“WhenIwasinmedicalschool
Iwascalledintothedean’soffice
–youcanimaginehowscared
Iwas,”Lewis D. Johnson, M’65
said.Hewassurprisedtolearn
he’dbeenchosenfora$500
scholarship.“Iwasveryapprecia-
tive.I’dneverbeengivenany-
thing.”Tomakeagiftofhisown,
Dr.Johnsontookadvantageof
acharitablerolloverextension
thatallowstaxpayers70½andoldertomake
tax-freetransfersofupto$100,000fromtheir
IRAs.Thescholarshipwillcarrythenames
ofDr.Johnsonandhiswife.“Haditnot
beenforLucy,
Iwouldn’t
havemadeit
throughmedical
school,”hesaid.
“We’vebeen
fortunate,and
nowwe’regoing
tosharewith
others.”
at workgiftsIf you have questions about Gifts at Work, please
contact the medical school’s Development Office,
(804) 828-4800, toll-free at (800) 332-8813, or by
email at [email protected].
Associate Dean for Development: Tom Holland
Editor: Erin Lucero
Assistant Editor: Leetah Stanley
Contributing Writer: Nan Johnson
Photographers: Allen Jones, Karen Orders,
Nancy Parker, Skip Rowland, Kevin Schindler
Graphic Design: Kevin Schindler
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The McGlothlin Medical Education Center opens in a milestone year that marks the medical school’s 1838 founding. Over those 175 years, the medical school has welcomed generations of physicians, some even hailing from the same family. You’ll find many of those family names on an honor roll of donors that proudly lists the hundreds of alumni and friends who supported the building project. James E. Gardiner, M’78, is pictured here with his son Daniel, who is a rising third-year medical student.
Honor Roll Chronicles Generosity
Reunion Weekend
Post Office Box 980234 Richmond VA 23298 (804) 828-9734 www.mcvfoundation.org
Serving the Medical College of Virginia Campus of Virginia Commonwealth
University since 1949 and proud to be a partner with the School of Medicine.MCVF O U N D A T I O NServing the MCV Campus of Virginia
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Hundreds of alumni returned
to the MCV Campus for
class parties, campus tours,
a career fair for medical
students and the grand
opening of the McGlothlin
Medical Education Center.Reunion Weekend 2014
April 11-13, 2014 for class years ending in a ’4 or ’9
Reunion Weekend 2015April 17-19, 2015 for class years ending in a ’5 or ’0
Mark your calendars for
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