Contact: Richard
Gulla
(781) 434-7101
rgulla@mms.org
Donations to Benefit Medical Students
with Unanticipated Financial Emergencies at Boston University, Harvard University, Tufts
University and University of Massachusetts
Waltham, Mass. – April 26, 2013 – The Middlesex District
Medical Society has announced the contribution of $100,000 to each of the four
Massachusetts medical schools, in order to establish endowed funds for the
benefit of Massachusetts medical students during an unanticipated financial
emergency. The endowed funds at each medical school will be entitled the
Middlesex District Medical Society Student Emergency Fund.
Barry M. Manuel, MD, Secretary/Treasurer of the Middlesex
District Medical Society, reported that the district for years has been
contributing funds to each of the four Massachusetts Medical Schools to help
meet the unanticipated financial needs of medical students. “Our District felt
we had the necessary funds to make a major commitment to our medical students,”
Dr. Manuel said. “It is our hope that others will see this as an important
safety net for our medical students and contribute to these funds.”
Karen H. Antman, MD, Dean of Boston University School of
Medicine, said, "The generosity of the Middlesex District Medical Society
will assist medical students at a crucial, and often urgent, junction in their
lives. We are grateful for your considerate foresight of the unanticipated
financial needs of our students."
Jeffrey S. Flier, MD, Dean of Harvard Medical School, said,
"One of the most powerful catalyst for progress in our efforts to
alleviate human suffering caused by disease is the philanthropic partnership of
those like the Middlesex District Medical Society who commit to making a
difference at this institution. We appreciate the Society's interest in
providing assistance to students who face unanticipated financial emergencies.
This fund will make a real difference to many students in the coming
years."
Harris A. Berman, MD, Dean of Tufts School of Medicine,
said, "I would like to extend my sincere gratitude to the Middlesex
District Medical Society for establishing the Middlesex District Medical
Society Student Emergency Fund. As you are obviously aware, medical students have
enough on their minds without having to worry about the devastating effects of
sudden and unexpected emergencies. This fund to be used for the unanticipated,
emergency financial needs of medical students will help those affected by such
events to regain some level of normalcy in their busy lives."
Terence R. Flotte,
MD, Dean of the University of Massachusetts Medical School, said, “We are most
grateful to the Middlesex District Medical Society for their ongoing commitment
to supporting the training of the next generation of physicians to care for the
people of the Commonwealth. An unanticipated financial crisis can have a
devastating effect on medical students. We are pleased that the Middlesex
District Medical Society recognized this potential problem and has made a major
commitment to help alleviate it.”
The Middlesex District Medical Society is a
component of the Massachusetts Medical Society, with more than 2,000 physician
members living or practicing in Allston-Brighton, Arlington, Belmont, Burlington,
Cambridge, Charlestown, Everett, Malden, Medford, Melrose, North Reading,
Reading, Somerville, Stoneham, Wakefield, Wilmington, Winchester and Woburn.
For more information about the Middlesex District Medical Society, please visit
www.massmed.org/middlesex.
The Massachusetts Medical Society is
the state’s professional association of physicians and medical students.
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