Philanthropy

Strategic Priority: Targeting the health needs of our community

Funding the future of medicine

A donor reception celebrated philanthropy at Geisinger Commonwealth and honored donors who support endowed or annual scholarships. Scholars personally expressed their gratitude and Michelle Schmude, EdD, detailed the medical school’s exacting admissions process that matches donors’ wishes with students who can best fulfill them.

To make a donation, contact the Geisinger Foundation at 570-271-6461 or visit geisinger.edu/gcsomdonate.

Alumni profile

ALUMNI: We want to share your news and stories – like this one from Matthew Mullen, MD, a member of the Charter Class of 2013.

The double board-certified adult cardiac surgeon is now a Geisinger physician himself, performing minimally invasive open heart surgery at Geisinger Community Medical Center in Scranton.

“It was always in the back of my mind that I would come back to northeast Pennsylvania once I finished training,” he said. “The whole purpose of the new med school was to improve the healthcare offered in this region and I felt that I would be able to contribute in a meaningful way with the skills that I learned in residency at the University of Virginia.”

He also contributes to the community he loves by mentoring Geisinger Commonwealth students and lecturing at the School of Medicine. “Obviously patient care is the number one priority, but advancing the field and training people under you — that’s what academic medicine means.”

Do you have news you’d like to share with your fellow alumni? Let us know at geisinger.edu/alumniupdate.