WITH THE CU MEDICAL ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
thank you Thanks to your support, the CU Medical Alumni Association (MAA) continues to advance its mission of enhancing medical education for our students and providing opportunities for alumni to connect with each other and the CU School of Medicine. Because of your ongoing contributions to the Stethoscope Fund, the MAA and its members were able to present stethoscopes to each of the 184 incoming first-year medical students at the August 2019 White Coat Matriculation Ceremony. This is a uniquely meaningful tradition for students, their families and the alumni presenters. Thank you for more than two decades of support and over 3,000 stethoscopes that you have generously provided. The MAA Scholarship Endowment is awarded annually to two second-year medical students to help offset financial burdens. MAA Scholars must demonstrate financial need, be in good academic standing, contribute to their community and actively participate in the work of the MAA. This is a growing fund, thanks to your generosity. Many of these recipients have gone on to pay it forward by supporting and mentoring current medical students, and improving the communities where they practice.
I am excited to share a new opportunity to support medical students through the Innovation in Medical Education Fund, which was founded by a young alumnus in 2019. Through this fund, the MAA is providing financial assistance to young innovators whose projects are addressing issues including preventive health for at-risk families, health disparities, immigrant healthcare, lack of health profession role models for minority teens and inadequate dollars for science curriculum for elementary students in poor neighborhoods. I applaud their passion and compassion as they seek to make a difference locally, well beyond the usual scope of their medical training. Together, we are deepening our impact on the next generation of physicians through a diversity of giving opportunities. This is our legacy and a worthy endeavor. Thank you!
- Linda Williams, MD ’84 President, CU Medical Alumni Association
FUELED BY PHILANTHROPY Philanthropy is essential to our success and helps bolster our leadership at the forefront of medical education. Your gifts have fueled meaningful accomplishments: • Donated more than 3,800 stethoscopes. • Distributed 368 stethoscopes to the classes of 2022 and 2023. • Awarded more than $35,000 to medical students through the Medical Alumni Association Scholarship Endowment. • Raised over $25,000 to start a new endowment to support student innovation projects benefiting our community.
by the numbers *giving to the Medical Alumni Association since 2017
Medical Alumni Association Stethoscope Fund
$ $322,585
474
total contributions
total benefactors
Medical Alumni Association Scholarship Endowment
$
$292,556 total contributions
228 total benefactors
YOU’VE MADE THIS POSSIBLE The Medical Alumni Association is a critical link between our alumni and current students. With your generous contributions, we are able to invest in future leaders. This early support for our students sets them on a path for success. One of our most successful efforts is the Stethoscope Fund – a program though which alumni gifts carry forward a tradition of presenting stethoscopes to incoming medical students. This is a meaningful symbol for future leaders as they embark upon their medical education. We are also committed to helping defray the costs of a world-class medical education. With your generosity, we are able to reduce the financial burden of attending the CU School of Medicine, allowing students to focus entirely on their education. This source of support also encourages students to follow their passion into all areas of medicine.
TAYLOR TRIOLO, MD ’13 Dr. Triolo is a pediatric endocrinologist and practices at Children’s Hospital Colorado. Following graduation from the CU School of Medicine, she completed a residency in pediatrics and a fellowship in pediatric endocrinology. She is now an assistant professor at the Barbara Davis Center for Diabetes. Her research is focused on the development of islet autoimmunity and beta cell dysfunction in children with type 1 diabetes.
“I remember receiving my stethoscope in August 2009, and it made me feel that I really had arrived at medical school. This is the tool that defines us as physicians and the stethoscope tradition creates an atmosphere of community from day one.” - Taylor Triolo, MD ’13
MATTHEW RUSTICI, MD ’08 Following graduation from the CU School of Medicine, Dr. Rustici embarked on a residency in pediatrics at CU. Since then, he has practiced at Denver Health and serves as an assistant professor at the CU School of Medicine. In his role on campus, he is passionate about revising the medical school curriculum. Dr. Rustici supports the Innovation in Medical Education Fund to ensure that students have the resources to pursue research projects.
“The projects funded by the Innovation in Medical Education Fund are incredible, and we want to make sure that students realize alumni from the School of Medicine care about making a difference in our communities. This is a great opportunity to align interests and help form meaningful relationships between students and alumni.” - Matthew Rustici, MD ’08
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