Diversity and Inclusion Fund

Lab of Microbiology & Immunology Professor Terry Connell.

This fund provides financial resources that support and promote excellence through diversity in the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences.

The Diversity and Inclusion Funds may support a variety efforts throughout the school, including a student scholarship, programs for individuals from underrepresented groups, and other initiatives to advance justice, equity, diversity and inclusion.

At the medical school, we strive to attract, integrate, and engage a diverse community of faculty, residents, students, staff and health care professionals, as we work together to improve health equity for all.

Here, diversity is an active commitment to nurturing future physicians who are dedicated to eliminating health care disparities and helping those most in need. We promote diversity in part by recruiting students who appreciate and learn from each other’s differences while collaborating toward a common goal—namely, delivering exemplary care to all.

Our students’ diverse perspectives are helping them evolve not only into physicians who are fully equipped to meet the health care needs of a pluralistic society, but leaders who will develop the most creative solutions to the complex challenges facing 21st century medicine.

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Other Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences Funds

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Global Medicine Fund
6/28/24
The purpose of this fund is to support activities such as trips, conferences and other experiential opportunities to educate students about global health priorities.
Stephen J. Paolini, M.D. Memorial Fund
6/28/24
Medical students who exemplify compassion and empathy receive awards through this fund.
Microbiology Fund
6/28/24
This fund provides for student travel awards and fellowships in microbiology in memory of a former teacher and researcher.
Seal the Deal Endowment Fund
6/28/24
This fund is designed to help recruit and retain outstanding students who bring diversity to their class and to the medical school.
Adelaide & Brendan Griswold Professorship Health Disparities Endowment
6/28/24
By supporting faculty and students who are working toward equitable care for all citizens, this fund helps reduce health disparities throughout the community.
Building Fund
6/28/24
This fund helps ensure that our students have access to modern technology, techniques and knowledge.
Medical Alumni Endowment Scholarship Fund
6/28/24
Scholarship assistance—which is crucial for our medical students—is provided through this fund.
Dr. Suk Ki Hong Memorial Lecture Fund
6/28/24
The Department of Physiology and Biophysics hosts an annual lecture for the benefit of the scientific community of Western New York, supported by this fund.
Dr. Thomas J. and Barbara L. Guttuso Scholarship and Award Fund Endowment
6/28/24
Established by a former Dean of Admissions, this fund provides an annual award and scholarships for medical school students.
Medical School Class of 1958 Scholarship Fund Endowment
6/28/24
Through this fund, an annual scholarship is provided to a student based on academic excellence and financial need.
Medical Education and Research Fund
6/28/24
This fund provides critical financial support for our exceptional medical educational programs and research efforts.
Western New York Scholarship Fund
6/28/24
Help address the physician shortage in Western New York through this fund, which encourages top students to stay and practice here.
General Pediatrics Fund
6/28/24
Pediatric medical research receives crucial financial support through this fund.
Family Medicine Endowment Fund
6/28/24
Supporting family practice research, providing care to underserved communities, and teaching interpersonal skills required of a family physician are the goals of this fund.
Medical Alumni Endowed Scholarship Fund
6/28/24
Scholarship assistance is crucial for our medical students; this fund helps pave the way for talented students of all backgrounds to attend UB and excel.
Department of Nuclear Medicine Endowment Fund
6/28/24
This fund supports academic-related programs and activities throughout the Department of Nuclear Medicine.
Michael and Peggy Cain Dean's Enrichment Endowment Fund
6/28/24
This fund facilitates key priorities throughout the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences.
Emergency Fund
6/28/24
Medical students who are experiencing an unexpected hardship receive support through this fund.
John Paroski Memorial Endowment Award Fund
6/28/24
This fund provides an annual award to a fourth-year medical student to help offset expenses in the residency application process.
Chester A. Glomski, MD, Alpha Omega Alpha Endowment Fund
6/28/24
This fund recognizes those who have attained a superior level of achievement in medical training, and who support the goals of AOA-UB.
Witebsky Fund for Immunology
6/28/24
Support the University at Buffalo Center for Immunology through this fund.
Dean's Innovation Fund
6/28/24
This fund provides critical financial support for new and emerging initiatives throughout the school.
Thomas R. Beam, Jr. Memorial Fund
6/28/24
An annual lecture — supported by this fund — features a prominent infectious diseases expert.
Diversity and Inclusion Fund
6/28/24
This fund provides financial resources that support and promote excellence through diversity in the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences.
Medical School Class of 1973 Scholarship
6/28/24
Support medical students who have demonstrated academic accomplishment and financial need through this fund.
Kornel L. Terplan M.D. Lecture Fund
6/28/24
An annual lecture in pathology — named for a longtime chairman of the department — is supported through this fund.
June A. and Eugene R. Mindell, MD Professor and Chair of the Department of Orthopaedics Endowment
6/28/24
This fund helps attract and retain faculty at the Department of Orthopaedics, as well as support the needs of faculty and residents throughout the department.
Alzheimer Fund
6/28/24
Support research, education, training and other activities related to Alzheimer’s Disease.

News from the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences

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Emergency Medicine Doctors Recognized by NY ACEP
7/19/23
Two faculty members in the Department of Emergency Medicine in the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences have been honored with awards form the New York State chapter of the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP).
Gold Humanism Honor Society Inducts Daniels into Chapter
5/9/23
A large crowd of inductees and their families and friends were in attendance for UB’s Richard Sarkin Medical Emeritus Faculty Chapter of the Gold Humanism Honor Society induction.
Gender-Affirming Surgeon Speaks at Jacobs School LGBTQIA+ Event
6/9/23
On May 23, the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences held its inaugural LGBTQIA+ Education and Inclusivity in Health Care event. It had been in the planning stages since early in the semester, but gained importance, organizers say, in March, when a student club hosted an on-campus talk by a conservative pundit known for spreading anti-trans rhetoric.
Studying Pandemic-Related Drinking and Mental Health
4/5/23
People who maintained their drinking habits had lower prevalence of mental health issues compared to those who abstained or whose drinking patterns changed.
Lancet Seminar Outlines New MS Diagnostic Criteria
11/8/23
Lead author Bianca Weinstock-Guttman, MD, notes prospects are improving for those with MS but disease management in older adults is challenging.
Samudrala, Falls Get Funding for Various Research Projects
4/4/23
Ram Samudrala, PhD, professor in the Department of Biomedical Informatics and chief of its Division of Bioinformatics, and Zackary M. Falls, PhD, assistant professor in the Department of Biomedical Informatics, have been involved in research that has resulted in four recent successful funding projects — three grants and a challenge.
Jacobs School Will Benefit From UB’s Hiring Initiative
3/3/23
The University at Buffalo is embarking on a historic hiring initiative over the next two years and the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences — the largest school at the university — will have a large role in that growth.

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