12th Annual White-Coats-4-Care

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Save the Date for the 12th Annual White-Coast-4-Care Donor Reception

What: Civic and business leaders, healthcare professionals and community advocates are invited to the 12th Annual White Coats-4-Care (WC4C) Scholarship Donor Reception that will welcome and “dress and equip” the incoming Class of 2026 of Florida Atlantic University’s Schmidt College of Medicine (CoM). WC4C funds help CoM attract, recruit, train and educate the next generation of humanistic clinicians and scientists – doctors who care and cure. With the average cost of a medical education reaching $250,000 in-state to $400,000 out-of-state, 85% of CoM talented students require financial assistance. Scholarship funds provide need-based financial support for its gifted students who do not have the financial means to pay full tuition and provide merit-based support to recognize their achievements. Most importantly, scholarships give the medical students the ability to choose a career path in primary care such as internal medicine, pediatrics and family medicine for which salaries are lower than other medical specialties, but the impact on our community is great.

Who: Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine at Florida Atlantic University. Launched in 2010, FAU’s Schmidt College of Medicine is one of approximately 157 accredited medical schools in the U.S. The college matriculates up to 72 medical students each year and has been nationally recognized for its innovative curriculum. To further FAU’s commitment to ensure that the region will continue to have an adequate and well-trained physician workforce, the Schmidt College of Medicine Consortium for Graduate Medical Education (GME) was formed in 2011 with five leading hospitals in Palm Beach County. The Consortium currently has five accredited residencies in internal medicine, surgery, emergency medicine, psychiatry, and neurology as well as four fellowship programs in cardiology, geriatrics, vascular surgery and hospice/palliative medicine. Due to the diversity of its students, FAU’s Schmidt College of Medicine is ranked 24th in the nation by U.S. News & World Report.”