Ways to Give - Family and Community Medicine | Ohio State College of Medicine

How you can help

Family medicine is a central and vital component of the healthcare system now and far into the future. Family physicians are on the front lines of medicine, providing personalized, first-contact care for adults and children, and helping patients navigate through today’s complex medical system.

Providing resources to support our faculty’s research, education, clinical and service efforts is essential to the long-term success of our department. To ensure that we can recruit and retain the best and brightest—whether students, residents, fellows or faculty—numerous opportunities are available to give. Please consider one of these existing funds or visit our Ways to Give page.

Development Funds

Development Funds are designed to allow immediate use of available funds. This allows more flexibility regarding meeting defined needs.

Endowment Funds

Currently the Department of Family and Community Medicine has the following endowment funds. Each endowment fund is based on the concept that excellent programs require substantial, consistent and permanent funding.

Gifts are invested in perpetuity. A portion of the distribution (interest) of any given endowment fund may be reinvested in the fund at the request of the donor or the department to further enhance the fund’s buying power over time. Presently, four to four and a half percent of the market value of each fund is distributed to support desired activities.

Support the Department of Family and Community Medicine

How you can help

Development Funds

Family Medicine Development Fund Supporting the general needs of the Department of Family and Community Medicine.

Center for Integrative Medicine Program Fund Supporting activities in the Center for Integrative Medicine as approved by CIM Director, including but not limited to training, faculty, program development outreach activities, research, etc.

Family Medicine Predoctoral Education Development Fund Supporting activities related to medical student education in the Department of Family and Community Medicine.

Family Medicine Sports Medicine Development Fund Supporting activities related to sports medicine in the Department of Family and Community Medicine.

Family Medicine Residency Development Fund Supporting activities related to resident education and training in the Department of Family and Community Medicine.

Occupational Medicine in Family Medicine Supporting activities related to occupational medicine in the Department of Family and Community Medicine.

Family Medicine Clinical Faculty Grant Fund in Sports Medicine Support through grant awards for scholarly projects to clinical faculty Sports Medicine in Family and Community Medicine, to include faculty salary/benefits and costs associated with funded projects

Family Medicine Research Development Fund Supporting research activities in the Department of Family and Community Medicine including but not limited to supplies, equipment, salaries, conferences and publication costs.

Family Medicine Scholarship Fund Supporting medical student scholarships for fourth-year medical students who plan a career in family medicine based on financial need, merit, leadership or professionalism.

Family and Sports Medicine Initiative Fund Supporting programs, activities, research, patient care and other initiatives for work of Dr. Thomas Best (or successor) as allocated and approved by the chairperson of the Department of Family and Community Medicine.

Columbus Free Clinic Support Assisting patients on OSUWMC bill payments when patients are referred by Columbus Free Clinic. Mainly covering the costs of tests/procedures.

Family Medicine Chairman's Fund Providing general unrestricted support for Department of Family and Community Medicine as directed by the chairperson of the department.

Patrick J. Fahey Family Medicine Fund Supporting general and special initiatives for patient-centered medical home model of healthcare delivery in the Department of Family and Community Medicine.

OSU Center for Integrative Health and Wellness Support Fund Providing support for the OSU Center for Integrative Health and Wellness to advance its mission of patient care/outreach, medical research and education/training as allocated by the center's director.

Family Medicine Residency Initiative Supporting resident education in the Department of Family and Community Medicine including resident recruitment, retention and educational initiatives.

Endowment Funds

Dr. Peter and Alice Lancione Endowment Fund in Family Medicine Supporting scholarships and partial stipends with preference to those individuals who have expressed a commitment to practicing family medicine in a rural or small community in Ohio.

Warner M. and Lora Kays Pomerene Chair in Medicine Income establishes a chair with consideration to education and training of physicians in primary care.

Douglas M. Post PhD Endowed Memorial Fund in Family Medicine Supporting educational and training activities in the College of Medicine, Department of Family and Community Medicine for residents, fellows and medical students with focus on opportunities to present research findings.

Thomas E. Rardin Family Medicine Center Fund Income is used for equipping and maintaining the Rardin Family Practice Center.

Rural Family Medicine Endowment Fund Supporting teaching, research and special programs relating to rural family medicine in the Department of Family and Community Medicine.

Urban Family Medicine Endowment Fund Supporting teaching, research and special programs relating to urban family medicine in the Department of Family and Community Medicine.

Marie J. and Robert S. Young Fund in Family Medicine Supporting projects and programs which foster education in family medicine and, when appropriate, rural medicine.

Dr. J. Martin Byers Jr. Memorial Fund in Family Medicine Income used to foster and nurture rural medicine through the Department of Family and Community Medicine.

Lloyd L. and Ilma Dowell Family Medicine Fund Supporting the clinical research, teaching and patient care activities of the Department of Family and Community Medicine, particularly those related to heart disease and Alzheimer’s disease

Family Medicine Medical Student Education and Support Fund Supporting projects and programs in the Department of Family and Community Medicine that encourage medical student interest in this specialty.

Family Medicine Residency Support Fund Supporting the residency training program in the Department of Family and Community Medicine to include, but not limited to, education programs and related travel, residency libraries and special activities (e.g., retreats or graduation events).

Mary Jo Welker, MD and Lloyd M. Welker Endowment Fund Supporting the activities of the chair in the Department of Family and Community Medicine.

Marianna H. and P. Tennyson Williams, MD Endowment Fund Supporting fellowships with priority given to those pursuing academic careers in family medicine or to support the research of a fellow in training as a family medicine academician.

Glen F. Aukerman, MD Integrative Medicine Endowment Fund in Family Medicine Supporting the Department of Family and Community Medicine's training and medical education of physicians and other healthcare professionals on integrative medicine nutrition and nutrigenomics.

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