Missouri Medical Review Fall 2009 : Page 37Missouri Medical review fall 2009 Medicine leads schools in successful campaign A lumni, friends, university personnel, corporations and foundations gave $1,038,909,621 to Missouri’s flagship university during the For All We Call Mizzou campaign that began in 2000. The campaign surpassed its $1 billion goal in November 2008 and ended Dec. 31, 2008. “The astounding success of the campaign is evidence that MU alumni and friends are committed to supporting the University of Missouri even during challenging economic times,” said MU Chancellor Brady Deaton, PhD. “We are deeply appreciative of the support.” Gifts to the campaign will continue to make a significant impact. Donor contributions of $221 million helped fund an additional 1,500 scholarships. Donors also contributed $87 million to help create 91 new endowed faculty positions, $487 million to enhance programs and facilities, and $242 million for research. The MU School of Medicine raised $112,784,005 — more than any other school on campus. Physician alumni provided more than 50 percent of the support, which included $31,079,698 for scholarships, $81,246,732 for faculty and programs, and $457,575 for facilities. “The generosity of our graduates and friends over the past eight years has permanently transformed medicine at MU,” said Robert Churchill, MD, Hugh E. and Sarah D. Stephenson Dean. “Our future is bright, thanks in large part to significant and continuing support for medical education, care and research.” Former associate dean Michael Hosokawa, EdD, speaks at a reception in his honor Aug. 13. A scholarship for MU medical students was established in his name to recognize the impact his efforts have had on the School of Medicine, its students and their future patients. Scholarship honors PBL architect’s contributions M ichael Hosokawa, EdD, has stepped away from his role as associate dean for curriculum and assumed full-time duties as a professor of family and community medicine. A scholarship established in his name recognizes the many contributions he has made during his 35 years at MU and 17 years in the dean’s office. The curriculum dean position was created when former Dean Lester Bry- ant, MD, directed the faculty to update the curriculum in the early 1990s. Under Hosokawa’s leadership, the medical school’s problem-based learning curriculum was born. The success of that curriculum has brought interna- tional recognition to MU (See page 67). Hosokawa also was a founder of MU’s highly acclaimed rural track program, which creates a pipeline that attracts students from rural Missouri, encourages them to study at MU, and then supports their placement as practicing physicians in rural communities. His other important innovations include: Mini-Medical School, which gives high school students a glimpse of medical school; Jumpstart, a weeklong preparation for students about to begin their first year of medical school; Code Blue, in which fourth-year students receive academic credit for tutoring first- and second-year students; and the Senior Teacher Educa- tor Partnership Program, in which students partner with seniors living independently in the community. Hosokawa is continuing his contributions to MU as a professor in the family and community medicine department, where he has held such posi- tions as coordinator of faculty development and co-director of the fellow- ship program. For more information about contributing to the scholarship named in honor of Hosokawa, please contact the School of Medicine development office at (573) 882-6100 or toll-free at 1-866-260-4517. 37 Publication List |
