Ways to Give
Supporting the University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine helps ensure quality healthcare, education, research and community outreach are always available. Through giving to the institution, you build your own legacy while supporting our legacy of spirit of exploration, passion for teaching and compassion that restores.
The UT Graduate School of Medicine offers giving opportunities to match your passions. To mirror what drives you. To support what you believe is important. These programs include capital campaigns, Dean's fund and academic endowments.
Academic Endowments
The UT Graduate School of Medicine is committed to attracting talented faculty, residents, fellows and researchers through providing a challenging and inspirational learning environment and supporting innovative research opportunities. Academic endowments, such as endowed chairs and endowed fellowships, are one way to ensure ongoing development of academics and continuous resources strictly dedicated to academic advancement and study
Academic Endowment: Endowed Chairs
Giving to an endowed chair program provides consistent research funding for outstanding educators, clinicians and scientists. Endowed chairs are vital to academic medicine and are a hallmark of a great university. An endowed chair in each department of the UT Graduate School of Medicine will ensure a solid foundation to initiate and expand far-reaching clinical, research and educational programs.
Academic Departments at the UT Graduate School of Medicine
Academic Endowment: Endowed Fellowships
The UT Graduate School of Medicine also is dedicated to expanding advanced training opportunities for physicians through creating endowed academic fellowships. Fellowships provide advanced study in medical sub-specialties and help secure medical specialists for our region. The UT Graduate School of Medicine currently has nine fellowship programs, each representing a field of medicine in high demand in the nation and in East Tennessee:
• Cardiovascular Disease
• Cytopathology
• Emergency Medicine
• Oral/Head and Neck Surgery
• Pulmonary Medicine*
• Sports Medicine
• Surgical Pathology
• Surgical Critical Care
• Vascular Surgery
*The Pulmonary Medicine Fellowship was recently endowed through the generosity of the Regal Foundation and the Will Rogers Institute, creating the Mike Campbell Pulmonary Medicine Fellowship.
Dean's Fund
Unrestricted gifts from individuals, foundations and corporations have a tremendous and direct impact on UT Graduate School of Medicine programs. This support enables the institution to fund important smaller projects and react to opportunities that become evident throughout the year.
Some examples of projects supported by the Dean's Fund include:
• Providing seed grants for beginning research initiatives
• Funding faculty and resident presentations at professional conferences and
• Underwriting equipment replacement and upgrades.
Gifts to the UT Graduate School of Medicine Dean's Fund can be made on a yearly basis and through Major Gift and Planned Gift programs.
Capital Campaigns
A capital campaign is an organized effort led by a group of dedicated and well trained volunteer leaders who seek adequate, thoughtful and proportionate investment from an informed public. The UT Graduate School of Medicine has embarked on three capital campaigns:
• Family Medicine Building Campaign: $6 million
• Medical Simulation Center: $20 million
• Health Information Library: $4.1 million
Financial Support
Financial support of any of these giving opportunities helps ensure the future of the important programs of the UT Graduate School of Medicine, and the method of giving can match your preferences:
Cash
Cash contributions may be made in a lump sum or pledges over a period of three to five years. Ways to make a gift.
Stocks and Bonds
A gift of securities may offer an enhanced tax advantage while providing significant support to the UT Graduate School of Medicine.
Planned or Deferred Gifts
Planned or deferred gifts, such as charitable trusts, life insurance gifts, gift annuities and bequests, are increasingly popular forms of giving. These gifts may provide you with tax advantages and income.
Real Estate
Real estate may be donated after review by the UT Graduate School of Medicine Development Office. A gift of residential or commercial property may provide you and your heirs with a beneficial tax advantage.
Other Assets
Other assets, such as tangible personal property, may be given under certain conditions.
To discuss your support of the legacy of the UT Graduate School of Medicine, contact the Development office.
Download the "Support the Legacy" Brochure (.pdf)
The University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine
The Office of Development at the UT Graduate School of Medicine
1520 Cherokee Trail,
Suite 110
Knoxville, TN 37920-2205
865- 305-6611
Development@utmck.edu