CLEVELAND, June 9, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- The KeyBank
Foundation has announced a grant of $2
million to Cleveland Clinic and Case
Western Reserve University (CWRU) which will support a
combined effort to enhance and expand medical students'
interprofessional education experiences. The interprofessional
education model, which focuses on integrating all disciplines in
teaching and learning environments, is "a necessary step in
preparing a 'collaborative, practice-ready' health workforce," as
well as improving patient health outcomes, according to a report by
the World Health Organization.
"With this grant, we are excited to expand our relationship with
Cleveland Clinic and Case Western Reserve
University," said CEO of KeyBank Foundation Margot Copeland.
"The interprofessional model is the future of medical education,
and supporting two top medical institutions as they transform how
medicine is taught and delivered is an honor."
The grant support is two-fold. At the Cleveland Clinic, it will
renew and grow the KeyBank Minority Medical Student Fellowship
currently in place at Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine
by doubling the number of scholars to a total of 10 during the
grant period. The scholarships allow the students to receive
support throughout their education towards graduation and help to
ensure the student body is diverse and reflective of the
communities served. Additionally, the grant will help fund
Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine's (CCLM) outreach
initiatives aimed at underserved communities, including the annual
Minority Men's Health Fair and Celebrate Sisterhood.
"We are committed to making sure that all students, especially
underrepresented minorities, who want a career in healthcare have
access to the best education opportunities," said James Young, M.D., Executive Dean Cleveland
Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of CWRU. "A diverse pool of
students is essential to delivering quality healthcare. It enhances
our ability to understand and effectively communicate with all of
the patients and families in the communities that we serve. Through
the generosity of KeyBank, scholarships of this kind are making a
big difference."
The KeyBank Foundation-endowed scholarships are awarded to
incoming students each year and provide support throughout their
education towards graduation.
"I am both honored and grateful for KeyBank for believing in
me. Their generous gift through the KeyBank Minority Medical
Student Fellowship has allowed me to focus my energy on my medical
education without the added stress of financial burdens," said
Noble Jones, a second year medical
student. "Furthermore, their faith in me through their gift
encourages me to press forward in my dream to serve the community
as a physician."
Secondly, the grant will support the KeyBank Health Education
Program, a compilation of new and existing services aimed at
supporting the interprofessional educational model. The model will
be the focus of both a soon-to-be-built 11-acre Health Education
Campus and the current CWRU Student-Run Free Clinic. The KeyBank
Health Education Program will allow KeyBank Minority Medical
Student Fellows to learn and work alongside interprofessional teams
from CWRU, including students from the university's School of
Medicine, School of Dental Medicine, Frances Payne Bolton School of
Nursing and Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel
School of Applied Social Sciences. This model allows medical
students to learn in an integrated environment -- rather than in
the silos that comprise a traditional medical education --
promoting interdisciplinary learning, creating holistic views of
patient lives and providing students with team-based, practical
experience.
"We deeply appreciate KeyBank's recognition of the importance
and opportunities inherent in this educational collaboration with
Cleveland Clinic, as well as their generous support of our efforts
to enhance diversity and engage more students in our community,"
said Pamela B. Davis, M.D., Ph.D.
dean of the Case Western Reserve School of Medicine and Senior Vice
President for Medical Affairs. "The Student-Run Free Health Clinic
provides extraordinary learning experiences for our students
across the health professions, and at the same time allows local
residents to receive high-quality care under the supervision of
experienced clinicians. We see enormous potential in this program,
and cannot thank KeyBank enough for its support."
"The more that our students interact with one another in health
care settings, the more they understand about one another's
disciplines and knowledge," said Mary E.
Kerr, Dean of the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing.
"By emphasizing inter-professional experiences during their time
with us, we prepare our graduates to practice effectively with one
another as they engage in an increasingly integrated health care
system. We are immensely grateful to KeyBank for its generous
support of this important work."
About Cleveland Clinic:
Cleveland Clinic is a nonprofit multispecialty academic medical
center that integrates clinical and hospital care with research and
education. Located in Cleveland,
Ohio, it was founded in 1921 by four renowned physicians
with a vision of providing outstanding patient care based upon the
principles of cooperation, compassion and innovation. Cleveland
Clinic has pioneered many medical breakthroughs, including coronary
artery bypass surgery and the first face transplant in the United States. U.S.News & World
Report consistently names Cleveland Clinic as one of the
nation's best hospitals in its annual "America's Best Hospitals"
survey. More than 3,000 full-time salaried physicians and
researchers and 11,000 nurses represent 120 medical specialties and
subspecialties. The Cleveland Clinic health system includes a main
campus near downtown Cleveland,
eight community hospitals, more than 75 Northern Ohio outpatient locations, including
16 full-service Family Health Centers, Cleveland Clinic Florida,
the Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health in Las Vegas, Cleveland Clinic Canada, and,
scheduled to begin seeing patients in 2015, Cleveland Clinic Abu
Dhabi. In 2013, there were 5.5 million outpatient visits throughout
the Cleveland Clinic health system and 157,000 hospital admissions.
Patients came for treatment from every state and from more than 130
countries. Visit us at www.clevelandclinic.org. Follow us at
www.twitter.com/ClevelandClinic.
Editor's Note: Cleveland Clinic News Service is available
to provide broadcast-quality interviews and B-roll upon
request.
About Case Western Reserve
University School of Medicine:
Founded in 1843, Case Western Reserve
University School of Medicine is the largest medical
research institution in Ohio and
is among the nation's top medical schools for research funding from
the National Institutes of Health. The School of Medicine is
recognized throughout the international medical community for
outstanding achievements in teaching. The School's innovative and
pioneering Western Reserve2 curriculum interweaves four
themes--research and scholarship, clinical mastery, leadership, and
civic professionalism--to prepare students for the practice of
evidence-based medicine in the rapidly changing health care
environment of the 21st century. Nine Nobel Laureates have been
affiliated with the School of Medicine.
Annually, the School of Medicine trains more than 800 MD
and MD/PhD students and ranks in the top 25 among U.S.
research-oriented medical schools as designated by U.S. News
& World Report's "Guide to Graduate Education."
http://casemed.case.edu
About KeyBank Foundation:
The KeyBank Foundation, a 46-year old nonprofit charitable
foundation funded by KeyCorp, makes philanthropic investments in
organizations and programs that build thriving communities.
The Foundation's funding priorities are fostering thriving
students, through grants to academic programs, and fostering a
thriving workforce, through grants made to workforce development
and job creation programs. The Foundation also supports thriving
communities through service, including employee volunteerism,
contributions to the civic good, and charitable sponsorships.
All grant-making takes into consideration how grantees and
programming incorporate the values of diversity and inclusion. For
each of the past eight years, KeyBank Foundation has given
approximately $18 million to
nonprofit organizations across the nation, in the form of
philanthropy, corporate contributions, and volunteerism.
About Key:
KeyCorp was organized more than 160 years ago and is
headquartered in Cleveland,
Ohio. One of the nation's largest bank-based financial
services companies, Key had assets of approximately $94.2 billion at March 31,
2014. Key provides deposit, lending, cash management and
investment services to individuals and small and mid-sized
businesses in 12 states under the name KeyBank National
Association. Key also provides a broad range of sophisticated
corporate and investment banking products, such as merger and
acquisition advice, public and private debt and equity,
syndications and derivatives to middle market companies in selected
industries throughout the United
States under the KeyBanc Capital Markets trade name.
For more information, visit https://www.key.com/. KeyBank is
Member FDIC.
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