Make A Difference - Education
Teaching the science and art of medicine and nursing

The future of health care depends upon how we prepare our medical and nursing students to face the challenges of the 21st century. They will need to know more science than ever, but they must also be skilled in treating patients with respect and compassion. Your gift for education ensures outstanding opportunities to talented students taught by faculty who are exemplary role models.

What your gift can do:
  • Provide financial support to deserving students who seek a career in medicine or nursing
  • Attract and retain nationally recognized medical and nursing faculty
  • Ease the financial burden of student debt for new graduates
  • Build an outstanding and diverse student body
  • Recognize your or a loved one's personal commitment to medical and/or nursing education
Key Giving Opportunities in Education
  • Support for Space to Teach the Art and Science of Medicine and Nursing. Both the UVa Schools of Medicine and Nursing are planning to build new education buildings to meet the needs of our students. These new facilities will consolidate programs housed around the Health System and offer students the latest technological tools designed to accommodate a variety of learning styles. The result will be medical and nursing graduates better prepared to face the challenges of 21st-century medicine.
  • Professorships.  Gifts of $2 million and above may be used to create a named, endowed professorship in a particular department within the School of Medicine or Nursing. The endowment provides a salary supplement that helps UVa attract and retain outstanding faculty. The endowment may also be named to recognize the generosity of the donor or to honor an individual identified by the donor.
  • Faculty Fund for Excellence.  Gifts of $1 million or more can be used to endow a Faculty Fund for Excellence in a particular department or program.  These funds can be used for partial salary or research support and allow faculty to pursure research at the forefront of their fields.
  • Fellowships and Scholarships - gifts of $250,000 and above may be used to create named, endowed fellowship and scholarship funds. These funds help us recruit and retain the brightest students year after year, regardless of their financial backgrounds. High caliber students promote a first-rate teaching school, where academics, research, and clinical care thrive.

    • Learn more about the UVa School of Medicine's plans to transform the way doctors are trained.

    Read about the UVa School of Nursing's plans to support the people, the space, and the ideas behind their revolution in nursing education.

    Click here for more information on endowed gifts for education. 

Did You Know?

  • First-year medical students pay tuition of $21,000 (in-state), $33,000 (out-of-state), with additional living expenses of approximately $15,300. Nursing students pay $4,584 (in-state/undergrad) and $20,554 (out-of-state).
  • While UVa ranks among the lowest 20th percentile in medical student debt, the average medical student still graduates approximately $70,000 in debt, with some debts ranging as high as $150,000.
  • UVa School of Medicine and Nursing faculty members have received national and international recognition, including the Howard Hughes, Flexner, Lasker, and MacArthur Genius awards. Many serve as officers of major professional organizations, helping to shape health care on the national level.

Learn more about the UVa School of Medicine.

Learn more about the UVa School of Nursing.

 

R Patel

"I chose UVa's medical school because I knew I would be receiving an outstanding education by working with well-respected leaders of medicine."
     - Roshni Patel,
         Class of 2003