The University of Cincinnati’s College of Medicine is an integral part of the Academic Health Center, one of the leading academic health centers in the nation. The College is committed to providing diverse learning opportunities with carefully structured curriculum. Students develop the knowledge, skills and attitudes necessary to mold them into stand-out medical professionals.
COM Challenges
Private support is essential to the growth and continued success of the College. Medical and technological advancements often make current learning equipment obsolete. The College needs to purchase state-of-the-art equipment to ensure students are getting a complete, progressive education, allowing them a competitive edge upon graduation. Funds for scholarships and programs are also in great need in order to attract and retain the best and brightest students. While it is not possible to list all of the current needs, the following is a list of funding priorities for the College.
Funding Opportunities
Annual Medical Fund
Gifts to the Annual Medical Fund assist the College in new curricular initiatives, student scholarship and loan funds, academic program enhancements, improvements in teaching facilities, and student and faculty research.
Center for Surgical Innovation
The Center for Surgical Innovation's vision is for UC to become a world-class leader in the development and dissemination of innovative technologies to improve surgical and medical care.
Dean's Named Scholarship Program
The Dean's Named Scholarship Program is an opportunity to fund a scholarship that bears your name or the name of someone you would like to honor.
Departmental Endowed Chair Opportunities
Holders of Endowed Chairs represent the best and the brightest of College’s faculty. Private support of endowed chairs plays a critical role in ensuring the future of medical care in this country.
Diabetes Center
The Diabetes Center is a state-of-the-art academic clinical center developed to address the growing risks of the disease and assess the care of patients. The center will support all aspects of diabetes care and research.
John J. Hutton, M.D Fund in Ethics
Established in honor of John Hutton, M.D., former Dean of the UC College of Medicine, this annual lectureship celebrates Hutton's 15 years of leadership at the College.
IvaDean Medical Student Scholarship Fund
This fund was established to honor IvaDean Lair-Adolph, Assistant Dean of COM. The fund honors IvaDean's 40+ years of dedication to the College, as well as her role as "the person who has contributed the most to making medical school manageable," according to the medical students she assists.
Millennium Plan
A revolution is emerging in biomedical research. The results of the Human Genome Project have the potential to lead to new interventions in diseases and conditions that touch many of our lives. Cincinnati is poised to become a leader in this Biomedical Revolution, and UC's Millennium Plan is the answer.
Neuroscience Institute
UC has one of the few comprehensive neuroscience centers in the world. It offers world-class programs in stroke, neurosurgery, neuroradiology, epilepsy and Parkinson's disease.
Quest for Vision
The University of Cincinnati College of Medicine's Department of Ophthalmology has a well-deserved reputation for providing high-quality medical and surgical care to patients with ocular disorders and for training medical students and physicians about disorders of the eyes.
Cancer Research at the University of Cincinnati
The Center encompasses the clinical care and research programs ongoing at the Vontz Center for Molecular Studies, Genome Research Institute, Cincinnati Veterans Administration Hospital and at Children's Hospital.