Philanthropy

Generous hearts in our community turn their passion into medical progress every day.

Skyline of Dallas representing the future of public health

Innovators Build New Vision For The Future Of Public Health

Community leaders, builders and innovators support new Peter O’Donnell Jr. School of Public Health at UT Southwestern.

Daughters’ Generosity Carries On Their Father’s Legacy

Dr. Richard Mays Smith was a beloved internal medicine practitioner who was revered by many and took great joy in his role as an educator in academic medicine. In 1975, his family created the Richard Mays Smith Award in Internal Medicine, which has been given annually by Southwestern Medical Foundation to one or more graduating medical students at UT Southwestern Medical Center.

Community

Annual Meeting of the Board of Trustees 2022 Photo Gallery

Annual Meeting of the Board of Trustees photo gallery from May 11, 2022.

Life Saving Patient Care is supported by medical research donations.

Advancing Public Health

A Lifetime Of Giving: Dallas Family Donates To Life-Saving Patient Care

Phyllis and Ron Steinhart share a true joy of giving, priding themselves on supporting philanthropic causes fueled by their passions and evident in their donations to Dallas-based charity, Southwestern Medical Foundation.

Community

Lead, Innovate, Ideate: Putting The Scientific Spotlight On Early Stage Research

The Cary Council Learning From Leaders program brought together scientific and philanthropic leaders on March 30, 2022, to discuss the importance of early stage research.

Pulmonary Disease expert, Dr. Randall Rosenblatt posing with his wife, Barbara, in France.

Philanthropy

Pulmonary Expert Honored With Distinguished Chair Thanks To Anonymous Gift

Southwestern Medical Foundation honors Dr. Randall Rosenblatt's lifelong work through the Randall L. Rosenblatt, M.D. Distinguished Chair in Pulmonary Disease, made possible by an anonymous donor.

January 18, 2022

Honoring the Life of Dr. Joseph Garland Roach, Jr.

Community

Southwestern Medical Foundation celebrates the remarkable life of one of the most beloved pediatricians in Dallas, Dr. Joseph Garland Roach, Jr.

December 30, 2021

Forward Together to Inspire Progress in Medicine

Advancing Brain Treatment

The momentum we see today at UT Southwestern comes as no surprise, thanks to the community visionaries who have sown countless seeds of progress by investing in state-of-the-art facilities, key research initiatives, and healers at the center of innovation. Together, there are no limits as to what we can accomplish.

November 30, 2021

Forward Together in Support of Emerging Discoveries

Advancing Public Health

In 2015, Saryn and Jonathan Dietz became founding members of The Cary Council, a group of young leaders working with Southwestern Medical Foundation to advance early-stage research at UT Southwestern Medical Center. Today, they continue supporting medical progress by sustaining a family legacy of generosity.

November 22, 2021

The Cary Council Grow Your Mind Photo Gallery

Community

We were delighted to host The Cary Council’s “Grow Your Mind” event at Gardenuity on November 16 and hear from Dr. William T. Dauer about the remarkable progress being made at the Peter O’Donnell Jr. Brain Institute.