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Advancing 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.

Ho Din Award Winner and Anesthesiology Resident, Cayenne Price, M.D.
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Ho Din Award Winner Lured to Medicine by the Magic of Anesthesiology

Standout medical student, health care activist, and now a UT Southwestern anesthesiology resident, Dr. Cayenne Price, is now part of the Southwestern Medical Foundation legacy after receiving the 2022 Ho Din Award.

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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.

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Daughters’ Generosity Carries on Richard Mays Smith Award 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.

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Inspiring a Higher Standard in Public Health: COVID-19 Emergency Fund Impact

The COVID-19 Emergency Fund provided essential resources to our health care workers through the direct action of our community.

Advancing Public Health

Forward Together in Support of Emerging Medical Discoveries

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.

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2021 Annual Review

Our journey through 2021 marks a unique point in our shared history – it has been a journey filled with remarkable generosity and remarkable sacrifice and courage. We welcome 2022 with immense gratitude for the medical progress that you’ve made possible, and we appreciate your generosity.

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2020 Annual Review

As we look back on 2020 with gratitude – to have persevered, to have been able to serve our community – we are humbled by the tremendous acts of generosity that were so inspired. We thank our supporters for continuing to inspire progress in medicine when it was needed most.

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2019 Perspectives: The CRISPR Revolution

Our 2019 edition features the world-changing gene-editing technology of CRISPR and its revolutionary impact on humanity. With voices from thought leaders, scientists, and researchers around the world, this edition opens up a profound discussion around the history and ethics of gene editing.

 

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The Sprague Award 2022: Maureen and Robert Decherd

The Sprague Award 2022: Nancy and Jeremy Halbreich

The Sprague Award 2022: The Thompson Family

Transforming Loss into Leadership: Grafton and Amber Ifill's "Why"

Legacy in Medicine, Leader in Public Health: Ho Din Award Winner Dr. Cutrell

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2018 Historical Marker Dedication

A Shining Star (Part I of Southwestern Medical Foundation's 75th Anniversary Series)

Early Days (Part II of Southwestern Medical Foundation's 75th Anniversary Series)

New Frontiers (Part III of Southwestern Medical Foundation's 75th Anniversary Series)

The Nobels (Part IV of Southwestern Medical Foundation's 75th Anniversary Series)

Encore (Part V of Southwestern Medical Foundation's 75th Anniversary Series)

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