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Our mission began in 1939 to inspire a community to support and build the medical center we lacked in the Southwestern U.S.

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Peter and the late Edith O’Donnell Community Leaders and Founders of O’Donnell Foundation

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William T. Dauer, MD Director, Peter O’Donnell Jr. Brain Institute

The O'Donnell Foundation has supported some of the most important research undertaken at UT Southwestern, and in 2015 they made a $36 million gift that launched the Peter O'Donnell Jr. Brain Institute. Their bold vision ushered in a new wave of philanthropic support and continues to attract top talent from across the nation and globe to UT Southwestern.

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Sustainable funding provides the means for progress and has helped to position UT Southwestern Medical Center as a leader in understanding and solving some of the greatest health challenges of our time.

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Research

Your support funds globally-respected research, leading the way in advancing health care treatment options and tomorrow’s cures.

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Faculty and Students

Your support lifts up many outstanding faculty and students, sustaining the highest standards of excellence for medical innovation and education.

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Care & Prevention

Your support helps medical leaders answer the question, “What is best for the patient?”

With rapidly growing and changing health care needs, the answer to this question rarely stays the same — but you can help assure that compassionate care and quality research remain at the center of every patient program we fund.

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Meet the Cary Council Early Stage Research Grant Recipients of 2021

Meet the Cary Council Early Stage Research Grant Recipients of 2021

The Cary Council, a group of emerging young leaders who support the missions of Southwestern Medical Foundation and UT Southwestern Medical Center, announced grant recipients of funds raised to support early-stage research from their 2021 “An Evening with DocStars at Home” event, which was held Saturday, May 1.
Advancing Public Health

2021 Schweitzer Fellows: Preventing Abuse in Teen Relationships

Zara Khan's parents always encouraged her to pursue a path that allowed her to be of service to others. Now, as an Albert Schweitzer Fellow, she's working with The Family Place's youth violence prevention program and teaching teens healthy relationship skills.
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2021 Schweitzer Fellows: Assisting and Educating Refugees

Nusaiba Chowdhury has worked with refugees for more than eight years. During her experience, she saw the incredible value of creating resources that were made for refugees by refugees.

Women in Science

Women in Science and Medicine “Lean In” Through WISMAC

Southwestern Medical Foundation is helping women excel in their careers through its sponsorship of UT Southwestern’s Women in Science and Medicine Advisory Committee (WISMAC). Formed in 1994, WISMAC is an institutional standing committee composed of appointed representatives of the UTSW faculty, administration, fellows, and student body. The committee’s primary goal is to promote, support, and advocate for the advancement of women in science and medicine.
Donor Stories

Horchow Sisters Keep Family’s Philanthropic Legacy Alive

Southwestern Medical Foundation is grateful for its longtime partnership with generous philanthropists Carolyn and Roger Horchow and their daughters, Lizzie Horchow Routman, Regen Horchow, and Sally Horchow. The family’s imprint is forever embedded on the UT Southwestern Medical Center campus and in the hearts of the Dallas community.
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Karolina (Karo) Stepien Receives 2021 Ida M. Green Award

Karolina (Karo) Stepien, a graduate student in the Molecular Biophysics Graduate Program, has been chosen by the Graduate Awards Committee to receive the 36th Annual Ida M. Green Award. Story courtesy of UT Southwestern.
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The Charitable Stock Swap

Despite the benefits, many people are reluctant to give stock. Fortunately, there is a way to enjoy the tax benefits of giving stock and maintaining the stock in one’s portfolio. It is called the Charitable Stock Swap.
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