Transforming Medicine Campaign
Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does.
—Psychologist William James (1842-1910)
Celebrating philanthropy
By Kate Villars
Over a long weekend in May, a series of special events at DMS and DHMC demonstrated the energy and excitement driving the Transforming Medicine Campaign as it passed the $200-million mark on the way to its $250-million goal.
Meetings, an academic symposium, and a grand gala brought together campaign leaders and donors, DMS faculty and alumni, College and Medical Center officials, and community members to celebrate the successes of the campaign to date. A primary focus of the weekend was the future C. Everett Koop Medical Science Complex, which will include the Peter and Susan Williamson Translational Research Building; a new home for the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice; and, connecting those facilities, LeBaron Commons.
Academic symposium
An academic symposium titled
Celebrating the Vision: Translational
Medicine drew a standing-room-only crowd to hear
three leading DMS researchers
speak about their recent work.
The talks highlighted the three
programs—neuroscience, cardiology,
and immunotherapy—that will occupy the Williamson
Research Building.
Joyce DeLeo, Ph.D., director of the Neuroscience Center at Dartmouth and DMS's Irene Heinz Given Professor, discussed her laboratory's progress in developing drugs that target glial and immune cells to prevent and treat chronic pain. Richard Powell, M.D., chief of the Section of Vascular Surgery, talked about advances in minimally invasive methods for treating vascular disease. And Randolph Noelle, Ph.D., acting chair of the Department of Microbiology and Immunology, spoke about the promise of vaccines and immunotherapeutic approaches to cancer and autoimmune diseases.
Gala raises $1.1 million
A highlight of the weekend was
a spectacular black-tie gala.
More than 500 guests enjoyed
an evening showcasing the impact
of philanthropy on medicine
at Dartmouth. A timetravel
theme transported guests
from 1958 to the present and
then on into 2058 for a glimpse
of medicine's future. A fundraiser
for the Koop Medical
Science Complex, the event
raised more than $1.1 million.
Raising the bar
The financial goal of the Transforming
Medicine Campaign for
Dartmouth Medical School and
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical
Center is to raise $250 million
by 2009. Even more far-reaching
is its goal of "raising the bar"
in medicine.Of questioning
assumptions—respecting tradition
but not following it blindly.
Of erasing boundaries—translating
science from the lab bench
to the bedside by connecting researchers
with clinicians.Of
creating solutions to the nation's
most critical health-care issues.
Of transforming medicine.
Campaign update
The Transforming Medicine
Campaign has reached an exciting
milestone, with gift commitments
now surpassing $200 million.
The Transforming Medicine
gala in mid-May epitomized
the energy and momentum
driving the Campaign and
itself raised over $1.1 million for
the C. Everett Koop Medical
Science Complex.The Campaign
total to date includes 15
gift commitments of $1 million
or more.These lead gifts are supporting
a variety of campaign
priorities—including endowed
scholarships and professorships;
cancer care and research at Dartmouth's
Norris Cotton Cancer
Center; special programs at the
Children's Hospital at Dartmouth;
innovative mental health
initiatives; palliative-care efforts;
and the collaborative, translational
research that will eventually
move into the Koop
Medical Science Complex.
Learning more
For more about the Transforming Medicine Campaign, visit http://transmed.dartmouth.edu