Gala dedicated to raising funds for medical scholarships

UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School and the Foundation of UMDNJ will host their annual Student Scholarship Gala, welcoming alumni and friends to celebrate and raise funds in support of medical education, at 6:30 p.m. on April 21 at The Heldrich in New Brunswick.

Last years inaugural gala raised more than $205,000 in support of Robert Wood Johnson Medical School students.

The scholarship gala will bring together alumni, faculty and friends of the medical school, to support our medical students who are being challenged by increasing tuition rates, said Dr. Peter S. Amenta, dean of Robert Wood Johnson Medical School.

Three individuals will be honored for their dedication to promoting medical and scientific education, research, philanthropy, care and community health.

HarveyA. Holzberg, president emeritus at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital

(RWJUH), will receive the Meritorious Service Award for his leadership and dedication to improving health care in New Jersey. As a leader in health care administration, and president and CEO of RWJUH for 15 years, Holzbergs work laid the foundation for todays medical center.

Dr. Donald Rose, class of 1980, clinical associate professor of orthopedic surgery, New York University School of Medicine, founding director, Harkness Center for Dance Injuries at the NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases, will receive the DistinguishedAlumniAward for his accomplishments in sports and dance medicine, as well as arthroscopic surgery. He is a nationally and internationally recognized specialist in the field of dance injuries, having founded the world-famous Harkness Center.

Dr. Stephen F. Lowry, former professor and chair, Department of Surgery, and senior associate dean for education at UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, will receive the Honorary Alumni Award posthumously, for his work in advancing medical research and mentoring. Lowry, who passed away in June 2011, epitomized the academic physician scientist. His research accomplishments were rivaled only by his ability to develop and mentor other physicians and scientists.

In an age of increasing tuition costs in medical schools across the country, it is more important now than ever to support physicians of the future, said Dr. George F. Heinrich, vice chairman and CEO of the Foundation of UMDNJ. This gala will provide us with a wonderful opportunity to show these future doctors that we encourage their efforts as they work toward realizing their own dreams of helping those in need.

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Gala dedicated to raising funds for medical scholarships