From Pro Athletes to Physicians
SPRING 2015 UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO MEDICAL ALUMNI ASSOCIATION MAGAZINE MAAMATTERS TEAM PLAYERS From pro athletes to physicians Thanks To donors • dr. Peggy hill lecTureshiP TO COME TREASURER’S REPORT Dr. LynDon MaScarenhaS (1984) Increased donor support helps to fund important initiatives DONORS RESPONDED GENEROUSLY augment our support to the Medical conference; the Aboriginal Health Elective in 2013/2014, allowing us to help students Society with $ 25,850 in funds for both (funded by the MAA’s 4T6 Memorial Fund); with interest-free loans, as well as a number academic and non-academic initiatives. and a Daffydil alumni reception. We are of student-life initiatives. In November 2014 we inaugurated the pleased to announce that the MAA hosted its Thanks to your support, we received Dr. Marguerite (Peggy) Hill (5T2) Annual firstL eadership Circle fundraising event, with $335,000 in mail, online and miscellaneous Lectureship on Indigenous Health with a reception and luncheon in April this year. Pho donations, a 36 per cent increase from Dr. Evan Adams as the first guest lecturer; it As of Feb. 28, 2015, with the guidance T o G 2012/2013. We also received over $46,850 was a successful and inspiring event. We have of Mr. Dennis Babcock of BMO Nesbitt ra P in individual bequests and donations to maintained our commitment in 2014/15 Burns, our portfolio grew to $4,437,492, Jay hy: endowed funds, a decrease from the with funding to several student-organized an increase of 12 per cent from 2014. S on Ga previous year. We disbursed $90,000 in groups, conferences and events, including: Thanks to all donors for their support, LL student loans, over $130,000 in awards, the U of T International Health Program as well as our volunteer board and Ruth o scholarships and grants, and were able to (UTIHP) annual health and human rights Gillings, our administrator.
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