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The Campaign for MSM

IMPACT – The World Needs What We Do Best

For more than four decades, MSM has educated
and graduated the healthcare learners and leaders
our nation needs most. The majority serve in prima-
ry care and more than half practice in underserved
communities. This work has not gone unnoticed; a
national study twice named MSM as the top medical
school for fulfilling the social mission of medical
education.
Today, we are:
• Expanding the number of students enrolled in
our Master’s, PhD, and MD programs;
• Adding new degrees to meet the evolving needs
of the healthcare workforce;
• Revolutionizing care delivery;
• Making breakthroughs in research;
• Pioneering clinical innovations; and
• Connecting with the community to make a dif-
ference.
To fund all of this progress, growth, and change,
MSM is undertaking a multi-year, $225-million What We Do Best
comprehensive campaign called IMPACT: The
World Needs What We Do Best.
The Campaign is led by President and CEO,
Valerie Montgomery Rice, MD; and MSM Board of
Trustee Chairman, Art Collins, Managing Partner of
theGROUP. Former Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer of UPS David Abney and Vice Chairman of
UnitedHealth Group and Founding and Managing
Partner of Optum Ventures, Larry Renfro serve as
Campaign Co-chairs.
An impressive group of nationally and inter-
nationally recognized business, political, and civic
leaders have been assembled to provide addtional
leadership. The Council includes Honorary Chairs
Dr. Louis and Mrs. Ginger Sullivan, Dr. David Satch-
er, Ms. Billye Suber Aaron, and Ambassador Andrew
and Mrs. Carolyn Young.
The Campaign focuses on five strategic initia-
tives: Clinical Innovation, Community Service, Edu-
cation, Pipeline Programs, and Research Excellence.
The goal of the Campaign is to permanently
raise the long-term fundraising capacity of the
school. Investments will fund scholarships, faculty
research, capital construction, and other projects
that ensure our students succeed to graduation —
all while keeping top-of-mind MSM’s mission to
create and advance healthcare equity.