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UMass Chan Medical School is the commonwealth's first and only public academic health sciences center, home to three graduate schools. Our mission is to advance the health and wellness of our diverse communities throughout Massachusetts and across the world by leading and innovating in education, research, health care delivery and public service. The UMass Chan Office of Advancement is committed to building lasting relationships, and engaging new relationships, between the school and those who support or wish to support it with their gifts, wisdom and time.

03/31/2026

The Hall Family Global Nursing Fund is supporting meaningful global connections for UMass Chan nursing students.

The Hall Family Global Nursing Fund sponsored a nursing panel last week that connected students in their first year of the DNP program at UMass Chan with BSN students at the American University of Armenia.

A student-led panel discussion emphasized how nursing education shapes practice, advances the quality of health care and strengthens communication across the health care team.

The Hall Family Global Nursing Fund, established with a gift from Kimberly Hall, FNP, DNP’19, her husband Bruce Hall, and their children, supports travel expenses and stipends for UMass Chan nursing students engaged in global health programs. Read about global health initiatives here: https://direc.to/o8vz

03/24/2026

Rhea Kukkal and Jenna Patel, fourth-year medical students in the T.H. Chan School of Medicine, have spent their final year at UMass Chan Medical School creating a handbook for patients who have recently arrived in the country to aid them in accessing and navigating the health care system in the Worcester area.

Their project, Bridging the Gap, was one of 11 funded by a 2025 Remillard Family Community Service Fund grant supporting projects that address social determinants of health, equity and affordable access to care.

The project is supported by a 2025 Remillard Family Community Service Fund grant.

03/17/2026

“All of us in the UMass Chan ALS research program feel deeply grateful to The Angel Fund for its continuing support,” said Robert H. Brown Jr., DPhil, MD, the Donna M. and Robert J. Manning Chair in Neuroscience and professor of neurology. “This has made a decisive difference in the breadth of our program, which almost exclusively focus on investigations related to therapy development. Some of our most innovative programs have been possible because of the generosity of The Angel Fund.” https://ow.ly/J1Ut50Yvvs2

The Angel Fund for ALS Research

The Angel Fund for ALS Research has awarded $800,000 to UMass Chan to accelerate research into ALS.

03/10/2026

Known for her generosity and compassion for others, Kerri Appleton’s life was tragically cut short in January 2025 by cholangiocarcinoma, a rare and incurable cancer.

To honor her memory, last summer’s inaugural Kerri Appleton Legacy Golf Tournament raised essential funds for cholangiocarcinoma research at UMass Chan Medical School—with the goal of advancing earlier detection, better treatments and improved outcomes for this devastating disease.

The inaugural Kerri Appleton Legacy Golf Tournament, held last summer, raised critical funds for cholangiocarcinoma research at UMass Chan Medical School—with the hope of changing the course of this intractable disease.

02/26/2026

UMass Chan Medical School has licensed an adeno-associated virus gene therapy to the Raiden Science Foundation to develop a clinical treatment for UBA5 disorder.

The foundation is named after 5-year-old Raiden Pham, diagnosed in 2021. Tommy and Linda Pham founded the Raiden Science Foundation to advance research and treatment for the disease soon after learning Raiden had UBA5 disorder.

UMass Chan has licensed an adeno-associated virus gene therapy to the Raiden Science Foundation to develop a clinical treatment for UBA5 disorder.

02/19/2026

Gerald Chan, venture capitalist, scientist and philanthropist responsible for the $175 million transformational gift to UMass Chan in 2021, will address the Medical School's Classes of 2026 on May 31.

Gerald Chan, philanthropist and founder of The Morningside Foundation, will deliver the Commencement address on May 31.

02/09/2026

Several years after endowing a scholarship at UMass Chan Medical School, Donna Grogan, MD, R'87, P'18, and her husband, Paul Grogan, P’18, have made a generous new donation that will offset the full cost of tuition for an in-state medical student, beginning this academic year.

Donna recently shared her thoughts on the couple’s thoughtful philanthropy—and the significant impact it will make on the life of aspiring physicians at UMass Chan, now and for generations to come.

The Grogans have endowed a second scholarship that, when combined with their first, will fully offset the annual tuition of an in-state medical student, starting with the 2025-2026 school year.

02/03/2026

UMass Chan medical students are leading a monthly culinary workshop at the Barre-Hardwick Senior Center to teach hands-on cooking skills tailored to common senior dietary needs.

The project is made possible thanks to a 2025 Remillard Family Community Service Fund award.

The students are leading “Cultivating Connections,” a monthly, hands-on culinary workshop for area residents at the Barre/Hardwick senior center.

01/26/2026

A gift from Dan Sullivan, MD ’86, MPH, and his wife Anne Melvin, will support medical students committed to family medicine and help address the statewide shortage of primary care physicians (P*Ps).

The scholarship reduces tuition burden for third- and fourth‑year students pursuing careers in primary care—an area facing growing pressure as fewer medical students enter the field. Dan’s experience as a longtime primary care physician highlights the urgency of this need, as many patients struggle to find a P*P in Massachusetts.

In addition to their current support, Dan and Anne have included a future bequest to expand the scholarship and fully fund tuition for multiple students, strengthening UMass Chan Medical School's ability to prepare the next generation of primary care physicians.

Dan Sullivan, MD’86, MPH, and his wife Anne Melvin set out to make a lasting impact—driven by concern over the shortage of primary care physicians in Massachusetts and gratitude to UMass Chan for launching Dan’s rewarding medical career.

01/13/2026

As a UMass Chan Medical School medical student, David B. FitzGerald, MD ’00, R’04, spent several weeks in Vellore, India—an experience that reshaped his view of medicine and inspired him to create his family’s fund for international education.

This fund now helps T.H. Chan School of Medicine students pursue life changing global health opportunities, including recent recipient Jaein Jung, MD’25, who spent summer 2024 working to expand health care access in rural India.

In honor of his 25th reunion, David and his wife, Coleen O’Brien, made a second major gift to strengthen the fund’s impact.

David B. FitzGerald, MD’00, R’04, was inspired by a global health experience in India to create a family fund for international education at UMass Chan. In honor of his 25th reunion, he and his wife, Coleen O’Brien, made a second major gift this past May to expand its impact.

12/23/2025

UMass Chan has two new endowed chairs, made possible by the generosity of the Meyers Primary Care Institute, Inc. and Mrs. Betty Brudnick.

The UMass Board of Trustees voted to approve the establishment of the Meyers Chair in Geriatric Medicine and the Brudnick Family Chair in Neuropsychiatry.

12/16/2025

Accentuating an extraordinary career in public service, Carolyn Clancy, MD’79—recent recipient of an honorary degree from UMass Chan Medical School—has established a scholarship alongside her husband, Bill Kaplan, to help medical students at UMass Chan pursue their own dreams of serving others through compassionate health care.

In addition to the recent gift, Dr. Clancy and her husband have included UMass Chan in their estate plans, with a generous bequest intended to fully support the tuition of multiple in-state medical students in the future—a profound legacy that will help shape the future health care workforce.

Accentuating an extraordinary career in public service, Carolyn Clancy, MD’79 has established a scholarship alongside her husband, Bill Kaplan, to help medical students at UMass Chan pursue their own dreams of serving others through compassionate health care.

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