Thank you for your interest in supporting UCF College of Medicine students and researchers. There are two ways to help:
The COM Help Fund
Thanks to a generous anonymous donor, the COM Help Fund was established several years ago to manage the urgent and emergency needs of students. We have already seen several needs emerge. For example, a number of our students have food insecurity issues. Some have had disruptions to housing; and others’ financial support from spouses or family has been at risk. Gifts to this fund will directly benefit College of Medicine students with immediate need.
COVID-19 Research*
The second option to support is for our faculty to address the challenges of COVID-19 through their research. Recently, our Associate Dean for Research, Dr. Griff Parks, working with other UCF faculty, helped discover a protective coating for the masks, gowns and gloves of health care providers that could kill the virus within seconds. This could have a serious impact in protecting our providers. There are many other research projects currently being conducted and many more, which will require funding, are in the works.
*COVID-19 research is a part of the Burnett School of Biomedical Sciences General Account which supports emerging issues in health research.
A gift of any size to these funds will help inspire our community and help advance our missions of education, research and patient care during these challenging times. Thank you for your generosity.