Creating or Contributing to an Endowed Fund
Endowed
Funds Exist in Perpetuity
Most
of the named professorships, clinical and research programs, lectureships,
scholarships and fellowships at the George Washington University
come from endowed funds, which exist in perpetuity. When an endowment
gift is received, it is invested by the University and only a portion
of the income (generally 4 to 5%) is used each year to support the
program, professorship or student.
Naming
of Funds Is a Donor Decision
Donors
may choose to name their endowed funds for themselves or in honor
or memory of someone else. Faculty holding a named professorship
or lectureship and residents holding a named scholarship or fellowship
are given information about the donor (if appropriate) and the person(s)
for whom the fund is named.
Donors
May Choose Focus of Endowment
Donors
may decide to focus the fund's support for a particular area of
interest or discipline related to psychiatry, or suggest other guidelines
for the awards. Depending on the donor's wishes and the needs of
the GWU Department of Psychiatry, an endowed fund can provide full
or partial support for a program, faculty member or resident. Endowed
funds also can support other scholarly pursuits, including internships,
conferences, or programs reflecting the wishes of the donors.
Donors
May Contribute to Existing Funds to
Support the GWU Department of
Psychiatry
Donors
may determine that an endowed fund already exists to support their
particular interest or wish to honor one of the esteemed individuals
for whom the fund is named. A gift to one of these funds is a concrete
and heartfelt way for friends, colleagues, patients, alumni and
students to demonstrate their high regard for these exceptional
individuals, as well as to ensure that their legacies will continue
at GWU.
Existing
Funds in the GWU Department of Psychiatry
THE
LEON M. YOCHELSON PROFESSORSHIP AND CHAIR
This
fund was endowed to honor the memory of Leon M. Yochelson, MD, chairman
of the GWU Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences from
1959-1970. The generous gift to endow this named professorship provides
support for the position of the chair of the Department of Psychiatry
and Behavioral Sciences.
THE SEYMOUR PERLIN, MD LECTURESHIP ON
SUICIDOLOGY AND LIFE THREATENING
ILLNESSES
This
fund was endowed to honor Seymour Perlin, MD, Emeritus Professor
of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, former director of
psychiatry residency training, and an authority on suicide
and life threatening illness. The endowment supports an annual
lectureship in suicidology and other life threatening illnesses.
THE DANIEL S. PRAGER,
MD LECTURESHIP IN PSYCHOANALYTIC PSYCHIATRY
This fund was made possible through a gift by friends in memory of Daniel S. Prager, MD who was for many years a practicing psychoanalyst and teacher in the Washington psychoanalytic community, affiliated with the Washington Psychoanalytic Institute. This annual lectureship has grown into an annual visiting professorship and was established as an expression of Dr. Prager’s interest in the influence of psychodynamic principles on the theory and practice of psychiatry.
THE RESNIK FAMILY LECTURE IN PSYCHIATRY AND PALLIATIVE CARE
The Resnik Family Lecture in Psychiatry and Palliative Care fund provides support for an annual lecture in psychiatry as it relates to palliative medicine. The lectureship is designed to encourage psychiatry and palliative medicine collaborations with geriatrics, oncology, and internal medicine, and to expose medical students and residents to leaders in the field.
Harvey Resnik, MD is GWU emeritus professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences. His daughter, Rebecca Resnik, M.D. (SMHS 2002), is Medical Director at Hospice of Metro Denver and an associate clinical professor, University of Colorado School of Medicine.
THE
JERRY M. WIENER, MD ENDOWMENT FUND FOR PSYCHIATRIC EDUCATION
To
support and advance programs designed to enhance psychiatric education
in five primary areas:
- Residency
training in psychiatry within a biopsychosocial model of specialty
practice, teaching and research.
- Medical
student education in the importance of the doctor-patient relationship,
the psychological and psychosocial aspects of medical illness,
and a basic understanding of the causes and treatments of psychiatric
disorders; to include the annual bestowal of the Jerry
M. Wiener, MD Award in Psychiatry to the graduating GW medical
student entering the field of psychiatry who most exemplifies
the qualities so listed.
- Training
for primary care residents in the psychosocial and psychiatric
aspects of primary care practice.
- An annual
Jerry M. Wiener, MD Lecture to be given as grand rounds in the
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences on topics in
the fields of psychiatry and child and adolescent psychiatry related
to advocacy, mental health policy, and/or education and training.
- Exploration
and collaboration with national institutions and organizations
and/or inter-university collaborations that consider policy initiatives
relevant to adult, child, and/or family mental health concerns.
To
Make a Contribution Call or Write:
James L. Griffith, MD
Professor and Interim Chair
GWU Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
2150 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20037
(202) 741-2880
or
Katherine Milikin
Director, GW Grateful Patient Program
Medical Center Development
Ross Hall, Suite 615
2300 Eye Street, NW
Washington, DC 20037
(202) 994-2983
Fax: (202) 994-7741
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