Pediatrics Immunology Fund

Support scholarships to medical student at beginning of 3rd yr.; recipients should be graduate of Palm Beach Co HS, highest GPA at end of 2nd year; need is not to be considered.

Students in the MD program, may request and apply for a one time grant of up to $2,000.00 for reimbursement of healthcare costs, not covered by personal health insurance, which is required for continued matriculation. Funding will be disbursed based on demonstration of financial need and fund availability by an ad hoc committee with representation by the following: UF Foundation Fund Administrator, Student Financial Aid and Scholarship Coordinator, Academic Status Committee Chair, and PRN Liaison for the UF College of Medicine.

The spendable income of the Fund shall be used for the following purposes by the Division of Hematology: to pay expenses of a visiting lecturer on topics in the field of non-malignant hematology, including but not limited to (TTP), thrombotic microangiopathy, and other high priority topics; to pay for the travel expenses of faculty and its mid-level providers to attend conferences, meetings, or training to expand their expertise or knowledge in non-malignant hematologic diseases including transportation expenses, lodging, registrations, mileage, and other travel-related expenses; and annual society membership, journal renewal, subscriptions, or other expenses related to literature, on non-malignant hematology.