Medical Disciplines

TO DRIVE A NEW ERA OF DISCOVERY IN DISEASE ORIENTED SCIENCE AND TO MENTOR TOMORROW'S LEADERS IN AN INSPIRING AND DIVERSE ENVIRONMENT.

THE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA FOUNDATION IS AN EDUCATIONAL, CHARITABLE, ELEEMOSYNARY FOUNDATION ORGANIZED TO PROMOTE THE EDUCATIONAL, RESEARCH, CLINICAL AND OTHER FACILITIES AND PROGRAMS OF THE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AND THE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA HOSPITAL AUTHORITY.

THE IMMUNE DEFICIENCY FOUNDATION (IDF) IMPROVES THE DIAGNOSIS, TREATMENT, AND QUALITY OF LIFE OF PEOPLE AFFECTED BY PRIMARY IMMUNODEFICIENCY THROUGH FOSTERING A COMMUNITY EMPOWERED BY ADVOCACY, EDUCATION, AND RESEARCH. IDF SEEKS TO ENSURE THAT EVERYONE IN THE U.S. AFFECTED BY PI HAS A FULLY INFORMED UNDERSTANDING OF THE PI DIAGNOSIS THAT AFFECTS THEM, ALL AVAILABLE TREATMENT OPTIONS, THE EXPECTED STANDARD OF CARE, AND ALL OF THEIR OPPORTUNITIES FOR CONNECTION AND SUPPORT WITHIN THE PI COMMUNITY.

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THE ANATOMIC GIFT FOUNDATION, INC., (AGF) D/B/A ANATOMY GIFTS REGISTRY AND CREMATION CENTER OF MARYLAND, IS A NON-PROFIT, 501 (C) (3), ORGANIZATION FOUNDED IN 1994. THE MISSION OF AGF'S CARING AND COMPASSIONATE PROGRAM IS TO SERVE MERITORIOUS RESEARCH SCIENTISTS, CLINICIANS, AND MEDICAL EDUCATORS WITH EXPERTLY PREPARED, SAFE, AND EFFICACIOUS, HUMAN ANATOMICAL SPECIMENS GIFTED FROM DONORS- AND DONOR FAMILIES' PARTICIPATING IN OUR WHOLE BODY DONOR PROGRAM. AGF ALSO SERVES THE DONORS AND THEIR FAMILIES BY PROVIDING SERVICES RELATING TO THE DONATION PROCESS; INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO: OBTAINING INFORMED CONSENT / AUTHORIZATION FOR DONATION WITHIN ESTABLISHED LEGAL HIERARCHY, ACQUIRING VITAL STATISTIC INFORMATION FOR PURPOSES OF FILING A DEATH CERTIFICATE, TRANSPORTATION OF THE DECEASED FROM THE PLACE OF DEATH TO OUR FACILITY, PERFORM CREMATIONS AND PROVIDE ASHES TO THE FAMILY (FOR THEIR MEMENTO, INTERNMENT, SCATTERING), RESOURCES REGARDING GRIEF COUNSELING, ETC.

COORDINATION OF THE CLINICAL PRACTICE PROGRAM OF THE CLINICAL FACULTY OF THE PATHOLOGY DEPARTMENT OF THE LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE IN THEIR UNIVERSITY SPONSORED AND UNIVERSITY AUTHORIZED FACULTY PRACTICE ACTIVITY AND TO ENHANCE THEIR EDUCATION AND RESEARCH ENDEAVORS. THE PROMOTION OF HEALTH BY THE PERFORMANCE OF MEDICAL CARE SERVICES FOR THE PUBLIC WITHOUT PROFIT TO ANY INDIVIDUAL.

DEDICATED TO DEVELOPING THE NEXT GENERATION OF PHYSICIAN-INVESTIGATORS.

1. TO SUPPORT THE EDUCATIONAL, RESEARCH, AND HEALTHCARE MISSION OF THE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA (MUSC) BY FOSTERING CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION. 2. TO INITIATE AND SUSTAIN COOPERATION AND COLLABORATION BETWEEN MUSC AND BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY. 3. ACT AS MUSC'S INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT AND TECHNOLOGY MARKETING ARM. 4. ADVANCE HEALTHCARE-RELATED ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FOR SOUTH CAROLINA AND THE NATION. 5. SUPPORT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT THROUGH TECHNOLOGY LICENSING.

COORDINATE RESEARCH AND PUBLIC EDUCATION WITH RESPECT TO PRENATAL-PERINATAL, PRECONCEPTION, AND POSTNATAL CARE. SPONSOR AND CONDUCT MEETINGS AND LECTURES FOR THE PUBLIC. RECRUIT AND ASSIST LOW INCOME FAMILIES FOR THE PROGRAM.

RESEARCH INSTITUTE - INCLUDES BASIC AND CLINICAL RESEARCH ACTIVITIES IN VARIOUS FIELDS.

ADVANCE REPRODUCTIVE AND WOMEN'S HEALTH CARE THROUGH OUTSTANDING BASIC, TRANSLATIONAL, AND CLINICAL SCIENCE TRAINING AND MENTORING FUTURE GENERATIONS OF INVESTIGATORS ADVOCACY TARGETING FUNDING AGENCIES, POLICY MAKERS, DONORS AND THE COMMUNITY AND, PROMOTING WOMEN'S HEALTH GLOBALLY.

TO ADVANCE THE SCIENTIFIC BODY OF KNOWLEDGE ASSOCIATED WITH MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS FOR THE SCIENTIFIC AND PUBLIC COMMUNITIES THROUGH RESEARCH AND EDUCATION.

THE FEINSTEIN INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH ("THE INSTITUTE") IS THE RESEARCH BRANCH OF NORTHWELL HEALTH ("NORTHWELL"). THROUGH ITS AFFILIATION WITH NORTHWELL, THE INSTITUTE'S MISSION IS TO BRIDGE THE GAP BETWEEN BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH AND PATIENT CARE, ACCESSING HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF PATIENTS IN NORTHWELL'S 15 HOSPITALS, FOUR LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES, THREE TRAUMA CENTERS, SIX HOME HEALTH AGENCIES AND DOZENS OF OUTPATIENT FACILITIES. INSTITUTE SCIENTISTS COLLABORATE WITH CLINICIANS THROUGHOUT NORTHWELL TO SHED LIGHT ON BASIC BIOLOGICAL PROCESSES UNDERLYING DISEASE. THIS KNOWLEDGE IS USED TO DEVELOP NEW THERAPIES AND DIAGNOSTICS.

Pursue specific scientific and educational objectives in antiviral research thru sponsoring seminars and conferences on antiviral research and development and dissemnination of reports and publications relating to antiviral research

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TO ENGAGE IN BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH, TRAIN YOUNG SCIENTISTS, AND PROVIDE COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES.

IMPROVE PATIENT CARE AND THE HEALTH OF OUR COMMUNITY THROUGH RESEARCH AND EDUCATION.

DISTANCE LEARNING CENTER (DLC) WAS INCORPORATED IN 1990 AS A 501 C 3 NON-PROFIT CORPORATION TO SPEARHEAD THE STEMPREP PROJECT, A VEHICLE FOR PRODUCING THE NEXT GENERATION OF MINORITY RESEARCHERS IN SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, MATH (STEM) AND MEDICINE. FROM THE BEGINNING, THE DLC DESIGNATED ITS TARGET POPULATION AS BEING THOSE MINORITY GROUPS WHO WILL BECOME THE EMERGING MAJORITY IN THE U.S. BY 2050, BUT WHO AT PRESENT ARE UNDERREPRESENTED IN STEM DISCIPLINES: AFRICAN-AMERICANS, MEXICAN-AMERICANS, NATIVE AMERICANS, NATIVE HAWAIIANS AND MAINLAND PUERTO RICANS. THE ORIGINAL MISSION OF THE DLC WAS TO DEVELOP INNOVATIVE TRAINING CONCEPTS, IMPLEMENT COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAMS, AND TO FUND RAISE TO SUPPORT PROGRAMS FOR THESE UNDERREPRESENTED MINORITY GROUPS. THE BACKBONE OF THE DLC HAS BEEN ITS POOL OF VOLUNTEERS WHO HAVE GIVEN OF THEIR TIME TO CREATE A NEW TRAINING PARADIGM BASED ON AN EARLY START MODEL, A LONGITUDINAL TRAINING CONTINUUM AND A MULTI-INSTITUTIONAL MENTORSHIP APPROACH

THE PURPOSE OF THIS ORGANIZATION IS TO HOLD INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES ON THE CHEMISTRY & BIOLOGY OF MINERALIZED TISSUES.

THE IUPS IS AN ORGANIZATION WHICH BRINGS TOGETHER PHYSIOLOGISTS FROM THROUGHOUT THE WORLD. THE UNIFYING OBJECTIVE OR PHYSIOLOGISTS IS TO INCREASE MANKIND'S UNDERSTANDING OF THE FUNCTIONS OF CELLS, TISSUES, ORGANS AND ORGAN SYSTEMS OF ANIMALS AND HUMANS. THE OBJECTIVES OF THE IUPS ARE: TO ENCOURAGE THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE PHYSIOLOGICAL SCIENCES; TO FACILITATE THE DISSEMINATION OF KNOWLEDGE IN THE FIELD OF PHYSIOLOGICAL SCIENCES; TO PROMOTE THE INTERNATIONAL CONGRESSES OF PHYSIOLOGICAL SCIENCES: TO PROMOTE SUCH OTHER MEETINGS AS MAY BE USEFUL FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE PHYSIOLOGICAL SCIENCES; AND TO PROMOTE SUCH OTHER MEASURES AS WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF PHYSIOLOGICAL SCIENCES IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES. THE IUPS PUBLISHES A JOURNAL, PHYSIOLOGY IN COOPERATION WITH THE AMERICAN PHYSIOLOGICAL SOCIETY. THE ARTICLES ARE SHORT, UP-TO-DATE REVIEWS OF MODERN PHYSIOLOGY, DIRECTED TO SCIENTISTS AND TEACHERS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD IN ORDER TO HELP THEM MAINTAIN A CURRENT KNOWLEDGE OF ALL FI

THE PRIMARY PURPOSE OF THE FOUNDATION IS TO ENGAGE IN AND CARRY OUT SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH IN THE FIELDS OF MEDICAL SCIENCE, MEDICAL ECONOMICS, PUBLIC HEALTH, SOCIOLOGY, AND RELATED AREAS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INTERESTED PUBLIC, MEDICAL SCHOOLS AND THE MEDICAL COMMUNITY IN THE STATE OF LOUISIANA. THE FOUNDATION ALSO SUPPORTS MEDICAL AND PARA-MEDICAL EDUCATION AND THE PROFESSIONAL SCHOOLS AND UNIVERSITIES THROUGH GRANTS AND SCHOLARSHIPS FOR THE PURPOSE OF DEVELOPING THE CAPABILITIES TO STUDY, TEACH AND PRACTICE MEDICINE IN AN EFFORT TO SERVE THE PUBLIC'S HEALTH NEEDS.

PUBLIC AWARNESS, FUNDING GRANTS, RESEARCH PATIENT SERVICES

To advance knowledge of the mechanisms and functions of the chemical senses: taste, smell and chemosensory irritation.

HONORING MILITARY SERVICE WITH SCIENCE; OUR BENCH-TO-BEDSIDE APPROACH HAS LED TO BREAKTHROUGHS IN AREAS SUCH AS SHINGLES PREVENTION, HEART DISEASE, METABOLIC DISEASES AND GROUND BREAKING WORK ON POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER.

IMPROVING LIVES THROUGH PATIENT FOCUSED SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH.

THE CORPORATION'S MISSION IS TO PROMOTE THE PUBLIC'S HEALTH AND SAFETY THROUGH RIGOROUS TESTING OF SUBSTANCES THAT ENDANGER ONE'S HEALTH.

WE ARE CALLED TO MAKE A HEALTHY DIFFERENCE IN PEOPLE'S LIVES.

THE AMERICAN BURN ASSOCIATION IS DEDICATED TO IMPROVING THE LIVES OF EVERYONE AFFECTED BY BURN INJURY INCLUDING PATIENT CARE, EDUCATION, RESEARCH, AND ADVOCACY.

THE INTERNATIONAL ANESTHESIA RESEARCH SOCIETY (IARS) IS A NONPOLITICAL, NOT-FOR-PROFIT MEDICAL SOCIETY FOUNDED IN 1922 TO ADVANCE AND SUPPORT SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND EDUCATION RELATED TO ANESTHESIA AND THE IMPROVEMENT OF PATIENT CARE THROUGH RESEARCH. IARS CONTRIBUTES NEARLY $1 MILLION ANNUALLY TO FUND ANESTHESIA RESEARCH AND MAINTAINS A WORLDWIDE MEMBERSHIP OF PHYSICIANS, HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS, FELLOWS, RESIDENTS, STUDENTS AND OTHERS WITHIN ANESTHESIA-RELATED PRACTICE. THE IARS PROVIDES FORUMS FOR MEMBERS TO SHARE INFORMATION AND EXCHANGE IDEAS AND SUPPORT HIGH-QUALITY CLINICAL DISCUSSIONS. THESE FORUMS INCLUDE AN ANNUAL SCIENTIFIC EDUCATIONAL MEETING, AN ONLINE MEMBER COMMUNITY, MONTHLY WEBINARS AND A MONTHLY PRINT AND ONLINE PEER-REVIEWED JOURNAL, ANESTHESIA & ANALGESIA, AND THE CLINICAL ONLINE COMPANION JOURNAL, A&A PRACTICE, FOR THE GLOBAL ANESTHESIOLOGY COMMUNITY. ALL ACTIVITIES ARE DESIGNED TO ADVANCE THE SPECIALTY.

TO SUPPORT AND PERFORM MEDICAL AND PHARMACOLOGICAL RESEARCH, RELATED EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES AND OTHER RELATED ENDEAVORS.

TO PROMOTE, ADMINISTER, AND CONDUCT RESEARCH AND EDUCATION AT THE VA TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH AND LIVES OF VETERANS.

TO PROMOTE DISCOVERIES THAT ADVANCE THE UNDERSTANDING OF SLEEP FOR HEALTHIER LIVES BY OFFERING RESEARCH, COMMUNITY AND TRAINING GRANTS.

THE FOUNDATION PROVIDES EDUCATIONAL TOOLS, INFORMATION AND SUPPORT TO INDIVIDUALS CONCERNED WITH THOSE AFFECTED BY ANGELMAN SYNDROME. THE FOUNDATION SUPPORTS AND FUNDS BASIC SCIENCE RESEARCH AND CLINICAL TRIALS.

MEDICAL RESEARCH WHICH INCLUDES THE CONDUCT OF INVESTIGATIONS, EXPERIMENTS AND STUDIES TO DISCOVER, DEVELOP AND/OR VERIFY KNOWLEDGE RELATING TO THE CAUSES, DIAGNOSIS, TREATMENT, PREVENTION AND/OR CONTROL OF PHYSICAL OR MENTAL DISEASES AND IMPAIRMENTS OF HUMAN BEINGS. SUCH ACTIVITIES ENCOMPASS THE ASSOCIATED DISCIPLINES SPANNING THE BIOLOGICAL, SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES.

TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO SAINT FRANCIS HEALTH SYSTEM, INC. ("SFHS") BY SUPPORTING MEDICAL RESEARCH AND BY HOLDING, MANAGING, ACQUIRING AND BUILDING ANCILLARY REAL ESTATE FACILITIES SO THAT SFHS CAN FOCUS ON HEALTH CARE DELIVERY.

THE HOUSE INSTITUTE FOUNDATION'S MISSION IS THREEFOLD: EAR AND NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND GLOBAL HEARING HEALTH, SO ALL MAY HEAR.

TO TRANSFORM THE LIVES OF WOMEN THROUGH THE SUPPORT OF INNOVATIVE AND EFFECTIVE RESEARCH THAT ADVANCES THE PREVENTION, TREATMENT AND CURE OF FEMALE PELVIC FLOOR DISORDERS.

THE MISSION OF THE OMS FOUNDATION IS TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY AND SAFETY OF PATIENT CARE BY ADVANCING INNOVATION IN ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY RESEARCH AND EDUCATION.VISION: OMS PATIENTS ARE RECEIVING THE HIGHEST QUALITY, SAFEST AND MOST ADVANCED CARE AVAILABLE. OMS ARE ADVANCING THE SPECIALTY THROUGH INNOVATIVE RESEARCH, PRACTICE, AND EDUCATION. DONORS AND PARTNERS ARE ENERGIZED BY THEIR ENGAGEMENT WITH THE OMS FOUNDATION. VALUES: OMS FOUNDATION BELIEVES THAT AS A SPECIALTY, OMS HAS AN OBLIGATION TO REMAIN AT THE FOREFRONT OF DELIVERING INNOVATIVE, QUALITY CARE TO PATIENTS. OMS FOUNDATION BELIEVES THAT BASIC SCIENCE, TRANSLATIONAL, AND CLINICAL RESEARCH DONE BY OMSS OFFERS THE BEST OPPORTUNITY TO ADVANCE CARE AND THE SPECIALTY. OMS FOUNDATION BELIEVES IN ADHERENCE TO THE HIGHEST PROFESSIONAL AND ETHICAL STANDARDS IN CONDUCTING ITS BUSINESS.

CTVRF STRIVES TO ENHANCE THE HEALTH OF VETERANS OF ALL GENERATIONS THROUGH RESEARCH AND EDUCATION. WE PROVIDE SUPPORT TO THE RESEARCH COMMUNITY WITHIN CENTRAL TEXAS VETERANS HEALTH CARE SYSTEM IN THEIR RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND TRAINING ENDEAVORS TO FOSTER PROGRAMS IN HEALTH SERVICES AND RESEARCH THAT BENEFITS THE NATION'S VETERANS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC.

TO ADVANCE THE RESEARCH AND EDUCATION MISSION OF THE US DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS BY FACILITATING RESEARCH AND EDUCATION ACTIVITIES AT THE BAY PINES VA HEALTHCARE SYSTEM.

TO IMPROVE HEALTH BY INVESTING IN ACADEMIC EMERGENCY MEDICINE CAREER DEVELOPMENT, RESEARCH, AND EDUCATION.

EDUCATION FOR PROFESSIONALS INVOLVED WITH PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

THE SPECIFIC AND PRIMARY PURPOSE OF THIS ORGANIZATION IS TO ENGAGE IN THE CONTINUOUS ACTIVE CONDUCT OF MEDICAL RESEARCH IN CONJUNCTION WITH ONE OR MORE HOSPITALS WHICH ARE DESCRIBED IN SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE, ARE FEDERAL HOSPITALS, OR ARE INSTRUMENTALITIES OF A GOVERNMENTAL UNIT REFERRED TO IN SECTION 170(C)(1) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. THE ORGANIZATION IS DEDICATED TO RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT IN PERSONALIZED MOLECULAR MEDICINE FOR THE TREATMENT OF UNMET MEDICAL NEEDS. PERSONALIZED MOLECULAR MEDICINE PROVIDES CUSTOMIZATION OF HEALTHCARE, WITH DECISIONS AND PRACTICES BEING TAILORED TO INDIVIDUAL PATIENTS AT THE MOLECULAR LEVEL.

ORGANIZED EXCLUSIVELY FOR THE PURPOSE OF CARRYING OUT AND SUPPORTING THE CHARITABLE, SCIENTIFIC, AND EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES OF PROMOTING CLINICAL PRACTICE, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT, AND EDUCATIONAL PATHOLOGY INFORMATICS.

THE MINNEAPOLIS RADIOLOGY AND VASCULAR RESEARCH FOUNDATION'S PURPOSES ARE CHARITABLE, SCIENTIFIC AND EDUCATIONAL; PRIMARILY TO CONDUCT AND SUPPORT RESEARCH INTO DIAGNOSTIC, INTERVENTIONAL AND SURGICAL APPROACHES FOR THE TREATMENT OF VASCULAR DISEASE AND FUTURE ADVANCES IN DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING. THE FOUNDATION ALSO PROVIDES GRANTS TO FELLOWS TO ATTEND AND PARTICIPATE IN THE CONFERENCE.

To form Amyloidosis Support Groups were needed, to have all Amyloidosis support Groups be self sustaining through donations, to fund and maintain libraries of education materials for all support groups, to fund group projects that wil help in spreading awareness and fundraising and to help finance the annual education retreat for training new and current group leaders and facilitators.

THE JOSEPH M. STILL BURN FOUNDATION, INC. IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT, PRIVATE ORGANIZATION AFFILIATED WITH THE JOSEPH M. STILL BURN CENTER CREATED WITH THE FOLLOWING PURPOSES: TO DEVELOP CLINICAL RESEARCH TO IMPROVE THE CARE OF BURN PATIENTS; TO DEVELOP EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS FOR MEMBERS OF THE BURN AND WOUND TEAM; TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE AND TEACHING IN BURN CARE TO UNDER-DEVELOPED COUNTRIES, IN RESPONSE TO BURN DISASTERS IN PARTICULAR; TO DISSEMINATE NEW KNOWLEDGE IN EPIDEMIOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT OF BURN-ASSOCIATED INJURIES AND WOUNDS.

OUR MISSION IS SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH FOCUSING ON DEVELOPMENT OF PREVENTATIVE AND THERAPEUTIC TREATMENTS FOR BOTH INFECTIOUS (MALARIA, HEPATITIS B AND C, AND INFLUENZA) AND NON-INFECTIOUS DISEASES (CANCER AND CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE).