Hennepin County Medical Center Department of Medicine Alumni

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Alvin Schultz Education and Research Fund

About the Fund

Proceeds from the Alvin L. Schultz Education and Research Fund are used to:

• Support residents who present their research at regional and national
  scientific meetings.

• Provide funding to enable residents to have an off-campus experience
  either in the U.S. or at designated international sites.

• Bring in well-known visiting professors for Medicine Grand Rounds and
  other special events including the Alvin Schultz Visiting Professorship
  and Professorships in Humanities in Medicine and Frontiers in Medicine.

• Provide support for residents’ research projects.

• Provide seed money for junior faculty who are beginning their research
  careers.

The Alvin Schultz Lectureship was established in honor of Dr. Schultz and annually highlights speakers who lecture on a range of topics, such as health care reform, health disparities in Minnesota, and bioterrorism.

Distinguished Alumni highlights alumni speakers who discuss a variety of issues related to their current practice.

How You Can Help

Please join us in honoring Dr. Alvin L. Schultz by making a donation to the Alvin Schultz Fund (MMRF #4987), which can be sent to the address below. If you have any questions, please contact us:

Minneapolis Medical Research Foundation

600 Shapiro Building

914 South Eighth Street

Minneapolis, MN 55404
612-347-7799

www.mmrf.org

Alvin Schultz, M.D.

Alvin Schultz, M.D., was the Chief of Medicine at Hennepin County Medical Center (HCMC) from 1965 to 1987. Dr. Schultz set and maintained the highest standards

of teaching excellence at HCMC and by 1987, 300 residents had completed training

in internal medicine. Under his leadership, the Department of Medicine achieved national recognition for the quality of its clinical, research and educational programs.

Dr. Schultz passed away in 2001 after a lengthy illness. The Alvin Schultz Education and Research Fund was established at the Minneapolis Medical Research Foundation (MMRF) to honor his legacy by enhancing the research and education activities within the Department of Medicine at HCMC.