Gottesman has himself been a professor at the medical education and has sat on the university board for 55 years. On Monday, it became clear that she has made a historically large donation to medical education in the name of her late husband, David “Sandy” Gottesman. – I am very grateful that my late husband Sandy has left me these funds. And I feel blessed to have the privilege of giving this gift to such a worthy cause, says Dr. Ruth Gottesman in a statement. Albert Einstein College of Medicine in the Bronx in New York City. Photo: Michael M. Santiago / AFP In 2010, the married couple gave $25 million, earmarked for an institute for stem cell research, to the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in the county and borough of the Bronx. The borough of the Bronx is the third most densely populated in the United States. It is the northernmost of New York City’s boroughs and is located on the mainland. Ruth Gottesman has now given one billion dollars, or around NOK 10.6 billion, to medical education there. – This monetary gift revolutionizes our ability to attract students who are committed to our mission, not just those who can afford it, says head of department Yaron Tomer to CNN. Deer education According to a survey carried out by the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) this autumn, the average student who graduated in 2023 had more than 200,000 dollars, 2.1 million Norwegian kroner, in student loans after completing medical education. According to the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, the monetary gift is the largest given to any medical education in the country, and it will ensure that no medical student at Einstein ever has to pay tuition again. They use the expression “in perpetuity”, i.e. forever. An overview made by Shemmassian Academic Consulting shows that the total semester fee for American medical education in the academic year 2023/2024 varies from 41,737 to 70,596 dollars, i.e. from 440,000 to 750,000 kroner. Certain universities give students the opportunity to apply for various scholarships, but studying medicine in the USA is an expensive affair anyway. Diversity and talent The president of Montefiore Einstein, the organization that owns the medical education and the Montefiore Health System, Dr. Philip Ozuah, emphasizes that the intention behind the gift is to attract a diversity of talented students who otherwise would not have been able to afford medical education. All students who are in their fourth year now will have their semester fee for spring 2024 refunded. And all future students will receive free schooling, the university reports.
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