Giving Opportunities

Good health is the foundation of a good life

Contributions to medical research and education come in all shapes and sizes. From the $5 to the annual Molly Appeal, to a $12.5 million gift from local donor, Beatrice Hunter, to establish an endowed chair in cancer research—not to mention the selfless heroes who donate their bodies to science—no gift is too big or small.

Your commitment to supporting health research and education create real impact—yesterday, today, and into tomorrow. There are a number of ways that you can make your gift to support life-changing research, and the education needed to support a new generation of physicians in the region. For more information or help with making your gift, contact us: 

902-494-3502 or medadvancement@dal.ca

Investing in Dalhousie Medical School

A gift to Dalhousie’s Faculty of Medicine is an investment in training physicians and physician assistants, delivering patient-centred care, conducting medical research, improving healthcare delivery, and even contributing to the economy.

Ways to Give

• The Molly Appeal
  The Molly Appeal is the Faculty of Medicine’s annual campaign created to raise critical funds throughout the year in support of local health research excellence.

• Make it monthly
  As a monthly donor to the Faculty of Medicine, you can contribute to health research and education through an easy, automated gift.

• Scholarships and bursaries and awards – tackling student debt
  Medical students in Canada graduate with an average debt load of about $160,000. Creating more scholarships, bursaries and awards means our students can focus more on becoming great doctors and researchers and worry less about the acquiring massive student debt. 

• Endowed Chairs—strengthening our research community
  Endowed chairs are held by leading researchers or academics with international reputations in their fields. The significant endowment funds that support these senior faculty generate perpetual funding, so the chairs have long-term stability to build research and academic programs with far-reaching impacts. Contact us to learn more.

• Leaving a Legacy
  Plan a gift to medical research and education as part of your estate plan allowing you to leave a legacy to a cause that is important to you, while often providing important tax benefits to your estate. Contact us to learn more.

• The ultimate gift
  Dalhousie Medical School is grateful for the generosity of a very special group of donors. Every year, men and women donate their bodies to the medical school, allowing our students to gain critical knowledge of human anatomy and physiology that they could not learn any other way. The Human Body Donation Program is an essential part of our curriculum. A special service honouring these donors takes place every year at Dalhousie Memorial Gardens.

Learn more about why we need you and giving opportunities at Dalhousie’s Faculty of Medicine, please contact:

Cathrine Yuill
Executive Director, Advancement
Faculty of Medicine, Dalhousie University
Cathrine.Yuill@dal.ca

Meet the Team

Find another team member to answer your questions or help you to make your impact on medical research and education at Dalhousie’s Faculty of Medicine.