Ontario Medical Student Bursary Fund honours individual and corporate donors

by Tuhina Kundu-Patel

More than 70 guests attended the fourth annual Ontario Medical Student Bursary Fund (OMSBF) Donor Reception, held November 22, 2003, at the Hilton Toronto Hotel.

Generously sponsored by Pfizer, the event provided OMSBF bursary recipients, staff and volunteers, an opportunity to personally thank individual and corporate donors who have become involved in improving students’ accessibility to medical school.

Following is a complete listing of donors present at the reception who received plaques and certificates in appreciation of their generous gifts to the OMSBF:

Partner Level

•           Dr. Larry Erlick

Patron Level

•           Dr. Izzie Boxen

•           Dr. Desi Brownstone

•           Dr. Rodrigo De Luna   

•           Dr. Michael Hawke

•           Dr. Barry Mitchell

•           Dr. Leonora Regenstreif

•           Dr. Maryam Rostami

•           Dr. Stephen Somerton

Builder Level

•           OMSA – Health Care Associates   Tina Powers accepting.

Sustainer Level

•           Dr. J. Ian Macmillan

Benefactor Level

•           Academy of Medicine Ottawa   Dawna Feeley and Dr. Gail Beck accepting.

•           Pfizer   Lawrence Sereacki and Krista Scaldwell accepting.

Director Level

•           GlaxoSmithKline Allan Odette accepting.

To obtain further information about the Ontario Medical Student Bursary Fund, or to make a donation, please visit the OMSBF link on the OMA Home Page (www.oma.org/student/index.htm), or contact OMSBF Campaign Director Sandra Zidaric at 1-800-268-7215, (416) 340-2913, or e-mail: sandy_zidaric@oma.org.

	OMSBF Chair Dr. Janice Willett, Ontario Medical Foundation President Dr. Albert Schumacher, Jeff Boyd (RBC Royal Bank)
	Dr.Janice Willett, Krista Scaldwell (Pfizer), Dr.Albert Schumacher, Lawrence Sereacki (Pfizer).
	Dr.Albert Schumacher, Allan Odette (GlaxoSmithKline), Dr.Janice Willett
	Dr.Janice Willett, Dr.Stephen Somerton, Dr.Albert Schumacher
	Dr Janice Willett, Tina Powers (Ontario Medical Secretaries Association-Health Care Associates), Dr.Albert Schumacher
	Dr.Janice Willett, Dr.Albert Schumacher, Dr.Gail Beck (Academy of Medicine Ottawa), Dawna Feeley (Academy of Medicine Ottawa).
	OMA President Dr.Larry Erlick, OMA Past President (1999-2000) Dr.Ronald Wexler, Bill Clementi (RBC Royal Bank), Jeff Boyd (RBC Royal Bank).
	Dr.Rodrigo De Luna, Dr.Leonora Regenstreif.
	Dr.Janice Willett, Dr.Barry Mitchell, Dr Albert Schumacher
	Ellen Silver, Natasha Sukhai, David Banayan, Lawrence Sereaki (Pfizer), Krista Scaldwell (Pfizer), Ashley Waddington, Sabrina Lim.
	Dr.Janice Willett, Dr.Izzie Boxen, Dr.Albert Schumacher
	Dr.Janice Willett, Dr.Desi Brownstone