Dear all,
The UIHC Department of Anesthesia is thrilled to take part in the annual FAER Academic Giving Competition supporting the Foundation for Anesthesia Education and Research (FAER)!
The Academic Giving Competition – or AGC – starts today! We will be in fun (but fierce) competition with other Anesthesia departments to raise funds for FAER and its mission to develop the next generation of physician-investigators.
Many of you know FAER. Some of you have received a FAER grant, participated in its MSARF or RSP programs, or served as mentors for its grantees. Since 1982, the Department of Anesthesia at UIHC has received 16 grants from FAER, including Mentored Research Training Grants, New Investigator Awards, and Research Starter Grants. In any case, we all benefit from FAER’s work. You can learn more about FAER here.
I received my first grant from FAER in my first year after residency, and it was critical to growing my career as a physician scientist. The University of Iowa has also recently hosted medical students from across the country as summer research fellows.
Dr. Rakesh Sondekoppam & I will be your team captains and, of course, we aim to win the AGC! Winning is done by either raising the most money or having the most people donate. On the line are bragging rights, a trophy to help with the bragging, and – most importantly – a Grand Rounds from FAER leaders.
The AGC ends at 11:59 PM CT on Monday, October 17. Here’s how to donate and lead us to victory:
- Visit our team page here: University of Iowa FAER Academic Giving Competition 2023
- Click the ‘Donate’ button under the Thermometer.
- On the donation page, make sure our university is shown as the ‘Donation Recipient’ at the top.
- Complete the information on the donation page and click ‘Complete Donation’.
- You’re done! A receipt will be emailed to you.
Our goal is to raise $7,000 by October 17! We need your to help us get there. Tax-deductible donations at any level are wonderful, appreciated, and help us win. $25 minimum to be counted.
Last year we were 11th place in total fundraising, with 25 individual donors, beating out Cleveland Clinic, Vanderbilt and Yale. Let’s beat that this year!
Please give generously! Let’s win this!
With appreciation,
David Kaczka & Rakesh Sondekoppam
P.S. Want to know who we’re competing against?! You can check out the AGC’s homepage here.
