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Our Mission
The Neil Samuel Ghiso Foundation is dedicated to fostering compassionate care for chronically and terminally ill patients and their families through medical education and training.
We at the Foundation share Neil's belief that, in a society where medical institutions concentrate on the research imperative and the healthcare system focuses on maximizing throughput (and minimizing the amount of time doctors spend with patients), a fundamental element of medicine -compassion - has not received adequate emphasis. Compassionate care benefits not only patients, but also doctors by offering them the opportunity for greater meaning and personal growth in the practice of medicine. NSGF strives to augment and enhance the training and education that medical students and doctors receive regarding the delivery of compassionate medical care.
The purpose of the Neil Samuel Ghiso, M.D., Memorial Scholarship Fund is to provide tuition support to promising University of Michigan Medical students with financial need. Selected students will have demonstrated a call to service grounded in compassion. This is the foundation in their desire to become a physician. The scholarship creates a legacy in Neil's honor to educate physicians who are committed to delivering the highest quality care, focused on compassion for patients and empathy for their family and loved ones. The fund is endowed so that it will grow over time and support generations of medical students for years to come.
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