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itional outstanding clinical faculty, increase their productivity with state-of-the-art technology, ensure a quality nursing staff, provide improved telephone and information systems, and support clinical research programs so patients can benefit sooner from the great discoveries being made at the school in basic science in short to ensure that patients can get the best possible care at the medical school."

Early donations to the campaign have been used in part to facilitate the construction on the North Campus of the largest biomedical research building in the state, scheduled for completion in 2005. The recently opened Moncrief Radiation Oncology Center was also funded from campaign gifts. Funds have also enabled the recruitment of new chairs of neurology, psychiatry, cardiology, anesthesiology, radiation therapy, pediatrics and internal medicine. The Clinical Services Initiative was announced in February 2003 in conjunction with a gift of $10 million from Mr. Solomon and his wife, Gay, to endow enhanced patient services in the Division of General Internal Medicine. This and subsequent donations have helped begin the installation of a sophisticated electronic medical records system, and new human resources and clinical training directors have also been hired to facilitate patient focused training for all clinical staff.

"The extraordinary response of the donor community, along with UT Southwestern's increasing focus on patient services, prompted the decision to raise the goal of the drive," Mr. Solomon said. "Thanks to the tremendous philanthropic support we have received, UT Southwestern's doctors and scientists will be able to accelerate their work at the forefront of research and will simultaneously be able to develop a model system for the delivery of superb patient care."

Dr. John Rutherford, the medical center's vice president for clinical operations, said the expanded goal for the Clinical Services Initiative will enable the medi
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Contact: Philip Schoch
philip.schoch@utsouthwestern.edu
214-648-3404
UT Southwestern Medical Center
13-Nov-2003

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