Family Medicine Endowment Fund

Dr. Chester Fox at the Jefferson Family Medicine Center.

Supporting family practice research, providing care to underserved communities, and teaching interpersonal skills required of a family physician are the goals of this fund.

The Family Medicine Endowment Fund was created in 1997 to support the department’s mission in perpetuity. The fund was established by various donors in order to enhance the programs and activities of the Department of Family Medicine in the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University at Buffalo, at the discretion of the Chair of the Department of Family Medicine.

Revenues from the fund sustain a variety of initiatives, such as those that allow residents to take advantage of research opportunities or attend conferences.

In the world of medicine, there is always more that we can do. More physicians we can train. More discoveries we can make. More lives we can save. Now, even as we celebrate all we have recently achieved, we continue to look forward to the possibilities ahead. Bold ambitions require big investments—and generous support. Together, we will continue to build on our shared success and lead the way toward the future of medicine.

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News from the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences

  • Surgery’s Research Day Celebration of Discovery
    6/1/23

    Joe L’Huillier, MD, a third-year trainee in the general surgery residency program, was very busy during the Department of Surgery’s 19th annual Research Day, conducted May 18 at the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences building.

  • Prescribed Exercise After Sport-Related Concussion Promotes Recovery
    6/14/23

    Prescribed aerobic exercise after a sport-related concussion speeds recovery, according to a systematic review and meta-analysis led by University at Buffalo researchers and published online on June 14 in the British Journal of Sports Medicine.

  • A Potential Dramatic Change in Treating Type 1 Diabetes
    9/6/23

    Treating newly diagnosed Type 1 diabetes patients with semaglutide (trade names Ozempic, Wegovy and Rybelsus) may drastically reduce or even eliminate their need for injected insulin.

  • Crane Hoists Massive MRI Into CTRC
    6/26/23

    UB is the first place in the nation to use the powerful Philips MR 7700 scanner solely for research that will prioritize underrepresented groups.

  • Neuroscientist Wins Travel Award to ACNP Meeting
    12/22/23

    Sergio Dominguez-Lopez, PhD, assistant professor of pharmacology and toxicology, received a travel award from the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ACNP) to attend its annual meeting Dec. 3-6 in Tampa, Florida.

  • Second Look Weekend Peels Back Layers of Life at UB
    5/11/23

    Second Look Weekend provides accepted students from groups historically underrepresented in medicine with the opportunity to learn more details about what the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences and the University at Buffalo have to offer.

  • No Brain, No Gain When Relieving Chronic Pain
    3/31/23

    Studies have shown that a specific non-drug treatment of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) developed by researchers at the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences can be effective for a range of pain problems and lead to significant improvements in functioning, quality of life and symptoms resistant to medical treatments.