LEESBURG (August 19, 2003) -- The Claude Moore Charitable Foundation announced today that it has donated $60,000 to the University of Virginia School of Medicine’s Department of Emergency Medicine (EMCERT). The donation will help buy the department’s first simulator. “The Claude Moore Charitable Foundation is pleased to support the University’s Department of Medicine, and more specifically the Department of Emergency Medicine,” said Foundation trustee Leigh B. Middleditch. “Dr. Moore valued education, and I think he would be proud to share his knowledge and resources with the next generation of medical professionals.” The Department of Emergency Medicine at the University of Virginia was created in May 1995 and provides post-graduate training for physicians in Emergency Medicine by providing clinical services for patients experiencing acute injury or illness. The Department currently consists of 15 full-time faculty members, 26 emergency medicine residents, 3 fellow and approximately 185 nurses, staff and other health care professionals. Active areas include critical care air/ground medical transport, prehospital education and training, pediatric emergency medicine, clinical toxicology, sexual assault examinations, women's emergency care, and cardiovascular emergencies. “We are deeply indebted for the Claude Moore Charitable Foundation’s generous support,” said Marcus L. Martin, Chair of the U.Va. Health System. “With the addition of the simulator, the education of emergency medicine residents emergency medicine technicians, paramedics, nurses, medical students, and other health care providers in Central Virginia and UVa Health System just got a big boost from this kind gift.” The Claude Moore Charitable Foundation: Founded in 1987, the Claude Moore Charitable Foundation's mission is to enhance educational opportunities, including higher education, for young people in the Commonwealth of Virginia and elsewhere. Major contributions have been made to the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine-Inova Division, Friends of Sugarland Run for the Cardinal Glen Stream Stabilization Project, the Loudoun Environmental Indicators Project at George Washington University, Claude Moore Colonial Farm Park at Turkey Run, Claude Moore Heritage Farm Park, National Capital Area Council of Boy Scouts America and $3 million to the National Air and Space Museum’s Udvar-Hazy Center at Washington Dulles International Airport. Contact:
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