FGI Finance helps to sponsor “Student
Doctor For a Day”
NEW YORK (Business Wire EON/PRWEB ) November 5, 2008 --
FGI
Finance (www.fgifinance.com)
helped sponsor the University
of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (www.umdnj.edu)
in Newark’s, “Student
Doctor for a Day," on October 26, 2008 at the Liberty Science Center in
Jersey City. The program, hosted by student doctors from the University,
allowed children from Jersey City, Hoboken, North Bergen and Secaucus
and many other New Jersey towns to participate in an interactive career
day. In fact, the program reached out to and actively worked with the
Abbott schools, which represent New Jersey's 31 poorest school
districts, to organize and encourage students from those areas to attend.
“We focus our efforts on recruiting
participants from underserved communities in order to increase their
access and exposure to medical education so that we can empower young
students from these populations to develop the necessary competencies
for the pursuit of higher education and careers in the biomedical
sciences,” said Leila Mady, one of the event
coordinators.
Children were able to participate in various hands-on activities such as
how to wear a soft cast, viewing dissected animal organs, radiology
demonstrations and one-on-one counseling to the students to help guide
them towards the best high school courses to prepare them for a career
in medicine.
FGI Finance sponsored the stethoscopes that were handed out to each
child at the event. “The event was wonderful!
The kids loved the stethoscopes! We really could not have done it
without the support of FGI Finance,” said Mady.
The
University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ) students
form the backbone of New Jersey's health workforce. Formed in 1970, The
UMDNJ students rank among the nation's best each year on standardized
tests, certification and licensing examinations, and acceptance of
graduates into internships and residency programs. UMDNJ is ranked in
the top 100 research universities in the nation. Faculty members are
recognized internationally for research efforts. Serving its communities
is an integral part of the University's mission. It reaches out to
underserved populations through community-based clinics and mobile
teams. Students have initiated programs for the homeless, staffed
inner-city clinics, and volunteered for the Special Olympics.
FGI
Finance is a global commercial finance firm with clients in over 60
countries around the world. FGI helps middle market companies by
providing them with various financial products, business loans and
financial services to meet their financing needs. FGI Finance provides
financing in over 15 foreign currencies and has a presence in 6
continents.
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