Dr. Ruth M. Allen Endowed Fund for Medical Education

Purpose

The primary goal of the Ruth M. Allen Fund for Medical Education is to help educators learn about effective practices related to teaching and learning in medical education. The fund is intended to support individuals, especially those pursuing sabbatical or postgraduate training experiences in medical education. Eligible individuals include faculty from other institutions or countries coming to MSU who are interested in learning how to teach. Of particular interest is the development of teaching skills for junior faculty and for women in medical education.

RUTH M. ALLEN

Ruth Allen earned her MS in Biochemistry and then joined the Peace Corps in Malaysia for 3 years as a teacher. She returned to the US and obtained her PhD in Instructional Design and Technology from Michigan State University in 1972. She was a Regional Medical Fellow with OMERAD from 1970 to 1971. From graduating from MSY, she became the Director of Education for the American Society for Medical Technology, joined the faculty at the University of Texas in Houston, then Wichita State University, the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston and then the faculty at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in the Office of Educational Development. There she worked with medical school faculty, residents and fellows attempting to improve their educational activities. She is now retired and raises orchids, and volunteers at the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra where she performs research for the organization and their subscribers and participants. She recently agreed to do all the academic evaluation for the first year of operation for the Clinton School for Public Service, the only school of its kind in the nation. It has proven to be a challenge for her but an interesting adventure in a new field.

Contributions to the Fund

The Dr. Ruth M. Allen Endowed Fund for Medical Education is supported by an endowment established by Dr. Allen. Through this endowment, she wishes to both return the support and provide assistance to others interested in their professional development as educators. During her time with OMERAD, Dr. Allen developed a network of colleagues that ultimately allowed her to establish a long and successful career dedicated to the education of health professionals.

Continued support of the Dr. Ruth M. Allen Endowed Fund for Medical Education will help to expand the breadth and types of opportunities available to faculty interested in enriching their contributions to professional education, with a focus on teaching and learning.

To make a pledge to the Dr. Ruth M. Allen Endowed Fund for Medical Education or to receive further information, please contact:

University Development
Spartan Way
535 Chestnut Road, Room 300
East Lansing, MI 48824
Telephone: 616-234-2614
CHMDEVELOPMENT@msu.edu

Contributions should be made payable to Michigan State University, designated for the Dr. Ruth M. Allen Endowed Fund for Medical Education, and directed to the same address.