Your support helps change lives in remarkable ways
The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center had an incredible 2023 thanks to our donors’ support of groundbreaking advancements and best-in-class patient care.
Because of you, remarkable stories are told every day by Wexner Medical Center patients, health care workers, researchers and donors. Here, we’re highlighting just a few of them. The hope and promise for our patients and their families are only possible with support from donors like you.
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25 years of advancing breast cancer research and treatment
The Stefanie Spielman Fund for Breast Cancer Research celebrated 25 years of dramatically changing the landscape for breast cancer research and treatment.
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76 percent reduction in suicide attempts
Ohio State’s Suicide and Trauma Reduction Initiative for Veterans (STRIVE) has developed proven therapies that reduce veteran suicide attempts by 76% and offer 70% of participants a full recovery from PTSD.
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One kidney inspires a career
A roommate’s gift of life prompted Mohamed Emlemdi to pursue a career in medicine, and how a scholarship is supporting his dream.
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$283 million for cancer research
The Pelotonia community has raised more than $283 million for cancer research at The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center – Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute (OSUCCC – James) and provided hope to countless patients and families.
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Two lungs for Sarah Whitley
One day Sarah Whitley’s pulmonologist, Stephen Kirkby, MD, brought her Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups to cheer her up; the next day, he had even better news.
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100,000 square feet for education
The new Interdisciplinary Health Sciences Center will offer College of Medicine students new spaces that support hands-on learning, research and cross-disciplinary collaboration.