ZVMS Foundation
ZVMS Foundation's Mission
The ZVMS Foundation supports local projects that align with our mission, collaborates with partners to improve the health and wellbeing of the communities that we serve, and supports initiatives that focus on enhancing health policy and equity.
Improving the Health, Wellbeing, and Care of Our Communities
ZVMS Foundation is the fund administrator for: ZVMS Street Medicine, ZVMS Rural Medicine, and The TABLE.
Keep scrolling to learn about these programs to improve the health, wellbeing, and care of our communities.
ZVMS Foundation Supports ZVMS Street Medicine
The ZVMS Foundation is proud to support ZVMS Street Medicine.
ZVMS Street Medicine provides direct care to people experiencing unstable housing
through street rounds and community clinics.
ZVMS Street Medicine also trains medical students to serve people experiencing unstable housing.
ZVMS Foundation Supports ZVMS Rural Medicine
The ZVMS Foundation proudly supports ZVMS Rural Medicine.
ZVMS Rural Medicine provides outreach to our surrounding rural communities.
ZVMS Rural Medicine also trains medical students to serve people in rural areas.
ZVMS Foundation Supports The TABLE
The ZVMS Foundation proudly supports The TABLE.
The TABLE is a collective of individuals with direct experience of homelessness who provide input on policies, projects, and programs in Olmsted County.
ZVMS Foundation Launches Fundraising Campaign for Eye Care Clinic
The ZVMS Foundation has launched a fundraising campaign to support the ZVMS Street Medicine Initiative’s eye care clinic to be held in May.
On May 20, 2023, the Street Medicine Initiative will partner with homelessness service agencies to provide an eye care clinic for our community members experiencing unstable housing.
The eye care clinic will be held at The Landing MN in the afternoon of May 20. Medical students and physicians will provide free eye care. Eyeglasses will be provided at no cost to visitors of the eye care clinic.
To learn more about the fundraising campaign and to donate, click here
ZVMS Foundation Board of Directors
- President: Mark Liebow, MD, MPH
- Vice President: Thomas Kingsley, MD, MPH, MS
- Secretary/Treasurer: Juan Bowen, MD
- Executive Director: Beth Kangas, PhD
History
Originally established in 1998 to raise money for medical student and nursing scholarships, the ZVMS Foundation was reinstated to promote the health of our communities.