The Colby Foundation offers to qualifying schools of medicine, the Colby Cassani Endowed Lectureship series. The endowment funds Organ and Tissue Donation curricula. We invite you to inquire about this perpetual endowment.

OUR REQUIREMENTS: Participating schools commit to:

• introducing at least two half-day lecture assemblies--once during the academic years and once during the clinical years of a medical student’s career
• applying funds to engage speakers from each of the following disciplines:
  • Medical professionals or scientific researchers specializing in Organ and Tissue Donation or transplantation
  • Organ procurement professionals
  • Organ and/or Tissue recipients or donor family representatives
• addressing organ and tissue donation’s medical and scientific aspects, state-specific and overall legal and logistical complexities, ethical issues, and personal impact

OUR ASSISTANCE: The Colby Foundation helps schools seeking our endowment in two ways. We are available to assist with the application process and we support the Lectureship directly.

We can assist you with the application process by:

• sharing the outline of a model Lectureship series that meets Colby Foundation criteria. Applying schools might choose to duplicate this model or to submit a unique proposal that meets our minimum requirements

The Colby Foundation supports Lectureship recipients by providing:

• an annual endowment to qualifying schools
• contact information for medical/scientific and organ procurement speakers, if needed
• the recipient or donor family perspective by offering Starla Cassani and others to speak
• printed and web-based educational material
• ongoing support and technical assistance to ensure program quality