FGI Finance helps to sponsor “Student Doctor For a Day”
NEW YORK, November 05, 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.