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DCMS Foundation

DCMS FoundationThe mission of the DCMS Foundation (Academy of  Medicine Jacksonville) is to conduct cultural and educational activities for the public and physicians for the improvement of the community’s health.

The Academy  of Medicine was established by the Duval County Medical Society in 1959 as a non-for-profit institute of scientific research and learning, dealing primarily with medical science. Fifty years later, the Academy changed its name to the DCMS Foundation, Academy  of Medicine Jacksonville, to more appropriately match the relationship between the DCMS and its philanthropic arm. The Foundation has had a major impact on our region’s health awareness through a variety of initiatives:
  • The Jacksonville Health Education Program (JHEP)
  • The founding and development of the Borland Medical Library
  • Countywide polio and and rubella inoculation programs
  • Financial and medical supply relief for international disaster victims
  • Community education of HIV/AIDS and substance abuse
  • Continuing medical education for physicians
  • Fifty years of community health studies and research on a variety of illnesses
  • Partnering with the DCMS to produce the award-winning journal: Northeast Florida Medicine
  • Support for the International Health Volunteers Organization (www.internationalhealthvolunteers.org)
The Foundation founded (and originally housed) the We Care Jacksonville program which has provided millions of dollars of free medical care to the homeless, working poor, underinsured and uninsured adults and children of the Jacksonville community (see “Medical Outreach Programs”).

In the next five years the Foundation will continue its current philanthropic programs. The DCMS Foundation is the ideal center to bring our medical and lay community together to begin the dialogue and establish the strategies necessary to impact the more encompassing systems and societal issues that must be addressed to effect optimal health outcomes for all.

If you would like to honor a colleague or loved one who has been important to your life or medical career, and support important local medical education at the same time, make a tax-free donation to the DCMS Foundation in their honor. Your donation will be recognized in the Northeast Florida Medicine journal and online.

Money raised from the Anatomy of Gray fundraiser in 2008 is being used to develop an educational program that encourages high school students to pursue a career in medicine. Through a partnership between the DCMS Foundation and the University of Florida, students will experience not only what it takes to become a physician, but the rewards of returning to their local community to make a difference for the future. The Foundation hopes to grow through the coming years to make more such opportunities available, thus, fulfilling its mission.

For more information, contact Jay Millson at (904) 355-6561.

A copy of the official registration and financial information may be obtained from the division of consumer services by calling toll free within the state.  Registration does not imply endorsement, or recommendation by the state.  The toll free number of the division is 800-435-7352.  Registration #SC-04348.  The DCMS Foundation retains 100 percent of each contribution received.