NSU Horizons Fall 2017

4 NSU HORIZONS changing the landscape of medical care in Florida, the United States, and globally. The transformational commitment includes a $50-million gift and an additional $150-million real estate and facility investment in a future 325,000-square-foot education complex that will be part of NSU’s new Tampa Bay Regional Campus. The gift promises to advance health care in Florida and beyond, and focuses on serving the needs of rural, multicultural, and medically under- served communities. “This $50-million gift is the largest philanthropic commitment in NSU’s history,” said George L. Hanbury II, Ph.D., NSU president and CEO. “This gift and additional investment will enrich NSU’s ability to educate highly qualified physicians and health care professionals who understand how the medical disciplines can and must work together. These future leaders will represent the cultural diversity of our region, our nation, and our world, so that they can better serve their patients and communities.” The $50-million pledge catapults NSU to more than 84 percent of its goal to raise $250 million by 2020 for its Realizing Potential philan- thropic campaign. The Patels’ largesse provides support to NSU in numerous ways, including • the naming of NSU’s Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine, with support for equipment and the hiring of additional faculty and staff members in the Tampa Bay area, as well as an endowment to sustain the operation of the college in perpetuity • the naming of NSU’s Dr. Pallavi Patel College of Health Care Sciences and an endowed scholarship fund for students • the acquisition of the former Clearwater Christian College by the Patel Family Foundation for development into a 27-acre, NSU Tampa Bay Regional Campus that will host a second osteo- pathic medicine site, as well as the existing programs offered by NSU in the Tampa Bay area The current NSU Tampa Campus offers physical therapy, occupational therapy, cardiovascular sonography, anesthesiologist assistant, and speech-language pathology from the newly named Dr. Pallavi Patel College of Health Care Sciences. Programs are also offered from other NSU colleges, including nursing, psychology, and education. For Dr. K, who always had a desire to start his own medical school, the partnership with NSU is a result of perfect timing, coincidence, and circum- stances. “When I think of something, I move rapidly. Partnering with NSU is an amazing opportunity. All the stars were aligned in the right way. Me wanting to have a medical college… the desire of NSU to expand. It all happened very quickly,” he explained. In keeping with Dr. K’s philosophy, the construction timeline for the new regional campus is aggressive. NSU has applied for a class of 150 osteo- pathic medicine students to be taught at the Tampa Bay Regional Campus in fall 2019. During the same time frame,