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2022 Luncheon Bob Breck

Alliance Committee gets the good times rolling in New Orleans

The OMS Foundation Alliance celebrated its 28th year with good times and high-impact fundraising in New Orleans, La., raising more than $16,000 for the Foundation’s Global Initiative for Volunteerism and…

Schenker Dr. Mara

Faculty Lunch & Learn draws a crowd

In keeping with its commitment to support the specialty’s academic sector, the OMS Foundation hosted a free Lunch & Learn for OMS faculty at the 2022 AAOMS Annual Meeting. With…

2022 AAOMS Annual Meeting Logo

Legacy, OMSFIRE donors step up in New Orleans

Buoyed by an influx of new recruits to the cause, the Louisiana Pavilion of The National WWII Museum was near capacity during the OMS Foundation’s R.V. Walker Donor Recognition Reception…

Protecting the best specialty in the world

Helen and I were raised in families where education was considered the most important gift you could offer your children, and we believe research is a key component of education.…

Philbert Rawle

Foundation Board welcomes Dr. Rawle F. Philbert

The OMS Foundation welcomed Rawle F. Philbert, DDS, FACS, to its Board of Directors in October, filling a vacancy left by retiring Director Thomas P. Williams, DDS, MD, FACS. Dr.…

Dr. Louis K. Rafetto, DMD

Making it a priority to ‘do better’

“How can we do better?” was the principal theme of Dr. Mara Schenker’s presentation to the Faculty Section in New Orleans. She was addressing the challenges of identifying and recruiting…

Tribute appeal honors Dr. Jim Bertz with $60,000-plus in donations to GIVE

After a two-year hiatus imposed by pandemic-related travel restrictions, the Foundation’s Global Initiative for Volunteerism and Education (GIVE) is again offering $2,500 stipends to OMS residents seeking the opportunity to…

Mr. Bill Passolt, CPA

Volunteer Spotlight: William Passolt, CPA

During my career, it has been my good fortune to cross paths with great teachers, great mentors and great leaders. If you have spent any time with Bill Passolt –…

Volunteer spotlight: Drs. Charles Weber, Jasjit Dillon, Thomas Dodson and Patricia Kelly, WSSOMS

When the Florida Society of OMS announced its tribute appeal honoring Dr. Jim and Judy Davis in November 2021, Dr. Chuck Weber was an enthusiastic contributor. “I’ve known and respected…

Your donations at work: Study aims to support decision-making with AI

A cross-disciplinary research team at Texas A&M University, with funding from the OMS Foundation, is applying high-level technology to create a risk assessment tool for surgeons treating patients with orbital…