Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Beyond graduation: a survey study exploring drivers of alumni contributions to dermatology residencies

  • Short Report
  • Published:
Archives of Dermatological Research Aims and scope Submit manuscript

Abstract

Philanthropic donations are an increasingly important funding source for academic medical centers. Minimal published data is available about factors that influence alumni donations to residency programs. We performed a cross-sectional analysis of a single-site dermatology and combined internal medicine-dermatology residency programs to assess factors impacting alumni donations. Donors tended to have graduated less recently (only 20% graduating after 2010) and practice in the same region of their alma mater (50%). Respondents preferred funds be allocated to resident needs over needs of medical students. Strategically engaging senior alumni and offering fund allocation opportunities could increase philanthropy, with alumni perceptions of the residency program warranting further investigation for their impact on donation decisions.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

Fig. 1

Data availability

No datasets were generated or analysed during the current study.

References

  1. Conner DK (2005) Factors that affect alumni giving at a southeastern comprehensive university. Clemson University

  2. Wastyn ML (2009) Why alumni don’t give: a qualitative study of what motivates non-donors to higher education. Int J Educ Adv 9:96–108. https://doi.org/10.1057/ijea.2009.31

    Article  Google Scholar 

  3. Tsao JC, Coll G (2004) To give or not to give: factors determining alumni intent to make donations as a PR outcome. Journalism Mass Communication Educ 59:381–392

    Article  Google Scholar 

  4. Lertputtarak S, Supitchayangkool S (2013) Factors influencing alumni donations. Int J Bus Manage 9:170–178

    Google Scholar 

Download references

Funding

Not applicable.

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

    Cody Rasner

  2. Department of Dermatology, University of Minnesota, 516 Delaware St SE, MMC 98, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55455, USA

    Timothy Allen MD & Christina Boull MD

Authors
  1. Cody Rasner
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. Timothy Allen MD
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  3. Christina Boull MD
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Contributions

T.A. and C.R. and C.B. developed the idea for the project and helped with data collection, survey development, and data analysis. C.R. and C.B. wrote the main manuscript. C.R. and C.B. prepared figures and tables. All authors reviewed the manuscript.

Corresponding author

Correspondence to Christina Boull MD.

Ethics declarations

Competing interests

The authors declare no competing interests.

Additional information

Publisher’s Note

Springer Nature remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations.

Electronic supplementary material

Below is the link to the electronic supplementary material.

Supplementary Material 1

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Check for updates. Verify currency and authenticity via CrossMark

Cite this article

Rasner, C., Allen, T. & Boull, C. Beyond graduation: a survey study exploring drivers of alumni contributions to dermatology residencies. Arch Dermatol Res 316, 246 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00403-024-03009-w

Download citation

  • Received:

  • Revised:

  • Accepted:

  • Published:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00403-024-03009-w

Keywords

Search

Navigation