Kirk D. Ramin, MD, Endowment Fund Award

The Kirk D. Ramin, M.D. Endowment Fund was established in recognition of his dedication to the training and continued education of countless providers of pregnancy-related care.

This fund will provide financial support for attendance at obstetric-related conferences, with the goal of enhancing education related to the care of women in their pregnancies, from the routine to the complex.

This fund will continue his lifelong commitment to his colleagues, students and patients.

In April of 2016, Dr. Ramin reluctantly relinquished his active teaching and clinical duties due to health reasons. He passed away on Saturday, February 29, 2020, surrounded by family and friends. 

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“Education has been a key part of my 22-year career in Maternal-Fetal Medicine and I felt compelled to continue this mission despite leaving my clinical practice last year.  
Because of your generosity in donating to the Kirk D. Ramin Scholarship, we are able to begin offering scholarships in 2018 for continuing education of health care providers that care for women and their complicated pregnancies."
~ Kirk Ramin, M.D.

In memoriam: Kirk D. Ramin, M.D. (1962 - 2020)

Applicants must be:

  • A current provider of obstetric or obstetric-related care (including physicians. advanced practice providers, nurses, ultrasonographers, genetic counselors or other care providers)
  • Planning on attending a conference related to obstetric care
  • Donors to the Ramin Fund are ineligible to receive scholarship funds
 

Apply for Funds

Funds will be awarded based on the strength of the application. All applicants will be notified of award decision by email.

Funding Cycles 

Application Due Date: January 16, 2024
Notification Date: February 15, 2024
Distribution of Funds: Following conference attendance and submission of receipts

Up to $4,000/year will be available. The number of awards available per year is dependent on the amount funded per award.

To apply for funds, please complete the application.

 

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Past Award Recipients

2024
Name  Location Award
Chen Chen Robertson, MD M Health Fairview $2,700
  Conference: Banner Health Critical Care Obstetrics
Cassie Thompson, BSN, RN, PHN M Health Fairview $1,000
  Conference: Synova Perinatal Leadership Forum
Alisa Rehani, RDMS, RVT M Health Fairview $375
  ESP Ultrasound: Fetal Echocardiography
 
2023
Name  Location Award
Emily Biscaye, MD OBGYN Residency $980
  Conference:  Black Maternal Health Conference and Training Institute
Betsy Hoover, MD MFM Fellowship $2000
  Conference: SASGOG PROGRESS Course

 

2022
Name  Location Award
Elisabeth Anderson, RDMS HCMC $280
  Conference:  MSDU Spring Seminar
Marie Lockwood, RDMS M Health Fairview $430
  Conference: MSDU Spring Seminar
Molly Shepperd, RDMS M Health Fairview $430
  Conference: MSDU Spring Seminar
Shelby Thomason, BSN M Health Fairview $1500
  Conference: Foundations for Best Practice in Lactation Care
Alicia Zubrzycki, RDMS M Health Fairview $430
  Conference: MSDU Spring Seminar
2021
Name  Location Award
Jill Lewter, RDMS M Health Fairview $900
  Conference:  2021 AIUM Virtual Annual Meeting
Rhianna Britton, MSN, RNC-OB, C-EF M Health Fairview $2,000
  Conference: AWHONN 2021 National Conference
Nanette Vogel, MS, RNC-OB, EF M Health Fairview $2,000
  Conference: AWHONN 2021 National Conference
2020
Name  Location Award
Alina Bailey, MSN, BA, RN Fairview $1,500
  Conference:  2020 AWHONN Annual Convention 
Audrey Messelt, MD OBGYN Residency $1,200
  Conference:  AIUM 2020 Annual Integrative Ultrasound Meeting 
Jill Lewter, RDMS Fairview $1450
  Conference: CHOP Focus on the Fetus 2020
2019
Name  Location Award
Vanessa Lund, BA, RDMS Fairview $1,200
  Conference:  10th Annual Fetal Echocardiography: Normal and Abnormal Hearts 
Doreen Getty, RDMS Fairview $1,200
  Conference:  10th Annual Fetal Echocardiography: Normal and Abnormal Hearts 
Sabrina Bedell, MD UM Residency $600
  Conference: International Symposium on Diabetes, Hypertension, Metabolic Syndrome and Pregnancy 
2018
Name Location Award
Angela Fumanti, RDMS Fairview $2,000
  Conference:  9th Annual Fetal Echocardiography: Normal and Abnormal Hearts
Sabrina Burn, MD UM Residency $1,000
  Conference:  American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine Annual Convention

DONATE TO THE KIRK D. RAMIN, M.D. ENDOWMENT FUND

GIVE to the Ramin Fund.

For more information or questions, please contact Wheatonia Malekebu, Director of Administration and Operations, wmalekeb@umn.edu or 612-626-6513.

Paper checks can be mailed to: 
University of Minnesota Foundation
Attn: Kirk D. Ramin, M.D. Fund 21597
PO Box 860266
Minneapolis, MN 55486