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 individuals 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.
“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 15, 2025 |
| Notification Date: | February 14, 2025 |
| Distribution of Funds: | Following conference attendance and submission of receipts |
Up to $5,000/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.
Past Award Recipients
2025
| Name | Affiliation | Award |
| Angie L. Miller, MN, APRN, CNM | PhD Student, School of Nursing, University of Minnesota; Certified Nurse-Midwife, M Physicians | $2,800 |
| Conference: 24th International Labour and Birth Research Conference | ||
| Carrie E. Neerland, PhD, APRN, CNM, FACNM | Assistant Professor & Certified Nurse-Midwife, University of Minnesota | $2,200 |
| Conference: 24th International Labour and Birth Research Conference | ||
2024
| Name | Affiliation | 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 | Affiliation | 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 | Affiliation | 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 | Affiliation | 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 | Affiliation | 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 | Affiliation | 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 | Affiliation | 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
For more information or questions, please contact Wheatonia Malekebu, Director of Administration and Operations, [email protected] 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