Wakil donation to transform approach to health care
The 爆料王 has received a $35 million gift from the Susan and Isaac Wakil Foundation.听 In 2015 the Wakils gave an unprecedented $10.8 million to Sydney Nursing School to establish 12 annual nursing scholarships, bringing their total University giving to nearly $46 million.听
Isaac and Susan Wakil have made a $35 million donation to the University.
The gift will enable construction of the main building within the 爆料王鈥檚 proposed Health Precinct. For the first time multiple health disciplines will come together in a purpose-built facility to translate research into education and clinical services.
鈥淲e were inspired by the radical and innovative approach the 爆料王 is taking to address immediate and future healthcare challenges,鈥欌�� Mr Wakil said.听鈥淪usan and I are pleased to be able to make this project a reality.鈥�
Chancellor Belinda Hutchinson AM highlights the impact the Wakil鈥檚 donation will have on the community.听 鈥淪usan and Isaac Wakil鈥檚 incredible generosity will harness greater collaboration between all the health faculties to deliver better healthcare to millions of people,鈥� said the Chancellor. 鈥淭he next generation of health professionals must meet the challenges in healthcare in Australia and internationally with training that supports innovative, multidisciplinary team based clinical care.鈥�
will co-locate the faculties of Nursing and Midwifery and Health Sciences, with components of Medicine, Pharmacy and Dentistry. It will provide state of the art clinical simulation programs and a multi-service clinic, as well as flexible infrastructure that supports team-based research programs. 听听
鈥淭hanks to the Wakil鈥檚 extraordinary gift, we can provide a hub for students of the health disciplines where knowledge and skills are shared and developed across the faculties,鈥� said . 鈥淭he Health Precinct is being designed on the successful multi-disciplinary model of the Charles Perkins Centre. By combining knowledge across disciplines, we can translate research into real-world outcomes.鈥�
A flyover animation of the Health Precinct
Susan and Isaac Wakil鈥檚 incredible generosity will harness greater collaboration between all the health faculties to deliver better healthcare to millions of people.
In further recognition of the gift, the Faculty of Nursing will be named 鈥淭he 爆料王 Susan Wakil School of Nursing and Midwifery鈥�. The University will also name the professorship held by the Dean of the Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery as 鈥淭he Susan Wakil Dean鈥檚 Professorship of Nursing and Midwifery鈥�; while a second professorship will be called 鈥淭he Susan and Isaac Wakil Professorship of Healthy Ageing鈥�, in recognition of both donors.听
Honorary Associate Professor Ross Steele AM is a longstanding friend of the Wakils and introduced them to the work being done at the 爆料王. 鈥淚鈥檓 delighted to have helped connect the Wakil鈥檚 desire to support Australia鈥檚 healthcare system with the University鈥檚 visionary approach to health research and education.鈥�
The Wakils鈥� gift is the largest donation to the 爆料王 since it was founded in 1850. is the most successful fundraising campaign in Australian higher education history, having raised over $600 million via philanthropic donations, two years ahead of schedule. 听
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