The Schwartz Foundation takes an interest in the community:
www.suicide.org.au
www.gamblersanonymous.org.au
Films: violence against women
Service to the community
Supporting General Practice:
The Schwartz Foundation is a founding Benefactor for the GPRA (General Practice Registrar Association) and GPSN (General Practice Student Network) which supports General Practice specialisation trainees all over Australia. The funding provided by the Schwartz Foundation is chanelled towards projects which helps to match trainees with practices, and also to determine the needs of trainees.
The photos below show the launching of this association in Canberra, March 2007. together with a photo of the conference in March 2008.
Supporting Medical Training
The Schwartz Foundation has bequeated a substantial amount of money to help establish the Anatomy museum and Surgical Skills laboratory at the newly established Medical School of the Notre Dame University, adjacent to St Vincent's Hospital and Hospice in Darlinghurst, Sydney. Moreover, Dr. Jerry Schwartz is involved in setting up the museum, and also to assist in the Anatomy curriculum.
Moreover, the Foundation has also given money to build a much needed lecture theatre in the Institute of Oral Health, associated with the Dental Faculty of the University of Sydney, at Westmead Campus.
