Physicians' Memorial Gift & Benevolence Fund
PMGBF, a California Nonprofit Public Benefit Corporation has three specific purposes:
- Explore the need of granting scholarships to students for medical education
- Grant financial aid and assistance to needy persons of San Bernardino County
- Support the research of and history of medicine, preserve the associated medical memorabilia, and promote and display the arts and crafts of physicians through financial contributions
Two of the programs are listed below:
Ronald Bangasser, MD Scholarship Fund
This scholarship honors a local physician who contributed to health care, medicine, his patients and his community. Medical students from Loma Linda University School of Medicine, University of California Riverside and Western University of Health Sciences College of Osteopathic Medicine who have completed two years of medical school are eligible to apply for the scholarship. Deadline for submission of application is March 1 each year. For additional information contact the SBCMS offices at 951-787-7700.
RPB Scholarship Application (pdf)
Support the Bangasser Medical Student Scholarship Fund
Friends and colleagues who wish to honor the memory of Ronald Bangasser, M.D., a former president of the San Bernardino County Medical Society and the California Medical Association, are invited to contribute to a scholarship fund. Please mail your tax deductible donation to: Physicians' Memorial, Gift & Benevolence Fund (PMGBF), 3993 Jurupa Ave. Suite 102, Riverside CA 92506 The tax ID number for the charitable organization handling the donation is 33-0219397.
2011 Scholarship Recipients are Jonathan Heldt of Loma Linda University School of Medicine and Manpreet Singh of UC Riverside Medical School. Each received a $2,000 scholarship.
Pictured with family of the late Dr. Ron Bangasser (L-R: Susan Bangasser PhD; Manpreet Singh, Student; and Sandy Bangasser-Evans).
