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FOUNDATION FOR INNOVATIONS IN MEDICAL EDUCATION - CO BETTY KERPEN
OYSTER BAY, NY · EIN 271408673 · Form 990 · FY2024 · NTEE E80 · Health Care · Small ($100K-$1M)
revenue
$110K
expenses
$56K
net assets
$854K
employees
0
program ratio
100%
mission · from form 990

THE FOUNDATION FOR INNOVATIONS IN MEDICAL EDUCATION INTENDS TO ENHANCE THE PURSUIT OF INNOVATIVE CONCEPTS IN THE FIELD OF MEDICINE. MORE SPECIFICALLY, ADDITIONAL GOALS ARE AS FOLLOWS: A) IMBUE WITHIN MEDICAL STUDENTS AND RESIDENTS A SENSE OF COMMUNITY OBLIGATION AND AN ONGOING DEDICATION TO CONTINUED LIFELONG LEARNINGB) EXPLORE NOVEL MEANS OF ENHANCING THE EDUCATION OF PRACTIONERS,EXPOSE PRACTIONERS TO EVOLVING TOPICS IN MEDICINE, AND TO INCORPORATE THEM INTO TEACHING THE NEWEST GENERATION OF PHYICIANS-IN-TRAINING. (IN OTHER WORDS, WE SEEK TALENTED PHYICIANS, SEEK WAYS TO ENSURE THEY ARE UP-TO-DATE & FIND WAYS TO USE THEM TO TEACH DOCTORS-IN-TRAINING.)C) EMPHASIZE THE USE OF MEDICAL INFORMATICS TO STREAMLINE LEARNING, AND TO DEVELOPE TOOLS BY WHICH HOUSE OFFICERS CAN BETTER COMMUNICATE WITH EACH OTHER AS WELL AS OTHER HEALTH CARE DELIVERERS, AND THUS REDUCE MEDICAL ERRORS.D) IDENTIFY SENTINEL EVENTS WHICH REPRESENT GLOBAL DEFICITS IN MEDICAL KNOWLEDGE AND SEEK TO CORRECT THEM.E) DEVELO

profile · synthesized from sources

The Foundation for Innovations in Medical Education focuses on advancing medical education through innovative approaches. It aims to instill lifelong learning and community responsibility in medical students and residents, enhance practitioner training, and integrate medical informatics to reduce errors. The foundation operates in New York and targets improvements in physician education and healthcare delivery systems.

named programs · 3 · from sources

What they call their work

Lifelong Learning in Medicine
Program to foster ongoing education and community obligation among medical students, residents, and practitioners
Medical Informatics Initiative
Develops tools to improve communication among house officers and healthcare providers, aiming to reduce medical errors through better information systems
Sentinel Event Analysis
Identifies critical gaps in medical knowledge and develops interventions to correct systemic deficits
activities · 2 groups

What they do

  • Medical Professional Education & Training 3 activities
    • Advancing practitioner education through innovative teaching methods
      Develops and promotes innovative approaches to medical education by integrating current practitioners into the training of future physicians, enhancing the quality and relevance of medical instruction.
    • Applying medical informatics to improve education and reduce errors
      Uses medical informatics to modernize medical education and create communication tools for house officers and healthcare providers, with the goal of streamlining training and reducing medical errors.
    • Instilling community obligation and lifelong learning in medical trainees
      Conducts capacity-building programs aimed at fostering a sense of community responsibility and commitment to continuous education among medical students and residents.
  • Biomedical Research and Innovation 1 activity
    • Conducting research on sentinel events to address gaps in medical knowledge
      Identifies critical sentinel events that expose systemic deficiencies in medical knowledge and conducts research to develop solutions that improve clinical understanding and patient outcomes.
financials · form 990 · fy2024
revenue
Total revenue$110K
Contributions & grants$79K72%
Program service revenue$00%
Investment income$31K28%
Other revenue$0
expenses
Total expenses$56K
Program expenses100%
Admin / overhead0%
Fundraising0%
Salaries & benefits$0
Grants paid out$25K
Largest expense lineProfessional Fees
balance sheet
Total assets$854K
Cash$629K
Investments$225K
Liabilities$1
Net assets$854K
Liquid reserves182.0 mo
6 years on record · 2019–2024 · YoY revenue +47.0%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2024

Who runs it

board members · 6
  • BETTY KERPEN — Secretary/Treas
  • HARRY STEINBERG MD — Director
  • HOWARD KERPEN MD FACP — President
  • PAUL GITMAN MD MACP — Director
  • RACHEL PESSAH POLLACK MD — Director
  • STEVEN ORSHAN MD — Director
strategies · 2

How they approach the work

Named approaches extracted from this org’s sources. Where others share an approach, follow it to see the full set of orgs running it.

  • Medical Informatics for Education and Safety
    methodology: medical informatics for education and safety
    By integrating medical informatics into training and practice, the foundation enhances learning efficiency and inter-provider communication, thereby reducing medical errors because structured data systems improve clinical decision-making and care coordination.
  • Practitioner-Led Medical Education
    methodology: practitioner-led medical education
    By training the next generation of physicians through skilled, current practitioners, the foundation improves the quality and relevance of medical education because real-time clinical expertise ensures curricula reflect up-to-date standards and practices.