Academic Medicine

Nothing is changing faster than this country's ability to develop life-saving medical breakthroughs in clinical care, teaching, and research – and to do so while addressing health inequities across diverse groups, undeniable gaps in access to care, and global health concerns.

Academic medical centers are pursuing a new and systemically different future: one with greater health equity and health justice for everyone. To achieve that vision, our nation’s best academic medical centers require strategic precision in philanthropy and talent, with particular attention to engaging faculty and embracing grateful patients. These constituencies make a dramatic difference in your success. The growing presence of mergers and new affiliations—even for established systems—present additional challenges that require a seasoned perspective. Our clients benefit from our deep experience working with health care systems, developing grateful patient programs, engaging executive leaders and Boards, and recruiting top-level talent skilled in the science and art of securing transformational gifts and the intellectual rigor to capture faculty attention. Develop the philanthropic program and leadership bench you need to create a healthier future for all.

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I have retained Development Guild to recruit key staff positions for successful campaigns at three different academic medical institutions. For each engagement, we could count on their understanding of complex systems, creativity, ability to accurately assess candidates, and unwavering commitment to successful outcomes. My long-standing relationship with Development Guild has been the primary reason why we continue to engage them. They know our needs and the characteristics of the employee who will be successful within our system. The insights that Development Guild provides are unique in the field and in part this is a result of their search services being deeply informed by their fundraising practice, but I believe it also has to do with the continuity and dedication of their senior leadership.

- Mark Kostegan, Senior Vice President of Development

Development Guild has been our partner over the length of our seven-year Campaign, beginning with Campaign planning. They have provided both intensely focused counsel and general strategic input. We continue to choose Development Guild because their staff offer broad knowledgeable perspectives, they understand our unique position and ambitious goals, and we trust their leadership to bring the best current Advancement thinking to the table.

- John Hayes, Vice Chancellor for Advancement

Our Academic Medicine Clients

  • Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
  • Brigham and Women’s Hospital
  • Children’s National Hospital
  • Connecticut Children’s Medical Center
  • Cooley Dickinson Health Care
  • Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
  • Harvard Medical School
  • John Hopkins University, School of Medicine
  • Joslin Diabetes Center
  • Lifespan Health System
  • Mass General Brigham
  • Massachusetts General Hospital
  • McLean Hospital
  • Montefiore Medical Center
  • Mount Auburn Hospital
  • Mount Sinai Health System
  • New England Baptist Hospital
  • Northwell Health (formerly North Shore-LIJ Health System)
  • Samuel Oschin Comprehensive Cancer Institute at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
  • St. Louis Children’s Hospital
  • Steven and Alexandra Cohen Children’s Medical Center
  • Tufts Medical Center
  • UMass Medical School/UMass Memorial Healthcare
  • University of Utah, Moran Eye Center
  • Weill Medical College of Cornell University

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