The QEII Foundation is proud of its many partnerships we have with other organizations. These partnerships have evolved because of one common goal - to strengthen education and research for the health and well-being of Atlantic Canadians.
As the major teaching health centre, the QEII has a 150-year-old partnership with Dalhousie University. Fundraising projects for Endowed Research Chairs will reaffirm the QEII's 150-year-old partnership with Atlantic Canada's foremost medical school. An Endowed Chair ensures a leading specialist has time specifically allocated to pursue advanced research and program development in their field, which, in turn, attracts bright young professionals to join them in their quest.
A partnership between the QEII Foundation and the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Nova Scotia will allow the QEII to recruit a national leader as the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Nova Scotia Endowed Research Chair to improve strategies to prevent heart disease and stroke, and ensure optimal treatment strategies for those affected. The existing research expertise of the QEII Cardiovascular Division will be improved and this Research Chair will place the QEII in a leadership role for cardiovascular health.
The Canadian Cancer Society - Nova Scotia Division has joined forces with the QEII Foundation to make possible the recruitment of a national leader as the Canadian Cancer Society Nova Scotia Division Endowed Research Chair to improve outcomes in Population Cancer Research. Because of this wonderful partnership, we will be able to make even further progress in the area of Cancer Research.
The Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation - Atlantic Chapter and the QEII Foundation have created a partnership with a focus to create a world without breast cancer. It is because of their extraordinary $1.65 million grant, the QEII Foundation was able to announce an endowed chair, The Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation - Atlantic Chapter Endowed Chair in Breast Cancer Research.