Brief History of the Medical Faculty Association of the University of Miami >>

1952	The University of Miami School of Medicine founded.
1954	Medical Faculty Wives (MFW) created. Twenty-one wives of the medical faculty organized the club to welcome new faculty wives to the medical school and to the Miami community.
1957	Newsletter and yearbook first published. There were 154 members listed in the first yearbook and dues were two dollars a year. Membership grew to include wives of the voluntary and part-time faculty, as well as wives of administrators at the medical center.
1958	By-laws printed in the yearbook. The mission of the organization was to offer friendship and helpfulness to wives of the medical faculty and administrators and to provide service to the Medical School and Jackson Memorial Hospital.
1958	Medical Faculty Wives Medical Student Loan Fund established. A MFW Benefit Tea raised $500 which was used to create a short-term medical student loan fund. Maja Slotta identified and secured Federal funds that matched donations nine to one, thereby facilitating the early growth of this fund. Providing funds and assistance to the medical students became the primary endeavor of the group.
1960	A regular pattern of board and general meetings evolved over the years. General meetings featured lectures, book reviews, demonstrations, and tours. Projects were always an important part of the organization. Members donated endless time and boundless energy to help improve facilities and to provide needed services to patients at the medical campus.
	Pediatrics Ward 1970
1975	Graduate Student Loan Fund established through the efforts of Margaret Whelan.
1977	MFW funds extended to nursing students at Jackson Memorial Hospital via the Royce Nursing Foundation through the efforts of Peggy Sussex. Yearly financial awards first presented at graduation to individual medical, graduate, and nursing students chosen by their faculty.
1982	Medical Faculty Wives designated a Founder of the University of Miami when contributions to the MFW student loan funds surpassed $50,000.
1987	MFW became a Grand Founder of the University when donations surpassed $100,000.
1991	The name of the organization changed to Medical Faculty Association (MFA). Membership is offered to every faculty member in the School of Medicine and his or her significant other.
1993	MFA Margaret Whelan Graduate Student Scholarship Fund created. This fund honored Margaret for her many years of tireless dedication. This fund provided annual travel awards to graduate students, enabling them to present their research papers at national conventions.
1994	Medical Faculty Association celebrated its 40th Anniversary with a gala dinner at the grand Biltmore Hotel. The restored 1926 hotel served as the Veterans Administration Hospital from 1943 to 1968 and as a training site for medical students from 1954 to 1968.
	Pediatric Radiation Oncology Department 1995
1995	MFA Scholarship for a University of Miami nursing student first awarded. When the School of Nursing closed at Jackson Memorial Hospital, MFA established a new annual scholarship for a baccalaureate student chosen by the nursing faculty. MFA Nursing Award 1994
1997	$150,000 grant secured from the State of Florida to restore Halissee Hall. MFA members traveled to Tallahassee to promote the grant application. Halissee Hall 1997
2000	MFA Medical Student Endowment Fund established. MFA Medical Student Loan Fund was converted into the endowment fund. From interest, a yearly scholarship award was presented to a medical student or students for tuition reimbursement and/or purchasing medical textbooks.
	President's Welcome 2001
2001	Medical Intensive Care Unit at Jackson Memorial Hospital renovated with funds raised by members.
2002	University of Miami School of Medicine celebrated its 50th Anniversary.
	Fall Welcome Brunch 2003
2003	MFA 50th Anniversary mosaic benches installed at the medical campus. Members created two mosaic benches to proudly commemorate the 50th Anniversary celebration. MFA Commemorative Benches 2003
2004	MFA Celebrates its 50th Anniversary. The Newsletter was updated and printed in color. A Golden Gala Dinner was held at the Biltmore Hotel and raised over $52,000 for the Medical Student Endowment Fund, Graduate and Nursing Student Scholarships and Awards. MFA honored Founding Members, established the Jay Weiss Hunanitarian Award, and created a power point presentation of it’s 50 year history.
2005	MFA inducted into University of Miami's Ibis Society