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4 Scholarships | $2,000 Each | Supporting Military & VA Urology Residents

Help Send the Next Generation to Kimbrough

Beginning with the 2027 Kimbrough Seminar, SGSU plans to provide four resident scholarships of $2,000 each to help offset travel expenses for deserving military and VA urology residents to attend the seminar.

For more than seven decades, SGSU and the Kimbrough Urological Seminar have supported the education, professional development, and camaraderie of military and government service urologists.

Today, reductions in graduate medical education and travel funding are making it increasingly difficult for residents to participate in the Kimbrough Seminar. The SGSU Resident Scholarship Fund helps ensure that the next generation can continue to benefit from this important educational tradition.

Education
Help residents participate in high-quality continuing education and scientific programming.

Mentorship
Connect young urologists with leaders and mentors from across the military and government service community.

Tradition
Preserve the Kimbrough Seminar and the professional relationships that have defined SGSU for generations.

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Your Contribution Is Tax-Deductible

The Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine (HJF) is a Section 501(c)(3) charitable organization. Donations to HJF are tax-deductible to the full extent permitted by law.

SGSU has partnered with HJF to administer the Resident Scholarship Fund and facilitate scholarship support for eligible military personnel. HJF is a private, nonprofit organization authorized by the U.S. Congress in 1983 to advance military medicine for the mutual benefit of military and civilian health.

Your Gift Makes a Difference

Every contribution helps SGSU provide educational opportunities for military and VA urology residents while preserving the traditions of education, mentorship, service, and professional fellowship that have defined the Kimbrough Seminar since 1953.

You may contribute:

As an individual donor
Through your medical group or company
In honor or memory of a colleague, mentor, friend, or family member
Through estate or planned giving

Every gift, regardless of size, helps invest in the future of government service urology.

To donate by credit card, use this link: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=7NJFFPLGPQHT8

Checks: If you wish to make a tax-deductible contribution by check, please make payable to:

HJF – 100048

And mail it to:
Henry M. Jackson Foundation
ATTN: Kelly Alfaro
6720-A Rockledge Drive, Ste 100
Bethesda, MD 20817

For questions to HJF, please contact Ms. Kelly Alfaro (kalfaro@hjf.org, 240-694-2093)

Create a Lasting Legacy

SGSU also welcomes donors interested in estate planning, memorial gifts, endowed support, or other charitable giving opportunities.

For information about planned giving or other ways to support the SGSU Resident Scholarship Fund, contact us at: info@govurology.org

A Tradition Worth Preserving

Since its first meeting in Washington, D.C., in 1953, the Kimbrough Urological Seminar has brought together generations of military and government service urologists for education, scientific exchange, mentorship, and fellowship.

SGSU remains committed to:

Excellence in government service urology in support of service members, their families, and our veterans
Promoting ethical and meaningful research
Fostering camaraderie, friendship, and professional collaboration
Supporting the education, development, and leadership of residents and medical students

The Resident Scholarship Fund directly advances that mission.

A Message from the 2026 SGSU President

Dear Colleagues,

As most of you know, the Kimbrough and SGSU have a rich tradition and have given rise to numerous Urologists who have contributed extensively to the carbon footprint of human kind. Since the first Kimbrough in 1953 in Washington, DC to the 2025 conference in Memphis, Tennessee, the organization has adhered to several tenets:

Excellence in Government Service Urology to help our service members, their families and those who have served.
Promote ethical and robust research.
Stimulate fraternity and friendship amongst the membership and guests.
Prioritize resident and medical student education, development and leadership.

It is bullet #4 that is the spirit of this letter. I was recently and humbly nominated to be President of the SGSU for the next year. At the most recent Board Meeting there was tremendous and healthy discussion regarding the future of this meeting and the ability to have residents participate because of broad Medical Education funding cuts across all services (Army, Navy, Air Force and VA).

All those on the Board and in attendance at the Business Meeting were very supportive of developing a long-term plan to help fund resident involvement in the form of scholarships supported by generous donors and grateful alumni. The first iteration of this resulted in a Board decision to sponsor 4 residents at $2000 each to attend the next Kimbrough.

This is not enough.

Everyone has a story as to why they dedicated time to Government Service. For me personally, it made the difference between success and failure professionally as a Urologist and as a person. I will always be indebted to Army Urology for what they did for my career and how it shaped me as a physician.

Please do not hesitate to reach out to me or anyone on the Board for further comments or questions.

Thank you,

Brad Schwartz, COL, USA, Ret
2026 President, SGSU

This Resident Scholarship Fund represents an important investment in the next generation of government service urologists, and we appreciate your assistance in making this program a success. If you have any questions regarding the selection process or eligibility, please don't hesitate to us. Please contact us at 714-550-9155,x5 or email info@govurology.org for estate planning gifts or other types of tax-deductible contributions that can be made to our Endowment Fund. Thank you for any support you wish to donate.