Dr. Maguire's generosity will continue to be appreciated by students and faculty alike for years to come. She returned to Orlando in 1944 following her completion of an M.D. degree from the University of Arkansas Medical School, where she was the only woman in her class. That's why I love this PIMS program . This is something pretty special. PIMS endeavors to recruit students likely to practice primary care medicine in Florida and is especially interested in recruiting students from medically underserved areas of the state as well as nontraditional and minority students.
Studies show that they are the most likely to become primary care physicians.
In almost 30 years, the program has produced a demographically diverse group of more than 800 graduates. Her gift is going to help us recruit and train the best of both. PIMS is unique in that students are exposed to a clinic setting in their first year in medical school, giving them an advantage over classmates in later years because of their skills in communicating with and understanding patients. Dr. Maguire said the program appealed to her because of the similarities between the nontraditional graduates and herself. She left her Orlando private practice of pediatrics to become medical director of Florida Crippled Children's Commission.