The American Association of Medical Colleges reports that giving to medical colleges increased by 8% in 2014, and the largest donations come from outside the medical community.
"The following highlights and observations are based on the development activity reported in the 2014 survey data:
"Average philanthropic support increased by nearly 8 percent in 2014....
"Current operations continued to be the largest recipient of private support gifts....
"Individuals who are not alumni or staff of medical schools or teaching hospitals remained the largest segment of individual donors...."--Association of American Medical Colleges