Slocum Orthopedics Emerging Health Professionals of Lane County Scholarship Program

The Slocum Orthopedics Emerging Health Professionals of Lane County Scholarship Program aims to support future healthcare professionals by awarding a limited number of one-time, $1,500 scholarships to graduating Lane County high school seniors who have been accepted into an accredited college or technical program. The Scholarship Program is focused on supporting well-rounded high school seniors who plan to pursue a career in healthcare, health-related research, public or community health.

Duck Parking Fundraisers

Each year the Slocum Foundation partners with up to 14 local school athletic programs to host our Duck Parking Fundraiser! With the Slocum Center’s excellent walkability to the University of Oregon’s Autzen Stadium and its easy freeway access, this is a prime location for Duck football game parking. This program generates approximal $35,000 per year to improve access to sport by reducing the financial burrier to participation for many local students.

Healthy Moves

Healthy Moves is a program that brings movement, fitness, and fun into elementary schools whose physical education programs have been eliminated. Over a nine week period, trainers instruct students and teachers on activities that get them moving. As most teachers are being pushed into the additive role of physical educator, it is crucial that they learn physical literacy techniques from qualified trainers. Healthy Moves fills the gap that education budget cuts have created, and enables teachers to take less time planning for PE class and teach their students skills to use outside of the classroom. By demonstrating fitness and providing a model for teachers to follow after the training period has ceased, the organization helps to promote healthy standards of living and encourages physical activity.

In partnership with Slocum, the Jumpstart program was created. In a 30-minute program prior to the beginning of the school day, students participate in a variety of physical activities while wearing heart rate monitors. Students look forward to wearing watch monitors and compare them to wearing an apple watch. Running relays, playing basketball, and doing sit-ups all activate the cardiovascular response in students and get them ready to take on the day. With the watches telling each student their heart rate, students compete with each other to see who can have the highest heart rate (and ultimately, be the most active). For students dropped off early by parents, Jumpstart enables them to be active and get out their morning jitters, with the added benefit of increasing focus in the classroom. 

For interest in volunteering with or contributing to this wonderful program, please use the links below.

Orthopedic Care at Home and Abroad

At the Slocum Research & Education Foundation, we know that natural disasters often result in high volumes of orthopedic-related injuries. In addition, resource limited countries often have too few trained orthopedic surgeons to meet population needs.

Slocum Research & Education Foundation has and continues to support three-month surgeon training courses in Eastern Africa and Butan taught by Drs. Lantz and Straub, respectively.

Following the 2011 Haiti earthquake that devastated the country, Slocum Research & Education Foundation sent Dr. Fitzpatrick, a trauma surgeon, to help. Dr. Lantz returns to Haiti with a team of staff to provide additional training and relief assistance on a regular basis, shipping supplies in the interim.