Community Service, Education & Research Fund
The Community Service, Education and Research Fund (CSERF) is a non-profit, 501 (c) (3) organization established by the Medical Society as a vehicle to involve physicians and the larger healthcare community in community services, education, and research.
The primary programs of the Community Service, Education and Research Fund are The SPIRIT Project, including the Adopt-A-School Program the Continuing Medical Education Program, the William E. Dochterman Medical Student Scholarship Fund and the Sierra Sacramento Valley Museum of Medical History. All of these programs are supported entirely through contributions and grants from the community.
CSERF Events
Volunteer Recognition
Each year CSERF recognizes the accomplishments of participating physicians and the staffs at clinics, offices and hospitals who support them in their efforts on behalf of our programs.
Click on the links below to view some of the fun at Volunteer Recognition Events from the past.
In October 2003 the SPIRIT and Adopt-A-School programs of CSERF were the beneficiaries of the Doctors and Lawyers Gala. This event was held at the Hyatt Regency, Sacramento and honored local Philanthropists Ernie Bodai, MD, Jack Diepenbrock, and Angelo Tsakopoulos. In addition to presentations to our honoree's, the sell-out crowd of 530 watched a short presentation about our programs, participated in a live auction that raised over $20,000, and enjoyed the musical stylings of the Rotary Rooters and danced to the Four Lawyer Band. View the slideshow below to check out some of the action in these pictures of the Doctors and Lawyers Gala Event 2003 by Tia Gemell, Riverview Photography.