Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine is taking aim at medical student debt with a Sporting Clay Shoot fundraiser event on Monday, June 2 at the scenic Hudson Farm Club in Hopatcong.
Participants will test their clay shooting skills on a layout that is considered one of the best in the country. Proceeds from the event support scholarships for aspiring doctors studying at the Nutley-based school.
Board of Governors members Robert O’Hara and Illana Raia are leading the event, which also includes fly fishing and archery for non-shooters.
“This is more than a day outdoors,” said Dr. Jeffrey Boscamp, the school’s president and dean. “It’s a way to help students focus on medicine — not medical school bills.”
Participants will shoot in groups of four, with trained range officers at each station. Off the range, pros will offer lessons in casting and target shooting.
“We’re thrilled to bring this event back,” said Sheila Wolfinger, the school’s executive director. “Scholarships make a real difference, and this outing draws attention and support for the next generation of healthcare leaders.”
All funds raised feed into the Hackensack Meridian Health Foundation’s Be The Difference campaign, a $1 billion push to transform health care access, research, education, and patient care across New Jersey.
To register or sponsor the event, visit GiveHMH.org/SOMClayOuting. For questions, email Sheila Wolfinger at sheila.wolfinger@hmhn.org.
About Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine
Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine (HMSOM) is a private medical school in Nutley, New Jersey, When it opened in 2015, it was the first private medical school in New Jersey to open in decades.
HMSOM is affiliated with Hackensack Meridian Health (HMH), a network of 18 hospitals and the largest hospital network in the state after 2018 when a merger of Hackensack University Health Network (HUHN) and Meridian Health was completed with JFK Health.
The merger comprises three regions across the state of NJ and the larger hospitals in each are: Hackensack University Medical Center (HUMC) in the North, JFK Medical Center in Central NJ, and the Jersey Shore University Medical Center (JSUMC) in the South. All three regional hubs serve as educational centers for HMSOM students during their clinical years of rotations.
The school is located at 123 Metro Blvd., Nutley.