Texas Health Resources, Duncan family and SIM USA announce endowed scholarship to train physicians, nurses and physician assistants in Liberia

ARLINGTON, Texas, May 4, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Members of the family of Thomas Eric Duncan joined Texas Health Resources, and SIM USA, an international mission organization serving in more than 65 countries, to announce the Thomas Eric Duncan Endowed Scholarship to help educate future doctors, nurses and physician assistants in Liberia, Mr. Duncan's home country. Today's announcement at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas represents the commitment made when Texas Health and representatives of the Duncan family amicably resolved issues related to Mr. Duncan's treatment at Texas Health Dallas for Ebola Virus Disease last year.

Texas Health Resources donated $125,000 as seed funding for the scholarship which will be administered by SIM.

Mr. Duncan's mother Nowai Gartay Korkoyah, father Jacob B. Duncan, sister Tupee Garsinii, nephew Josephus Weeks, and son Charles Amos Duncan participated in the announcement, which was attended by employees of Texas Health Dallas, physicians and special guests from the community.

Representatives from SIM USA included George Salloum, vice president and chief of staff, David Writebol, SIM's director of mission for Liberia, and Nancy Writebol, SIM missionary who contracted EVD while working in Liberia. Mrs. Writebol returned to the U.S. for treatment and recovered from the disease. She and husband David have continued their work in Liberia and returned to the U.S. to participate in the announcement and help raise funds for the scholarship and SIM's missionary work.

About SIM USA

SIM (www.simusa.org) is an international Christian mission organization with a staff of nearly 3,000 workers from 70 nationalities serving in more than 65 countries. In addition to medicine, SIM serves on every continent in areas of education, community development, public health and Christian witness. While SIM stood for Sudan Interior Mission when it was founded 120 years ago, it is now a global mission known as SIM (pronounced S-I-M). SIM has been launching workers into ministry around the world since 1893. We are committed to cultivating multicultural mission movements that respond to need, proclaim the gospel, and equip the Church. With more than 120 years of ministry experience, our passion is to continue to see the Body of Christ in all places, among all peoples, to the glory of God.

About Texas Health Resources

Texas Health Resources is one of the largest faith-based, nonprofit health systems in the United States. The health system includes 24 acute care and short-stay hospitals that are owned, operated, joint-ventured or affiliated with Texas Health Resources. It includes the Texas Health Presbyterian, Texas Health Arlington Memorial, Texas Health Harris Methodist and Texas Health Huguley Hospitals, Texas Health Physicians Group, outpatient facilities, behavioral health and home health, preventive and fitness services, and an organization for medical research and education.

For more information about Texas Health Resources, call 1-877-THR-WELL, or visit www.texashealth.org.

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