St. Vincent”™s Medical Center in Bridgeport recently pledged more than $1 million to the Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine at Quinnipiac University in Hamden, which just enrolled its first class.
The medical center pledged $1 million to establish the medical school”™s first endowed chair, The St. Vincent”™s Medical Center Endowed Chair in Medical Sciences. It will be held by Stephen Wikel, of Wallingford, senior associate dean for scholarship and professor and chairman of the Department of Medical Sciences. Quinnipiac will match St. Vincent”™s gift, creating a $2 million fund in perpetuity.
Dr. Bruce Koeppen, founding dean of the Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine, said, “The school of medicine is honored by the generous gift of an endowed chair and their commitment of an annual contribution to the school’s scholarship fund. These gifts represent, in a very tangible way, their commitment to the school and our partnership.”
St. Vincent”™s also pledged $50,000 to create the St. Vincent”™s Medical Center Primary Care Scholarship, to be awarded to medical students who intend to pursue careers in primary care medicine and who have demonstrated a commitment to community service. Thomas Azeizat, of Yonkers, N.Y., and Ryan N. Barnicle, of Newington, are the first recipients.
