Education brief

Quinnipiac University hired Dr. Bruce Koeppen as founding dean of its planned school of medicine, with Koeppen currently dean for academic affairs and education at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine.

The Quinnipiac School of Medicine would be the third in the state after those of UConn and Yale University, and plans an early focus on schooling medical students eyeing a career in primary care in Connecticut.

Koeppen will be responsible for finalizing the school”™s clinical affiliation partnerships, developing curriculum, recruiting faculty and an administrative team, and securing accreditation from the Liaison Committee on Medical Education, the accrediting body for medical schools.