St. Vincent’s Medical Center will provide $1 million to help the Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine at Quinnipiac University start an endowment and scholarship.
The $1 million pledge will establish the medical school’s first endowed chair, which will be held by Stephen Wikel, a senior associate dean and chair of the Department of Medical Sciences. Quinnipiac will match St. Vincent’s gift, creating a $2 million fund in perpetuity.
St. Vincent’s also pledged $50,000 to create the St. Vincent’s Medical Center Primary Care Scholarship, which will be awarded to medical students who intend to pursue careers in primary care medicine and have demonstrated a commitment to community service. Thomas Azeizat, of Yonkers, N.Y., and Ryan N. Barnicle, of Newington, are the first St. Vincent’s Medical Center Scholars.
