Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine at Quinnipiac University

The Frank H. Netter M.D. School of Medicine at Quinnipiac University, also known colloquially as Quinnipiac Medical School, or simply "Netter," is a medical school located in North Haven, Connecticut. Established in 2010 (and welcoming its first class in 2013), it is one of the newest medical schools in the United States.

Frank H. Netter M.D. School of Medicine at Quinnipiac University
MottoQui Transtulit Sustinet
"He who transplants, sustains"
TypePrivate
Established2010
DeanBruce Koeppen[1]
Academic staff
20 full-time[2]
Location
North Haven
,
Connecticut
,
United States
CampusSuburban
NicknameBobcats
MascotBoomer the Bobcat
Websitewww.quinnipiac.edu/academics/colleges-schools-and-departments/school-of-medicine

Establishment

The Frank H. Netter M.D. School of Medicine was established in 2010 with a $100 million investment from the family of Frank H. Netter, the renowned surgeon and medical illustrator. It received preliminary accreditation from the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC), preliminary accreditation from the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME), and full accreditation from the Connecticut State Board of Education in 2012.[3][4] It welcomed its first class in 2013. The school of medicine received full accreditation from the LCME in February 2017.

Netter is one of about a dozen new medical schools established in anticipation of increased demand for medical professionals following the passage of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the aging of the baby boomer generation.[5][6]Upon opening, it had a strong message that highlighted its desire for graduates to pursue primary care. However, over the years, as students started to match into competitive residencies such as orthopedics, plastic surgery, ophthalmology, dermatology, general surgery, etc at some of the top programs in the country, students are now encouraged to go into any field of medicine that they think will best suit them. Some students have been able to score in the top 99% percentile on step 1 with similar success on their step 2 ck. In addition, students are encouraged to engage in research that would aid in their application process to more competitive specialities. In its most recent years, Quinnipiac set up a home residency program that is based out of St. Vincent’s Hospital. And as years pass and the reputation of Frank Netter graduates grows, more and more opportunities and career directions will be paved for those that come later on. [7][8] For the class of 2019, there were 7,556 applicants for 91 spots. For matriculants, the mean MCAT score was 32.48, the mean total GPA was 3.62, and the mean age was 24.[1] The estimated annual budget for a student is $73,141, which is comparable to other medical schools.[1]

Curriculum

Students participate in the longitudinal Medical Student Home (MeSH) program starting in their first semester, working one half-day each week in the offices of primary care doctors throughout their first three years of medical school.[9] Students spend their third and fourth years rotating through internships in various departments at St. Vincent's and other affiliated hospitals (such as MidState Medical Center and Middlesex Hospital Connecticut). Quinnipiac completed its own 145,000 square foot medical facility on March 1, 2013.[10] The Medical School facility is located adjacent to the facilities for the Schools of Health Sciences and Nursing, and students of all three schools are expected to interact frequently with each other through classes and the Center for Interprofessional Healthcare Education.[2][1]

Throughout the entire medical school experience, each student pursues a capstone project in one of the following fields:[4]

  1. Global, public, and community health
  2. Health policy and advocacy
  3. Health management and leadership
  4. Health communication
  5. Medical education
  6. Translational, clinical, and basic science research
  7. Medical humanities
  8. Interdisciplinary Medicine
  9. Self-designed

References
  1. "School of Medicine at Quinnipiac University". Quinnipiac University.
  2. Post-Chronicle, Matt DeRienzoSpecial to the. "Quinnipiac's new medical school in North Haven sees 700-plus applicants for 20 faculty jobs". Post-Chronicle.
  3. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-02-26. Retrieved 2013-07-29.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. "Home Page". Members.aamc.org.
  5. "The Public's Radio". Thepublicsradio.org.
  6. Hartocollis, Anemona (February 14, 2010). "After Years of Quiet, Expecting a Boom in U.S. Medical Schools". Nytimes.com.
  7. "New Medical School Wants To Build Ranks Of Primary Care Doctors". Npr.org.
  8. WEIR, WILLIAM. "A New Breed Of Doctor, From New School". Courant.com.
  9. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-05-23. Retrieved 2014-05-22.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  10. Lambeck, Linda Conner (October 4, 2012). "Quinnipiac/St. Vincent's medical school wins approval". Connecticut Post.

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