From St. Vincent’s Medical Center and Quinnipiac University:
Quinnipiac University School of Medicine selects St. Vincent’s Medical Center as its principal clinical partner.
The Quinnipiac University School of Medicine has selected St. Vincent’s Medical Center of Bridgeport as its principal clinical partner, according to a joint announcement made today by Dr. Bruce Koeppen, founding dean of the School of Medicine, and Susan L Davis, RN, EdD, president and CEO of St. Vincent’s Medical Center.
“St. Vincent’s Medical Center submitted a very impressive vision statement detailing what a principal clinical partnership with Quinnipiac would mean from its perspective,” Koeppen said. “St. Vincent’s commitment to education; its emphasis on quality and patient safety; its support of our mission of primary care and interprofessional education; and its enthusiasm to partner made St. Vincent’s the best choice for Quinnipiac.”
Susan Davis, president and CEO of St. Vincent’s Health Services, said the Medical Center embraces the opportunity to partner with Quinnipiac to create a world class School of Medicine.
“The new School of Medicine’s focus on primary care and educating physicians as members of the patient’s health care team puts this program on the cutting edge in preparing the physician of the future,” she said. “The team of leaders in the School of Medicine is visionary and committed to excellence in medical education.”
Under the five-year agreement, St. Vincent’s medical staff will work with the leadership of the School of Medicine to design the clinical components of the curriculum and academic policies and procedures; recruit physicians to teach students; and ensure the high quality of the educational experience.
In addition, the chairmen of service at St. Vincent’s will become the chairs of the corresponding clinical departments in the School of Medicine. St. Vincent’s has chiefs of service in the following medical specialties: anesthesiology, cardiovascular medicine, emergency medicine, medicine, obstetrics and gynecology, oncology, pathology, pediatrics, psychiatry, radiology and surgery.
This is a type of regionalism that is as imaginative as it is brilliantly constructed and constructive.
This is a major accomplishment for St. Vincents. If the School of Naturopathic medicine is at the University of Bridgeport, there could be a most culturally responsive medical and health center in Bridgeport.
Congratulation Sue Davis.