Medical Expenses – New York. Garrit Terhune is the heading on one student’s meticulous accounting of the cost of his medical education almost 200 years ago.
VP&S will eliminate need-based loans from student financial aid packages. About 20 percent of students—those with the most need—will receive full tuition scholarships.
The 250th Anniversary Scholarship Challenge rallied the community during our landmark year, as our supporters came out in force to provide funding for scholarships.
The Brown Foundation has committed $2 million to VP&S to establish the Shirlee and Bernard Brown Glaucoma Genetics Initiative Fund within the Department of Ophthalmology.
The Avanessians Foundation and the Avanessians Family Foundation have committed $1.5 million for the establishment of an Avanessians Assistant/Associate Professorship of Cardiology.
The Ludwig Family Foundation provided a grant of $1.2 million in support of VP&S research in neurological disease, focusing on Alzheimer’s disease and traumatic brain injury.
Newly named in their honor, the Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons will replace loans with scholarships for medical students who qualify for financial aid.
VP&S has established a $1 million scholarship in Dr. David McDonogh’s name, funded by Diana and Roy Vagelos’54, whose initial gift launched the 250th Anniversary Scholarship Challenge.