At the Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine, our commitment to teaching patient-centered medicine underpins all that we do, and it begins with our name. Frank H. Netter, MD, was a physician and famed medical illustrator whose anatomy drawings became a staple of medical education because of their detail and sense of humanity.
As an educational institution that deeply values diversity of thought and experience, we believe in collaborative, inclusive scholarship. Our curriculum emphasizes early clinical exposure and is strengthened through our network of community hospitals and healthcare providers. You will experience a variety of clinical work placements that will help strengthen your emerging skills and determine where you see yourself practicing medicine during residency. We believe in educating future physicians who not only treat the communities they serve, but also reflect them. As part of this transformative medical education, you will design and complete a four-year capstone project under the guidance of a faculty mentor.
June 10, 2025
Join us for an in-person tour of our state-of-the-art campus! Explore our facilities, meet current students and learn more about the medical education offered at the Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine.
Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences Building
370 Bassett Road
North Haven, Connecticut 06473
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In an effort to offset rising student loan debt, Bill and Barbara Weldon, both members of the Class of 1971, have launched a $5 million matching gift campaign. Their transformative gift is offered as a 1:1 match to encourage other donors to give, and by doing so, the campaign will raise $10 million in support of medical student scholarships.
The Weldons hope others will join them in funding need-based scholarships to increase access to Quinnipiac Netter, especially for students pursuing careers in primary and rural care. The future of medical education in Connecticut and beyond depends on it, according to Bill Weldon, who was chairman and CEO of Johnson & Johnson from 2002-2012, and Barbara Weldon, whose father was a physician.
According to The American Journal of Medicine, “In 2024, only 24.4% of U.S. physicians are in the primary care specialties of Family Practice, General Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, while 50% is considered the ideal ratio.”
At the same time, the Weldons understand a shortage of general practitioners is only part of the challenge in enabling access to healthcare. The financial commitment that’s required to become a physician is also a critical driver of the challenge — and very often, the biggest impediment to assuring healthcare coverage in all communities.
They recently visited campus to see the what’s happening on the ground, campuses that are thriving, continuing to grow and excel in Hamden and North Haven. While so much has changed since the Weldons first walked the Quad, the bold vision continues to distinguish the university.
More than 50 years later, Quinnipiac College — the name in 1971, and Quinnipiac University, our name since 2000, share a legacy of community. Roommates, classmates, alumni and friends still gather here — as beneficiaries of an ambitious promise that’s nearly a century old.
We have intentionally designed our MD program to provide the foundational skills that you will need as a physician, in settings that mimic the places you will work once you’ve begun your career. Our full-time faculty will make your education their top priority. Our affiliated, partnering faculty will introduce you — across a range of clinical locations — to best practices and a diversity of patient populations.
From our interprofessional learning environment on the North Haven Campus to our team-oriented curriculum and classrooms, we encourage the kind of collaboration that is becoming an important hallmark of good medical care.
Every part of our program supports our vision of educating patient‐centered physicians who are effective partners and leaders in the delivery of health care in the communities they serve.
January 15, 2025
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Painting a Brighter Healthcare Future for All articulates our intent to continue our journey of excellence in medical education while expanding our educational footprint, cultivating scholarship, and deepening and broadening our commitment to caring for our internal and external communities. We are excited to enter this next chapter of our growth and development, and we look forward to having all members of our community join us on this journey as we boldly paint a brighter future, together.
The Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine will be a vibrant health care community that educates and nurtures diverse, compassionate physicians who promote wellness and patient-centered care for all members of society.
The Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine is dedicated to educating current and future physicians to serve our community, as well as our profession. We accomplish this goal in a student-centered, collaborative environment that values compassionate care, integrity and inclusivity, academic excellence and scholarship, adaptability and social responsibility.
Primary Care Education: providing education focused on partnering with patients to promote health as well as first-line care and chronic disease management.
Personal and Professional Integrity: achieving our highest potential as humans and healers by consistently acting with honesty and in accordance with strong moral values.
Academic Excellence: creating a stimulating, student-centered environment that supports both learners and faculty to excel in their scholastic activities.
Inclusiveness and Diversity: reflected in our students, faculty and staff and their respect of all people.
Compassion and Patient-Centeredness: putting the patient at the center of the healthcare experience.
Social Justice: seeking to address healthcare inequalities both locally and globally and provide all patients with equal access to care.
Scholarship: advancing the field of medicine by promoting discovery, application, integration and dissemination of knowledge throughout one’s career.
Interprofessional Collaboration: promoting teamwork between disciplines and across institutions to deliver high-quality care.
Community Partnership: developing learning and service opportunities that improve the health of our community.
Social Responsibility: advocating to improve the broader determinants of health in the setting of finite resources
As a learning community, our faculty and staff are deeply committed to educating the world’s future physicians. Our leadership supports, delivers and models this fundamental mission every day, from our senior associate deans and associate deans to our assistant dean and 12 department chairs. Together, they help to build the Netter School’s guiding helix of medicine, compassion and humanity.
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Dr. Khuram Riaz Ghumman has dedicated his career to shaping the future of family medicine as a practicing physician, president of the Connecticut State Medical Society (CSMS) and serving as family medicine clerkship director.
Ghumman was drawn to family medicine because of his passion for comprehensive care and long term relationships with patients, he explained. Currently he serves a diverse community of 5,000 individuals in East Granby, Connecticut, where he provides care for patients of all ages and various clinical conditions.
The School of Medicine is named in honor of Frank H. Netter, MD, a surgeon and prolific medical illustrator whose “Atlas of Human Anatomy” has been translated into a dozen languages and is widely used by undergraduate medical students. With his rare combination of artistic talent and perspective as a physician, Netter brought his subject matter to life with stunning precision and clarity. He illustrated cutting‐edge medical advancements ranging from organ transplants and joint replacements to the first artificial heart. His work granted unprecedented visual access to human anatomy and pathology — and was done with a striking level of empathy and humanity.
Known as “Medicine’s Michaelangelo,” Netter’s educational legacy extends beyond his life work to the School of Medicine through a major gift from Barbara and the late Edward Netter, Frank Netter’s first cousin.
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