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Nvidia Director's $175M Gift Fuels New Bay Area Medical School
16 May
Summary
- A $175 million donation will establish the Bay Area's first new medical school in over 100 years.
- The Mark & Mary Stevens School of Medicine is a new partnership between Sutter Health and Santa Clara University.
- The future medical school will integrate AI technology into healthcare delivery and physician training.
A significant philanthropic gift of $175 million will establish the first new medical school in the San Francisco Bay Area in over a century. This landmark donation comes from Nvidia Corp. director Mark Stevens and his wife, Mary.
The new institution, named The Mark & Mary Stevens School of Medicine, is a partnership between the Sutter Health medical system and Santa Clara University. Mary Stevens is an alumna of Santa Clara University.
Slated for Santa Clara, the 82,000-square-foot facility is expected to enroll approximately 120 students per class. The school aims to be at the forefront of applying AI technology to healthcare delivery, preparing the next generation of physicians and clinicians.
This substantial contribution represents the largest gift ever received by both Santa Clara University and Sutter Health. The donation follows a recent $200 million gift Stevens made to the University of Southern California for faculty recruitment and AI research.
