Courant Staff Report The Hartford Courant

6:15 p.m. EDT, October 15, 2013

The new medical school at Quinnipiac University will send students to Griffin Hospital in Derby for clinical rotations beginning in the summer of 2014, under a five-year clinical affiliation announced Wednesday.

Griffin physicians working with the students will be named clinical professors at the school, the Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine in North Haven, which opened this year.

The Netter school already has clinical affiliations with St. Vincent's Medical Center of Bridgeport, its principal clinical partner; MidState Medical Center of Meriden; Middlesex Hospital of Middletown; Waterbury Hospital; and Jewish Senior Services, The Jewish Home of Fairfield. It also has a research partner in Hartford Hospital.

Dr. Bruce Koeppen, founding dean of the medical school, said in a written statement, '[Griffin's] Planetree model of health care delivery, which organizes care around the needs of patients, will provide a valuable and unique experience for our students."

Griffin already is a clinical site for Quinnipiac's School of Health Sciences and its School of Nursing.

Patrick Charmel, president and CEO of Griffin Hospital, said in the announcement, "The medical school's commitment to preparing medical students to pursue primary care is consistent with Griffin Hospital's commitment to primary care and preventive medicine graduate medical education training."

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Quinnipiac's Medical School, Griffin Hospital Reach 5-Year Agreement