B.C. entrepreneurs donate $40 million to Simon Fraser University medical school
The gift will fund training and research at the new Surrey campus school, which will open in August with 48 students.
- On Friday, entrepreneurs Arran and Ratana Stephens announced a $40 million donation to Simon Fraser University, naming the new medical school in Surrey the SFU Stephens Family School of Medicine.
- Surrey's facility is Western Canada's first new medical school in nearly 60 years, addressing British Columbia's profound shortage of family doctors leaving many without local access to care.
- The school prepares to welcome its first 48 students this August, with SFU President Joy Johnson describing the gift as 'visionary' and 'transformative' as enrollment increases to 120 by 2035.
- Premier David Eby praised the 'remarkable generosity,' emphasizing that training future doctors within British Columbia improves retention as students will likely practice in communities south of the Fraser.
- The donation supports research and innovation while fostering medical education centered on community, rural, and Indigenous approaches to health care, strengthening the province's health care system long-term.
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Philanthropist couple donates $40M to Surrey’s SFU school of medicine - Creston Valley Advance
Simon Fraser University’s school of medicine has received a whopping $40 million gift from the Stephens family, after whom the school in downtown Surrey will be named. This, the largest single donation in SFU’s history, was revealed Friday on behalf of the family, led by Ratana and Arran Stephens – co-founders of Nature’s Path and principals of Que Pasa. Their gift to the SFU Stephens Family School of Medicine will support research and innovatio…
Philanthropist couple donates $40M to Surrey’s SFU school of medicine - Fort St. James Caledonia Courier
Simon Fraser University’s school of medicine has received a whopping $40 million gift from the Stephens family, after whom the school in downtown Surrey will be named. This, the largest single donation in SFU’s history, was revealed Friday on behalf of the family, led by Ratana and Arran Stephens – co-founders of Nature’s Path and principals of Que Pasa. Their gift to the SFU Stephens Family School of Medicine will support research and innovatio…
Philanthropist couple donates $40M to Surrey’s SFU school of medicine - Grand Forks Gazette
Simon Fraser University’s school of medicine has received a whopping $40 million gift from the Stephens family, after whom the school in downtown Surrey will be named. This, the largest single donation in SFU’s history, was revealed Friday on behalf of the family, led by Ratana and Arran Stephens – co-founders of Nature’s Path and principals of Que Pasa. Their gift to the SFU Stephens Family School of Medicine will support research and innovatio…
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