Santa Clara University to open Bay Area’s first medical school in 100 years

Santa Clara University, Sutter Health Launch New Medical School Backed by $175 Million Gift

By Robert Haugh Santa Clara University and Sutter Health are launching a new medical school in Santa Clara. It will be called the Mark & Mary Stevens School of Medicine. The school is being funded in part by a $175 million gift from Mary Stevens, a 1984 Santa Clara University graduate, and her husband, venture capitalist Mark Stevens. Officials said it is the largest cash gift ever to Catholic higher education. It is also the largest gift ever r…

Santa Clara University to open Bay Area’s first medical school in 100 years

Santa Clara University is entering the medical field through a major partnership with Sutter Health aimed at training future physicians in the South Bay. University and healthcare leaders announced the launch of the Mark & Mary Stevens School of Medicine during a Friday event outside the future campus site at 2431 Mission College Blvd. in Santa Clara, where construction is already underway. The 82,000-square-foot medical school plans to open wit…