Vagelos Donation $250 Million to Columbia P&S

Just saw this…amazing philanthrophy by the Vagelos family.

The medical school will be renamed to Roy and Diana Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons.

It also looks like the Vagelos endowment will eventually eliminate loans for students who need financial aid. This is simply amazing, and will hopefully spur more students to enter primary care medicine.

http://newsroom.cumc.columbia.edu/blog/2017/12/05/roy-and-diana-vagelos-donate-250-million-to-columbias-medical-school/

While I think this is a wonderful donation, it kind of makes me sick that that they wanted the school renamed after them - maybe I need to see a doctor

This is in addition to the $700 million donation from Florence Irving a few weeks earlier for reasearch at the medical school.