Sophie Davis School of Biomedical Education - History

History

Established in 1973 to address the growing need in the United States -- especially in inner city areas—for primary care physicians, the school began as a destination for talented New York City high school graduates of diverse cultural and ethnic backgrounds. It has a rigorous course curriculum where many graduates become primary care physicians. Those who choose not to become primary care physicians must repay the school a fee.

It is named after Sophie Kesner, who was Leonard Davis's wife, because Mr. Davis, a graduate of CCNY, was a major benefactor of the school.

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