Weill Cornell Medicine receives $55 million for student residence hall
Weill Cornell Medicine in New York City has announced a $55 million gift from Jeffrey Feil and the Feil family in support of a new student residence hall.
The gift, which was made in 2020 and announced with the public launch of the academic hospital's $1.5 billion We're Changing Medicine capital campaign, will support construction of a $264 million facility near Weill Cornell Medicine's main campus. When it opens in 2025, the proposed 148,000-square-foot facility will feature spacious apartments and modern amenities. To date, the campaign has raised more than $750 million, including previously announced gifts totaling $160 million to establish a scholarship program and eliminate medical school debt for all students who demonstrate need. Longtime supporters of Weill Cornell Medicine, Feil and his family established the Feil Family Student Center in 2017 with a $12.5 million gift, and previously provided support for student scholarships.
"As medical and graduate students pursue their biomedical training, it is critical to provide them with a nurturing living and learning environment," said Feil, who serves as vice chair of the Weill Cornell Medicine board of fellows and campaign co-chair of the capital campaign. "We are thrilled to support this new residence hall, which will encourage a culture of innovation, collegiality, and collaboration to inspire our future leaders to keep changing medicine."
"The COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated just how important medicine is to protect and enhance the health of our patients," said Augustine M.K. Choi, the Stephen and Suzanne Weiss Dean of Weill Cornell Medicine and provost for medical affairs of Cornell University. "Our accomplished physicians and scientists are committed to treating the whole patient for their whole lifespan, applying cutting-edge science and a personalized and evidence-based approach to prevent and treat disease. Because of our generous donors, Weill Cornell Medicine is uniquely positioned to meet today's healthcare challenges and change medicine — because we can and must."
