North Haven Resident Joins Med School Faculty

North Haven resident Victoria Richards has been appointed as an assistant professor of basic medical sciences at Quinnipiac University's newly-named Frank H. Netter, M.D., School of Medicine, where she will teach pharmacology and write curriculum. 

“I want to be able to be part of merging that very important relationship between the pharmacist, the patient and the physician,” said Richards in a statement issued today. “Pharmacology is really an umbrella that covers all the medical disciplines.”

Richards, formerly of A.T. Still University School of Osteopathic Medicine in Arizona, is described as an "expert dedicated to optimizing the physician/pharmacist relationship." 

She received a doctorate in pharmacology and toxicology from the University of Arizona, Tucson and a master’s degree in biology and chemistry from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Her bachelor’s degree in biological sciences is from the University of California, Irvine.

“Victoria brings all the assets we are looking for in our founding faculty,” said Bruce Koeppen, founding dean of the program. “She has experience in interprofessional education and teaching pharmacology across an integrated curriculum. She also has experience in course and curriculum development and leadership.”

The Medical School, currently in the process of accreditation, expects to enroll its first class in 2013.