Albert Einstein College of Medicine, in New York, will offer free tuition following a $1 billion donation from its board chair — a gift the institution called the largest ever to an American medical school. The Bronx institution, which is affiliated with New York’s Montefiore Health system, will go tuition free beginning in August, according to a Monday announcement. It will also reimburse all fourth-year students for their spring 2024 semester tuition. The donor, Ruth Gottesman, is a former professor at the medical school and current member of the Montefiore board. She is also the widow of Wall Street financier David Gottesman. The couple previously donated $25 million to the college in 2008.
