New school highlights comprehensive new effort to help improve health outcomes across Arizona
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The Arizona Board of Regents has asked Arizona State University to expand medical education in Arizona by launching a new medical school, one charged with addressing the significant and growing health care needs of the state.
The new ASU School of Medicine and Advanced Medical Engineering will integrate clinical medicine, biomedical science and engineering, joining universities such as Texas A&M and the University of Illinois, among others, that have opened a different kind of medical school.
Fred DuVal, chair elect of the Arizona Board of Regents, said the move is an important step in the evolution of ASU and is part of a charge to the state’s entire university system to grow the state’s health care workforce.
“This is part of the most aggressive and comprehensive health care plan in Arizona’s history,” DuVal said. “It will include major growth and new investments by all three of our state universities, significant partnerships with the private sector, and the support of our government partners.”
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