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University of Arizona College of Medicine at Phoenix opened Phoenix Biomedical Campus in early October.
Following a historic statewide collaborative effort, the University of Arizona College of Medicine at Phoenix, in collaboration with Arizona State University, opened its new facility at the Phoenix Biomedical Campus in early October.
The historic Phoenix Union High School buildings (circa 1910) underwent an adaptive reuse renovation, changing the vacant campus into a state-of-the-art medical education facility. Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano, Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon, and several other dignitaries were on hand for the opening.
The dearth of doctors in Arizona's rural communities has placed the state at a ranking of 45th in the nation for physicians per capita. Phoenix is the largest city in the country without an allopathic medical school. Expansion of the UA College of Medicine represents a major effort to meet this health care need. When fully built, the new medical school is expected to graduate as many as 150 doctors each year. Currently; the Tucson campus graduates 110 medical students annually.
Since 1992, the UA College of Medicine has operated a regional campus in Phoenix, allowing about 40 percent of third- and fourth-year medical students to complete their studies in Maricopa County. In August 2004, the Arizona Board of Regents approved an agreement to expand the operations of the UA College of Medicine in Phoenix, in collaboration with Arizona State University, to a four-year program.
The UA College of Medicine, which opened its doors in 1967, is ranked among the nation's top 60 medical schools by U.S. News & World Report.
