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Look at this pre-MD thread
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This is an interesting approach.
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Interesting editorial from the Arizona Republic!
Midwestern U. applauds plan for downtown Phoenix med school
May. 22, 2005 12:00 AM
Since 1995, our private medical school and related programs at our $80 million Glendale campus have been a tremendous health care engine for all of Arizona.
Now, Midwestern University and the University of Arizona's new medical school in downtown Phoenix offer state leaders magnificent opportunities to address doctor shortages and other crucial needs.
The new medical school isn't justified because it will resolve health care concerns by itself; the first class will have only 24 students. On June 3, we will graduate nearly 130. It isn't justified, as some have suggested, because Phoenix is the largest metropolitan area without a medical school. This simply isn't true. advertisement
It is justified because additional and expanded medical schools give more Arizonans the opportunity to study in and eventually serve Arizona. Few more public-policy goals are so noble and should be so important. We will be a healthier state, literally, as a result.
Midwestern welcomes the new school, just as we were warmly embraced in the early 1990s.
That's when Midwestern, founded more than 100 years ago in Illinois, decided to start a medical school and other health care programs in Glendale.
In August, we welcome our incoming class of 150 medical students. They will follow the 904 doctors the Glendale campus has graduated before them. They, like their predecessors, will eventually serve their residencies at the finest hospitals in Arizona and across the country.
Our students pass all of the same national examinations as other schools. Just because there is a "D.O." after their name rather than "M.D." won't make a difference when that doctor helps a child suffering from an illness or a family member requires brain surgery. Osteopathic physicians (D.O.) receive training in osteopathic manipulative medicine in addition to the same medical education that an allopathic physician (M.D.) receives.
Midwestern also has outstanding graduate programs for pharmacists, physician assistants, occupational therapists and perfusionists. Programs also cover nurse anesthesia, podiatric medicine and biomedical sciences.
Our 1,300 students, 250-member faculty and staff and a $40 million operating budget are making a difference today.
But what about tomorrow's challenges?
Thankfully Gov. Janet Napolitano and the Legislature took some bold steps in this year's budget.
First, we have had difficulty gaining access to certain hospitals for our students. State leaders put an end to this arbitrary behavior. Such access is critical for our students and their residencies because it will keep more of them in Arizona and help establish their practice here. It will also allow us to increase our class size, which means more doctors for Arizona.
Second, Illinois has an excellent grant program that encourages interested students to enroll at Illinois schools. State leaders know that those who attend Illinois medical schools are more likely to stay there and take care of Illinois families when their studies are over.
We encouraged a similar grant program for Arizona students, knowing it would be an inexpensive, effective and expeditious way to start addressing doctor shortages in rural Arizona and throughout the state.
Napolitano and legislative leaders not only budgeted for a similar program, they greatly enhanced the Illinois concept.
The downtown Phoenix medical school is a very important addition to the Valley. Together and with state leadership, we will create Arizona's best possible health care future.
Kathleen Goeppinger is president and chief executive officer of Midwestern University in Glendale.
Midwestern U. applauds plan for downtown Phoenix med school
May. 22, 2005 12:00 AM
Since 1995, our private medical school and related programs at our $80 million Glendale campus have been a tremendous health care engine for all of Arizona.
Now, Midwestern University and the University of Arizona's new medical school in downtown Phoenix offer state leaders magnificent opportunities to address doctor shortages and other crucial needs.
The new medical school isn't justified because it will resolve health care concerns by itself; the first class will have only 24 students. On June 3, we will graduate nearly 130. It isn't justified, as some have suggested, because Phoenix is the largest metropolitan area without a medical school. This simply isn't true. advertisement
It is justified because additional and expanded medical schools give more Arizonans the opportunity to study in and eventually serve Arizona. Few more public-policy goals are so noble and should be so important. We will be a healthier state, literally, as a result.
Midwestern welcomes the new school, just as we were warmly embraced in the early 1990s.
That's when Midwestern, founded more than 100 years ago in Illinois, decided to start a medical school and other health care programs in Glendale.
In August, we welcome our incoming class of 150 medical students. They will follow the 904 doctors the Glendale campus has graduated before them. They, like their predecessors, will eventually serve their residencies at the finest hospitals in Arizona and across the country.
Our students pass all of the same national examinations as other schools. Just because there is a "D.O." after their name rather than "M.D." won't make a difference when that doctor helps a child suffering from an illness or a family member requires brain surgery. Osteopathic physicians (D.O.) receive training in osteopathic manipulative medicine in addition to the same medical education that an allopathic physician (M.D.) receives.
Midwestern also has outstanding graduate programs for pharmacists, physician assistants, occupational therapists and perfusionists. Programs also cover nurse anesthesia, podiatric medicine and biomedical sciences.
Our 1,300 students, 250-member faculty and staff and a $40 million operating budget are making a difference today.
But what about tomorrow's challenges?
Thankfully Gov. Janet Napolitano and the Legislature took some bold steps in this year's budget.
First, we have had difficulty gaining access to certain hospitals for our students. State leaders put an end to this arbitrary behavior. Such access is critical for our students and their residencies because it will keep more of them in Arizona and help establish their practice here. It will also allow us to increase our class size, which means more doctors for Arizona.
Second, Illinois has an excellent grant program that encourages interested students to enroll at Illinois schools. State leaders know that those who attend Illinois medical schools are more likely to stay there and take care of Illinois families when their studies are over.
We encouraged a similar grant program for Arizona students, knowing it would be an inexpensive, effective and expeditious way to start addressing doctor shortages in rural Arizona and throughout the state.
Napolitano and legislative leaders not only budgeted for a similar program, they greatly enhanced the Illinois concept.
The downtown Phoenix medical school is a very important addition to the Valley. Together and with state leadership, we will create Arizona's best possible health care future.
Kathleen Goeppinger is president and chief executive officer of Midwestern University in Glendale.
