Proposed Medical School
Plans to establish a medical school have been in progress since Chancellor Orbach’s administration in the 1990s, and have attracted substantial support from industry as well as the local community. The Regents approved UCR's medical school proposal on November 16, 2006, and plans to enroll the first four-year medical students in fall 2012.
Proponents of the project say it will help alleviate a projected statewide shortage of health care providers in California. The Inland Empire region in particular faces a physician shortfall of 53% by 2015. The school is also seen as a way of addressing health disparities among underserved minority populations in the area. However, Deloitte Consulting, a company hired by the university to oversee planning for the school, recently proposed a revision to the school's mission statement that excluded the reference to "underserved," prompting Acting Chancellor Grey to send letters to planning committee leaders reinforcing the university's commitment to diversity.
The UCR Academic Senate is currently considering the curriculum and business plan for the new medical school. Acting Chancellor Grey temporarily suspended the search for the medical school's dean so the permanent chancellor could have a hand in selecting the position. A 17-member chancellor search committee was scheduled to meet for the first time Oct. 29. Grey said he is hoping that the final proposal is ready for the regents to consider at their May 2008 meeting.
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