Arizona State University announces new medical school

Study in US: Unlike other traditional medical schools, ASU's new medical school will take a different approach, stated the university. The clinical partnerships will support both academic and research programs, and deliver solutions that improve patient and health care outcomes, it added.

Arizona State University: The Arizona Board of Regents has asked the university to expand medical education in Arizona by launching a new medical school. The idea is to address the significant and growing healthcare needs of the state.

The new school of medicine will integrate engineering, clinical medicine, and biomedical science, joining universities such as Texas A&M and the University of Illinois, among others, that have opened a different kind of medical school.

“This is part of the most aggressive and comprehensive health care plan in Arizona’s history. 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," said Fred DuVal, chair-elect of the Arizona Board of Regents.

ASU President Michael Crow commented, “We are focusing our full energy and innovation on improving Arizona’s health outcomes. We must generate knowledge at a scale that will impact society. Our university charter drives us to assume fundamental responsibility for the overall health of the communities we serve. This is an extension of that core belief.”

As per the university, more details will be discussed in the coming months, but the new ASU Health effort will involve more than just the new medical school. It is intended to address the growing need for healthcare professionals in Arizona.

"ASU’s School of Medicine and Advanced Medical Engineering headlines ASU Health, a “learning health ecosystem” being created by the university to accelerate and focus its health-related efforts to tackle the state’s urgent health care needs, now and into the future. It is the first in a series of steps that the new ASU Health effort will take to drive transformational change at the state level and is the result of more than a year of working with national industry leaders who examined the needs in public health technology," said the university's statement.

Significant recent highlights of Arizona State University

The following are the main highlights:

• The university retained its No.1 spot in the US and top 10 spot globally in the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals ranking by internationally respected Times Higher Education Impact Rankings.
• It launched a new medical school to integrate biomedical science, engineering, and clinical medicine.
• The university earned the distinction of being selected to join the prestigious Association of American Universities (AAU), which comprises the nation’s most elite research universities.

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