University of Arizona College of Medicine
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| Established: | 1967 |
| Type: | Public |
| Dean: | Keith Joiner |
| Students: | 464 |
| Location: | Tucson, Arizona, United States |
| Campus: | Urban |
| Website: | http://www.medicine.arizona.edu |
The University of Arizona College of Medicine is the only MD-granting degree in the state of Arizona, and only accepts students who have attained the status of resident of the state of Arizona. It has two campuses: the Tucson campus is located at University Medical Center, and the Phoenix campus is located at the remodeled Phoenix Union High School as part of the Translational Genomics Research Institute. It is associated with the University of Arizona, and is governed by the Arizona Board of Regents.
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[edit] History
The school was founded in 1967 with a class of 32 students on its Tucson campus.
In 1974, the University of Arizona received $5.5 million USD from the Arizona state legislature to renovate its football stadium. A provision of this legislation (ARS 15-1630) prohibited University Medical Center from performing abortions (unless the mother's life is in jeopardy) or teaching its medical students abortion procedures. This legislation is still in effect, and could potentially impact every public medical school in Arizona, making Arizona the only state which prohibits the teaching of abortion in public universities. To address this issue, Planned Parenthood implemented a rotation for obstetrics and gynecology residents to receive abortion training. Interested residents and medical students have the ability to utilize such resources to study the medical and surgical procedures of abortion. Second and third year Ob/Gyn residents have scheduled time available to pursue training. Medical students may pursue training on an elective basis.
In 2004, the Arizona Board of Regents and the Arizona Legislature approved a plan to expand the medical school to a second, downtown Phoenix campus. The plan includes a rare and historic collaboration between the University of Arizona and Arizona State University, and a partnership with the neighboring Translational Genomics Research Institute. The 16 acre campus, centered around the renovated Phoenix Union High School buildings, will eventually be expanded to include students from the College of Pharmacy, buildings for research, as well as an academic hospital. The first 24 students arrived in the fall of 2007, and the program is planned to be expanded to 150 students in the future, more than doubling the number of physicians (MD) graduating in the state each year.
To date, the college has graduated 3,000 students. [1]
[edit] Education
It is a four-year program which graduates approximately 110 students per year. The inaugural class the Phoenix campus currently has 24 students, expectged to graduate in 2011. Grades are awarded pass/fail/honors. The curriculum, recently changed in 2005 is block-based, with students rotating through each organ for a period of time and get a grade. The curriculum also requires that students own a laptop. This system is based on the curriculum of other schools like Stanford. The previous curriculum was semester based.
[edit] Faculty
The University of Arizona is home to numerous noted faculty, such as Dr. Andrew Weil. Dr. Keith Joiner is the current dean.
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