Martinsville, Va.-A large medical school is coming right here to the small town of Martinsville.

"The need is large locally, the need is large nationally, said Dr. Noel Boaz, President & CEO, ICSM Medical Center.

This has been Dr. Boaz's dream. The Martinsville man will open up a medical school right here in his hometown. It's called College of Henricopolis School of Medicine. It will teach the next generation of primary care physicians.

Once they get started, they will admit 320 students each year. The school has also promised to create 111 jobs over the next three years.

"These aren't $8 an hour jobs, said Leon Towarnicki, Martinsville City Manager. These are highly trained faculty and staff relating to a medical school."

With more people coming to the city, that means greater demand for more businesses; which means even more jobs in the city.

"When you look at an influx of 60, 70, 80 people of that caliber into any community; it's going to be significant in terms of housing, in term of the economic impact."

The new medical school will begin construction within the next few months. Their goal is to have their first semester start in the fall of 2016.

This medical school will operate a little bit differently than your normal med school. This school is considered a, 'benefit corporation.' Unlike public colleges, it will have investors and shareholders.

The college is also expected to invest more than three-million-dollars into the Martinsville economy over the next three years.

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