RIVERSIDE (CBSLA.com) There are only a handful of medical schools in California, and UC Riverside has just been added to the roster. <\/p>\n
Officials have given preliminary approval to UCR medical schools proposed courses, which means the university can soon begin accepting applications, a campus spokesperson announced Tuesday. <\/p>\n
This is momentous for Inland Southern California and for UC Riverside, UCR Chancellor Timothy P. White said. <\/p>\n
This medical school is critically needed to address our regions physician shortage and stimulate the local economy, said White, who credited the Riverside communitys support in reaching this point. <\/p>\n
The Liaison Committee on Medical Education withheld accreditation approval in 2011 because Californias budget crisis would prohibit UCRs medical school from receiving sufficient funds. <\/p>\n
The university has since secured millions in private donations, including $20 million from Riverside County, allowing plans for the medical school to move forward an endeavor that began in 2006. <\/p>\n
Classes will be held in the new School of Medicine Research Building and the renovated School of Medicine Education Building, campus officials said. <\/p>\n
Prospective students can begin submitting applications to the four-year program later this month when the medical school is added to the American Medical College Application Service. <\/p>\n
This will be the sixth medical school added to the UC system, which hasnt inaugurated a new campus M.D. program since the 1960s. <\/p>\n
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