LAS VEGAS-- UNLV announced that it is moving forward with its plans for a new medical school. University regents, which are UNLV's governing board, just approved the $27 million budget for the new facility. <\/p>\n
\"The medical school is a vehicle to bring a higher quality of life to all Nevadans and I think it's an economic driver for the entire state, Dan Klaich, Chancellor of Nevada System of Higher Education said. <\/p>\n
Regents haven't determined a location just yet, but they said the schools first class will start in just a few years-- 2017. Educators hope by building a new UNLV med school, it will help address the serious doctor shortage throughout the valley. <\/p>\n
We'll be recruiting faculty and that's probably the first thing that's going to help increase the number of specialists. We'll need about a 120 faculty in the next two years, Barbara Atkinson, Planning Dean of UNLV School of Medicine said. <\/p>\n
While it's difficult to get an appointment with a general practitioner, Atkinson said it's equally hard to get an appointment with a specialist. This issue has left thousands of valley patients having to seek medical care out of state. <\/p>\n
Atkinson said the medical school will draw in several dozen specialists who can help patients alongside their teaching responsibilities. <\/p>\n
\"We're hoping that they'll set up practices and they'll be seeing patients immediately, she said. <\/p>\n
UNLV President Don Snyder said the new medical school will partner with University Medical Center (UMC) and Veterans Affairs to continue new doctors' training after graduation. <\/p>\n
It will help us keep doctors here and we need that, Don Snyder, UNLV President said. <\/p>\n
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