A pair of Spokane lawmakers will propose legislation to establish the states second medical school in Spokane and put it under the control of WashingtonStateUniversity. <\/p>\n
Rep. Marcus Riccelli, a Democrat, and Sen. Mike Baumgartner, a Republican, are to unveil legislation this morning that would change a nearly century-old law that limits medical education to the University of Washington. Their proposal also provides $2.5 million for WSU to seek accreditation for the new school on the Riverpoint Campus, which would concentrate on family and ruralmedicinedisciplines. <\/p>\n
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A pair of Spokane lawmakers will propose legislation to establish the states second medical school in Spokane and put it under the control of WashingtonStateUniversity. <\/p>\n
Rep. Marcus Riccelli, a Democrat, and Sen. Mike Baumgartner, a Republican, are to unveil legislation this morning that would change a nearly century-old law that limits medical education to the University of Washington. Their proposal also provides $2.5 million for WSU to seek accreditation for the new school on the Riverpoint Campus, which would concentrate on family and ruralmedicinedisciplines. <\/p>\n
At this point theres no reduction on anything (for UW Medical School), Riccelli said. We want to grow medical education anywaypossible. <\/p>\n
They plan to introduce legislation in both chambers that would amend a 1917 law that places medical educationat UW, allowing WSU to have aseparateschool. <\/p>\n
This is not a radical idea, Riccelli said. There are plenty of states that have more than onemedicalschool. <\/p>\n
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