Martinsville, Va.-A large medical school is coming right here to the small town of Martinsville. <\/p>\n
\"The need is large locally, the need is large nationally, said Dr. Noel Boaz, President & CEO, ICSM Medical Center. <\/p>\n
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. <\/p>\n
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. <\/p>\n
\"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.\" <\/p>\n
With more people coming to the city, that means greater demand for more businesses; which means even more jobs in the city. <\/p>\n
\"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.\" <\/p>\n
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. <\/p>\n
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. <\/p>\n
The college is also expected to invest more than three-million-dollars into the Martinsville economy over the next three years.<\/p>\n
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