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B.C. set to open Western Canada’s first new medical school in decades

The new Simon Fraser University medical school will add 48 students initially, aiming to increase to 120 by 2035 to address regional physician shortages.

  • The estimated cost of the new medical school is about $520 million, to be shared between the provincial government and Simon Fraser University.
  • The new medical school, along with the new Surrey hospital and B.C. Cancer Centre, will make the city a hub of innovative and high-quality health care, according to Premier David Eby.
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B.C. set to open Western Canada's first new medical school in decades

Applications are being accepted for those wanting to become doctors through Simon Fraser University, in what the British Columbia government says is the first new medical school in Western Canada in decades.

·Ottawa, Canada
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Province of BC broke the news on Tuesday, October 14, 2025.
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