Delaware, Thomas Jefferson University Partner to Establish State’s First Medical School
The school will train students in Newark and send them to Kent and Sussex counties for clinical work to address physician shortages.
- On Tuesday, Delaware Governor Matt Meyer announced a partnership with Philadelphia-based Thomas Jefferson University to establish the state's first four-year medical school.
- Delaware is currently one of only three states without a medical school, with roughly 40 percent of the population living in rural areas where physician shortages are most acute.
- Funded by approximately $157.4 million from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, students will complete 18 months of preclinical instruction in Newark before clinical training in Kent and Sussex counties.
- Jefferson will lead a consortium of state institutions, though the state's largest hospital system, ChristianaCare, is notably absent; officials stated the system is welcome to join.
- Accreditation for the new campus will proceed through the Liaison Committee on Medical Education program, while the university plans to name an assistant dean by the end of this year.
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