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Nearly six weeks after the First Presidency announced the Church’s intention to build a medical school at its flagship university, BYU President C. Shane Reese issued an update providing further details in a letter posted on BYU News on Thursday, Sept. 5.
Among other information, President Reese explained that BYU will provide a new building on its Provo, Utah, campus to accommodate the classroom instruction and administrative needs of the medical school.
Clinical training, however, will occur in multiple off-site hospital locations. “Conversations between Intermountain Health, the University of Utah, and others have been productive regarding the prospect of clinical collaborations,” he said.
He explained that a medical advisory team is also being created to help develop and solidify the plans related to new medical school.
Echoing the First Presidency’s original statement on July 29, BYU’s president also reiterated that the medical school will provide a “high quality, spiritually-based program that reinforces the mission of BYU and of the Church.”
It will focus on teaching and training with research in areas of strategic importance to the Church, such as international health issues and the Church’s worldwide humanitarian efforts.
President Reese expressed his appreciation for “the enthusiasm and outpouring of support for this exciting endeavor” and his intention to provide updated information to the campus community as plans continue to develop.
“Jesus Christ healed the sick and served those in need. As disciples of Jesus Christ, we believe BYU’s medical school is another way to lift God’s children,” President Reese said.
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