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New University of California medical building development authorised
The four-story facility will meet with UC Merced’s sustainable practises policy. It will feature 203,500 square feet of academic office, research, and community-facing space. Additionally, common and instructional space. The structure will house the university’s medical education route, which was built in collaboration with UCSF and UCSF Fresno. Further, the first students enrolled in the programme began their studies in the autumn of 2023.
More on the University of California medical building
According to the university, the new building will also contain the Health Sciences Research Institute and allied healthcare-related programmes. Furthermore, the Department of Psychological Sciences and Public Health, specialist learning spaces, medical education, and general assignment learning settings. The new facility is scheduled to open in the spring of 2024 and be finished by the autumn of 2026. According to UC Merced, the facility will accommodate around 2,220 undergraduate students by 2030.
“We are very pleased by the Regents’ showing of support for medical education at UC Merced,” stated UC Merced Chancellor Juan Sánchez Muoz in a press release. “The lack of quality healthcare options in the region is well documented, and this new building will enable UC Merced to train physicians uniquely qualified to address the Valley’s health needs.” |
