Will be the first medical school in the Bay Area in a century. I had heard this rumored for a little over a year but thought maybe the idea had died on the vine.
Pretty cool for the school and solidifies SCU in the highest tier of Jesuit institutions in the country. If I’m not mistaken, only four other Jesuit universities have a medical school (SLU, LUC, Georgetown, and Creighton) and only one other Jesuit school has a graduate-level School of Theology (BC). Santa Clara will be the only institution to have both.
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That is extremely exciting news! This feels like a very smart expansion at a critical time as the value of a college education is under intense pressure from AI considerations. Having a medical school should be a big draw for the school generally and lock in future relevance. Love it!
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I had to keep this one under the hat, but I am really excited about it! We’ve always wanted to be the west coast Georgetown (subbing political proximity for tech proximity), and I think this moves us closer.
Further, having some Santa Clara Bronco physicians seems like a good thing for our world.
Many schools seem to be on rocky footing, glad to see that we at least feel this strong of a footing within SCU.
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I always wondered why SCU did not have a medical school. It seems a natural fit for a Jesuit/Catholic university - physicians’ jobs are to literally help people who need it. I’d guess there will a clinic for aspiring physicians to help those who cannot afford medical care otherwise. Under the watchful eye of an actual physician, of course.
I’m a little confused by the headline (and didn’t get past the paywall) - they clearly mean first NEW medical school in the Bay Area. The headline is poorly worded, IMO.