University of Arizona College of Medicine

The University of Arizona College of Medicine is the only MD-granting degree in the state of Arizona, and only accepts students who have attained the status of resident of the state of Arizona. It has two campuses: the Tucson campus is located at University Medical Center, and the Phoenix campus is located at the remodeled Phoenix Union High School as part of the Translational Genomics Research Institute. It is associated with the University of Arizona, and is governed by the Arizona Board of Regents.
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* 1 History
* 2 Education
* 3 Faculty
* 4 References

[edit] History

The school was founded in 1967 with a class of 32 students on its Tucson campus. To date, it has graduated 3,000 students. [1]

In 1974, the University of Arizona received $5.5 million USD from the Arizona state legislature to renovate its football stadium. A provision of this legislation (ARS 15-1630) prohibited University Medical Center from performing abortions (unless the mother's life is in jeopardy) or teaching its medical students abortion procedures. This legislation is still in effect, and could potentially impact every public medical school in Arizona, making Arizona the only state which prohibits the teaching of abortion in public universities. To address this issue, Planned Parenthood implemented a rotation for obstetrics and gynecology residents to receive abortion training. Interested residents and medical students have the ability to utilize such resources to study the medical and surgical procedures of abortion. Second and third year Ob/Gyn residents have scheduled time available to pursue training. Medical students may pursue training on an elective basis.

[edit] Education

It is a four-year university which graduates approximately 110 students per year. The inaugural class the Phoenix campus currently has 24 students, expectged to graduate in 2011. Grades are awarded pass/fail/honors. The curriculum, recently changed in 2005 is block-based, with students rotating through each organ for a period of time and get a grade. The curriculum also requires that students own a laptop. This system is based on the curriculum of other schools ilke Stanford. The previous curriculum was semester based.

[edit] Faculty

The University of Arizona is home to numerous noted faculty, such as Dr. Andrew Weil. Dr. Keith Joiner is the current dean.