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2010 LEGISLATIVE SESSION SPECIAL MESSAGE: FAU SCHOOL OF MEDICINE NOW A REALITY!
During my service in the Florida House, no priority has been more important to our community than the promise of an independent medical school at Florida Atlantic University. For the past few years, the medical education partnership between FAU and the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine has been a tremendous success for all involved. But now, with the passage of recent legislation that I sponsored, the FAU School of Medicine will become an independent medical school.
This is truly an exciting accomplishment that holds so much promise and potential for the future.
This new medical school will transform the delivery of healthcare in our community and provide a unique learning and training environment for medical students without requiring additional state funding. Additionally, partnering with the Scripps Research Institute to offer a joint MD/PhD program will put FAU on the map nationally as a top scientific research institution. This innovative curriculum will help provide Florida with a new generation of high quality physicians and researchers when we need it most. And the economic opportunities that are possible from this initiative are endless.
I am truly thankful that all of our hard work on this effort came together to make this a reality. As State Representative for District 87, I have always worked tirelessly to advance the needs of our region and keep Florida on the move. I am proud that with the new FAU School of Medicine we have been able to accomplish both.
All my best,
Learn more about the FAU School of Medicine. [PDF]
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