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Article: Effort to establish 2nd medical school gains popularity
- Article from:
- The Columbian (Vancouver, WA)
- Article date:
- October 26, 2003
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NICHOLAS K. GERANIOS, Associated Press
The Columbian
10-26-2003
SPOKANE - The University of Washington provides the only medical school for residents of this state, plus Alaska, Montana, Idaho and Wyoming.
Now there is a growing effort to create a second medical school in Spokane, which supporters contend will help cure the city's sagging economy and also provide needed doctors in underserved areas.
It is a sensitive topic, as no one wants to criticize the University of Washington School of Medicine. But proponents say the UW cannot produce enough doctors to serve an area of the country that has some 9 million people.
"The University of Washington is doing a wonderful job, but ...
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