University of Arizona College of Medicine
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| Type | Public |
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| Established | Tucson campus: 1967 Phoenix campus: 2007 |
| Dean | Steve Goldschmid MD (Tucson) Kenneth S Ramos MD, PhD (Phoenix) |
| Students | Total students: 581 Tucson's incoming class: 115 Phoenix's incoming class: 80 |
| Location |
Tucson, Arizona and Phoenix, Arizona, United States 32°14′27″N 110°56′46″W / 32.24070°N 110.94604°WCoordinates: 32°14′27″N 110°56′46″W / 32.24070°N 110.94604°W |
| Campus | Urban |
| Website |
http://www.medicine.arizona.edu http://phoenixmed.arizona.edu |
The University of Arizona College of Medicine is the only MD granting medical school in the state of Arizona. It has two campuses: the Tucson campus located at the Arizona Health Sciences Center on the campus of the University of Arizona and the Phoenix campus located in the Phoenix Biomedical Campus (PBC) on the former site of the historic Phoenix Union High School. Both colleges are associated with the University of Arizona, and are governed by the Arizona Board of Regents. Traditionally, the colleges accepted Arizona residents exclusively. However, in Fall 2009 the school changed its policy to allow "highly-qualified" non-residents.
The school was founded in 1967 with a class of 32 students on its Tucson campus.
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.
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