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School of Medicine Establishes Phoenix Campus

Creighton’s School of Medicine and St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center in Phoenix in June announced an academic affiliation that will create a Creighton medical school presence in Phoenix.

The Phoenix campus will be formally known as Creighton University School of Medicine at St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center, a member of Catholic Healthcare West. The Creighton campus in Phoenix will be the only Catholic medical school campus located west of Omaha.

Under the new affiliation, Creighton will establish a fully operational campus at St. Joseph’s that will offer two full years of clinical training. Creighton will expand its entering medical class from 126 to 152 students, starting in 2010. Forty-two, third-year students will move to Phoenix for their final two years of training, starting in 2012.

“With a looming shortage of health care providers, there has never been a more critical need for skilled physicians with high ethical standards and a commitment to Catholic values and traditions,” said Donald Frey, M.D., Creighton vice president for health sciences. “Our collaboration with St. Joseph’s Hospital ensures that the strong clinical and service-oriented approach of both institutions will be directed toward the development of the kinds of doctors America needs most.”