Private medical school planned for NMSU
LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) — Plans announced Monday call for a public-private partnership to create a medical school that would be privately financed and operated but located at New Mexico State University’s main campus in Las Cruces.
The Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine would produce a projected 150 doctors annually starting in 2016, and NMSU President Garrey Carruthers said that would help address the state’s shortage of primary care physicians, especially in rural areas.
“This is an outstanding day for New Mexico,” Carruthers said.
Carruthers said the project is a “private deal” that will not require any commitments for public money.
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