Lawmakers Show Support for UC-Merced Medical School
At an annual hearing for lawmakers on Thursday, UC-Merced officials said there is a need for a new medical school to serve the San Joaquin Valley region, citing an expected statewide shortage of 17,000 physicians by 2015. Assembly members voiced support for plans to open a new school by 2015.
- "Lawmakers Support UC-Merced Med School" (Oppenheim, Merced Sun-Star, 8/13).