So far this year, more than five new medical schools have announced plans to open soon.
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While the national physician shortage persists, there’s no shortage of new medical schools trying to train more doctors to help close the gap.
So far this year, at least six new medical schools have announced plans to launch degree programs, including the University of Georgia School of Medicine, the University of Missouri School of Medicine’s new Springfield campus and the Lincoln Memorial University–DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine’s new campus in Orange Park, Fla.
Earlier this month, Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia announced plans to open the first four-year medical program in neighboring Delaware, which is among the handful of states without a medical school.
