南 Breaks Ground on $200 Million 惠登医学院 Building

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发布于2023年12月8日

兰斯克劳福德

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The 十大玩彩信誉平台 broke ground Friday on a new 250,000-square-foot 弗雷德里克·P. 惠登医学院 building that will allow the University to graduate more physicians and accelerate 研究与创新. 阿拉巴马州州长. 凯·艾维和其他支持者参加了这次活动 在南方校园.

The $200 million facility, set to be 2026年竣工, will round out a medical education 校园中心，包括 护理学院, 帕特·卡普斯·柯维联合卫生专业学院, 健康模拟大楼 和查尔斯M号. 鲍生物医学图书馆. 当新大楼开放时，超过 500,000 square feet of campus facilities will be dedicated to healthcare education 和研究.

“This facility will offer our future students the most advanced learning 和研究 opportunities anywhere in the country,” said USA 总统 Jo Bonner. “它将改变 medicine to the unique needs of our community while educating and training the next 提供者的产生.”

The new 惠登医学院大楼 will provide state-of-the-art laboratory spaces that will create flexibility and efficiency for research today and in the future. It will also allow for expanding the class size of first-year medical students from 80 to 100, with the capability of increasing to 120 in the future, at the same time 该国预计将面临医疗服务提供者短缺的问题.

“This is an investment in the future of healthcare to meet the needs of Alabamians,” 博士说. John Marymont, dean of the 惠登医学院 and vice president 医疗事务. “按照国家标准，这所医学院培养出了高质量的学生 physicians that stay in the state, helping meet the needs in primary care as well 如在农村和服务不足的地区以可承受的价格.”

The 惠登医学院 at the 十大玩彩信誉平台 is one of 158 accredited MD-granting institutions in the United States, and one of only two in the state. 更多的 超过1139名毕业生在阿拉巴马州行医. 根据协会 of American Medical Colleges, USA consistently ranks in the top tier nationally 在服务欠缺地区实习的毕业生. 

Key stakeholders have responded to help invest in the state’s healthcare. 在其中之一 他作为阿拉巴马大学学生的最后行为.S. 参议员理查德·谢尔比拨出六千万美元 新设施的联邦拨款. 美国基金会捐赠了3000万美元， while the State of Alabama has given $50 million in support of the project.

“Alabama proudly recognizes the value of the 惠登医学院, and by breaking ground on this state-of-the-art facility, we are further positioning one of our state’s premier institutions to connect our people with the care they need,” said Gov. 凯 艾维. “From larger cohorts to greater research capabilities, this new facility will 让一个已经很优秀的项目更上一层楼.” 

Many others have also recognized the critical need to build a new College of Medicine. The City of Mobile will give $10 million, and Mobile County has pledged $5 million. Alabama Power, The Caring Foundation of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama, Bedsole Foundation, Daniel Foundation and others also have given transformational 礼物.  

“We made a call for support to provide a building to match the quality of our student’s 邦纳说. “他们的行动表明，他们理解关键价值 an academic health system brings to its local community and throughout the state.”

The University has set an additional $30 million philanthropic goal to see the project 直至完成. 捐赠可以在五年内承诺并通过 永久的命名机会.

Shortly after the 十大玩彩信誉平台 was established in 1963, 总统 Frederick P. Whiddon began discussions with community and state leaders about creating a medical 莫比尔学校. 1973年，这一愿景成为现实，包机舱 被美国医学院录取. 一年后，医学大楼 作为惠登医学院的所在地.

The 十大玩彩信誉平台 and 美国健康 have more than 11,000 employees, making 它是该地区最大的雇主之一.

其他捐助者包括:

• Dr. 和夫人. 查尔斯Rodning
• Dr. J.B. 克雷文
• 美国医学校友会
• 戈贝尔泰勒
• Dr. 和夫人. 史蒂文·斯托克斯
• Dr. 格伦•威尔逊
• 苏利文家族
• 博士一家. C. 威廉·丹尼尔斯
• 夫人. 阿琳米切尔

 

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