The University of Arizona College of Medicine is the only MD granting medical school in the state of Arizona. It has two campuses: the Tucson campus is located at the Arizona Health Sciences Center and University Medical Center, and the Phoenix campus is located at the remodeled Phoenix Union High School as part of the Translational Genomics Research Institute. It is associated with the University of Arizona, and is governed by the Arizona Board ...
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The University of Arizona College of Medicine is the only MD granting medical school in the state of Arizona. It has two campuses: the Tucson campus is located at the Arizona Health Sciences Center and University Medical Center, and the Phoenix campus is located at the remodeled Phoenix Union High School as part of the Translational Genomics Research Institute. It is associated with the University of Arizona, and is governed by the Arizona Board of Regents. Traditionally, the college accepted Arizona residents exclusively, however in Fall 2009 the school changed its policy to allow "highly-qualified" non-residents.
The school was founded in 1967 with a class of 32 students on its Tucson campus.
In 1974, the University of Arizona received $5.5 million USD from the Arizona state legislature to renovate its football stadium. A provision of this legislation (ARS 15-1630) prohibited University Medical Center from performing abortions (unless the mother's life is in jeopardy) or teaching...
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