The Press-Enterprise
(May 16, 2007)
Med school momentum, Editorial
France Córdova's exit from UC Riverside for Purdue University should not stall plans for a new medical school. As the University of California searches for a new Riverside chancellor, it is vital that civic leaders take active steps to keep the medical school on track.
Maintaining robust community support for the school is paramount for its eventual completion. So until the medical school has a new public face in a dean or a campus chancellor, Inland civic and business leaders need to spur momentum. They should continue lobbying state legislators for funding, and keep the community abreast of progress. Even with a new chancellor and dean, community leaders need to keep working cooperatively and speak with one voice in pushing the project forward. Establishing the medical school is a 15-year, $1.3 billion endeavor. Already, UCR has raised nearly $30 million for the school. But securing another $1 billion requires steadfast coordination to woo support from business, philanthropy and government. For full article visit: http://www.inthenews.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/display.cgi?id=14434The Press-Enterprise
(May 7, 2007)
Arrowhead expansion's goal: Give S.B. County a second Level I trauma
By: DUANE W. GANG
Arrowhead Regional Medical Center could pass its final major hurdle this year as it works to boost the level of care for trauma patients, hospital officials said.
The Colton medical center could have a $4.5 million cardiac surgery program up and running by the end of 2007 or early 2008, a requirement before it can become a Level I trauma center.
The medical center already is affiliated with Loma Linda University, Western University of Health Sciences in Pomona and the UC Irvine School of Medicine, and it supports the creation of a medical school at UC Riverside, he said.
For full article visit: http://www.inthenews.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/display.cgi?id=14343
The Press-Enterprise
(May 7, 2007)
Riverside/Moreno Valley government meetings — 5/6
The Moreno Valley City Council meets Tuesday in the Council Chamber at City Hall, 14177 Frederick St.
Medical School. The council is expected to approve a resolution endorsing the establishment of UC Riverside medical school. A medical school is consistent with city efforts to establish a medical office corridor near Riverside County Regional Medical Center and the Moreno Valley Community Hospital.
For full article visit: http://www.inthenews.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/display.cgi?id=14342
The Press-Enterprise
(May 4, 2007)
Med school plans move forward, with or without UCR chancellor
By: MARISA AGHA and RICHARD K. DE ATLEY
UC Riverside Chancellor France Córdova, who has been the chief public advocate for a medical school, is in discussions with Purdue University officials for the president's post there.
If she leaves, what does that mean for the medical-school plans?
A leader's departure is often the ultimate test of his or her effectiveness, said Ira Jackson, dean of the school of management at Claremont Graduate University.
Jackson said that if a leader has successfully made his or her vision a shared one within the organization, then it can withstand his or her departure.
"This is a key determinant of leadership and management," Jackson said.
Pet projects of previous chancellors, such as Raymond Orbach's proposed law school, have languished after their departures. Others, such as UCR's move to Division I athletic competition, survived.
For full article visit: http://www.inthenews.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/display.cgi?id=14321
The Press-Enterprise
(March 31, 2007)
UCR stem-cell research forging ahead
By: MARK MUCKENFUSS
Scientists at UC Riverside are jumping into the rapidly expanding field of human-stem cell research.
The campus recently announced the establishment of a Stem Cell Center. Last month, professors there received a total of $1 million in grants from the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine. The institute was founded following the passage of Prop. 71 in 2004, which approved research with human embryonic stem cells.
Charles Louis is UCR's vice chancellor of research. "We're recruiting faculty in this area, so of course it will grow," Louis said of the new center. He expects the field to expand to the point where most biologists will eventually have some contact with stem-cell work.
"Stem-cell biology is one of the most exciting areas," he said. "It's a very important area of science and it's important for the campus, with UCR developing its Health Sciences Research Institute and our medical school under way."
For full article visit: http://www.inthenews.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/display.cgi?id=14104
U.S. News & World Report
(March 30, 2007)
Medicine: Seeing The Big Picture
Insider Tip
Feel drawn to service overseas? Thanks to a $20 million grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the University of Washington School of Medicine and School of Public Health plan a new Department of Global Health, with a joint degree expected to start in fall 2008. The University of California-San Francisco and UC-Berkeley currently offer a track in caring for the urban underserved and seek to expand to other campuses. In the longer term, the University of California system plans a new medical school at the Riverside campus.
For full article visit http://www.inthenews.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/display.cgi?id=14106
The Press-Enterprise
(March 23, 2007)
UCR fills key position for med-school plans
By: Marisa Agha
UC Riverside has hired a USC family medicine scholar to play a key role in developing its plans for a medical school.
Kiki Nocella, an assistant professor of family medicine at USC, has been appointed the founding vice provost of health affairs at UCR. Nocella has been working at UCR as a consultant on the medical-school proposal for several months.
Nocella begins her new job June 1. She will earn $195,000 a year, according to a university statement.
UCR's plan for a medical school received preliminary approval from the University of California Board of Regents in November. UCR officials are working on a final proposal and have started a national search for a founding dean.
For full article visit: http://www.inthenews.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/display.cgi?id=14076
The Business Press
(March 12, 2007)
Medical schools duel for resources
By: DARLA TUCKER
At least four medical schools in Houston compete and cooperate, to the benefit of the area, said Craig Byus, UC Riverside's dean of the UCR/ UCLA Thomas Haider Program in Biomedical Sciences.
And when a planned medical school at the University of California, Riverside gets under way, the Inland Empire will experience a similar synergy.
For full article visit: http://www.inthenews.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/display.cgi?id=14079
The Chronicle for Higher Education
(January 8, 2007)
A Growth Spurt for Medical Schools
By: KATHERINE MANGAN
When Florida State University opened a new medical school in 2001, experts who believed the nation would soon be drowning in a sea of doctors questioned whether it was needed. Five years later, many of the same experts are welcoming plans for at least a dozen new medical schools and the expansion of dozens more.
Instead of a glut, experts now fear the nation will face a serious shortage of physicians just when the aging population will need them most.
In the last year alone, the board in charge of Florida's public universities has approved new medical schools at Florida International University and the University of Central Florida. The University of California regents signed off on a new school at the system's Riverside campus, the first new medical school in that state in 40 years. The University of Arizona and Arizona State University joined forces to open a medical school campus in Phoenix. Michigan State University is planning a new school in Grand Rapids. A new medical school associated with Virginia Tech was announced last week. And an independent medical school is on the drawing board in Scranton, Pa.
For full article visit: http://www.inthenews.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/display.cgi?id=13555
The Press-Enterprise
(January 7, 2007)
A Dearth of Doctors
Build medical schools to lure physicians from coastal cities to inland and rural areas
By: RICHARD A. LUBEN
A recent study by the World Health Organization showed that life expectancy in the United States lagged behind that in 22 other countries, including Canada, Japan and most of Western Europe. How can the United State be so far behind? Health-care delivery to patients at the local level is a significant part of the problem.
Clearly, the number of physicians trained in California needs to be increased. But just as important, the willingness of doctors to locate in inland and rural areas needs to be enhanced. National studies have shown that doctors who are trained in an underserved region (especially those who do their medical residency training there) are far more likely to stay in the region and improve the doctor-patient ratio.
To address these needs, the University of California has prepared a proposal, delivered to the University of California Regents recently, that calls for expansion of medical school classes and the building of as many as two new medical schools. UC Riverside has already stepped forward to meet the need.
For full article visit: http://www.inthenews.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/display.cgi?id=13544
The Charlotte Observer
(January 4, 2007)
A swing in the politics of medical education?
By: MARY SCHULKEN
Charlotte is fond of pointing out two things. 1. As North Carolina's most populous city and home to its largest legal community, it doesn't have a public law school. 2. It's one of the largest cities in the United States without its own medical school.
One of those things could change depending on what a study finds about establishing a branch public medical school here. If that happens, Charlotte would be part of a trend — and part of a swing in the politics of medical education.
Nationally, public universities are spending money to expand accredited medical schools or build new ones. They're seeking ways to train more doctors to head off a predicted shortage in coming decades.
• The University of California Board of Regents approved a medical school on the Riverside campus, which would be the first new public medical school west of the Mississippi since 1971.
For full article visit: http://www.inthenews.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/display.cgi?id=13529
Greater Riverside County Chambers of Commerce
(December 11, 2006)
Chamber Efforts Play Key Role in Approval of UCR Medical School
The Regents of the University of California has authorized UC Riverside to proceed with the next phase of planning for a School of Medicine. ¿We are thrilled that the Regents recognized the need for a school of medicine at UCR. The benefits associated with its establishment are astounding. It was truly the efforts of our community leaders and the vast number of supporters that lead us to this exciting day,¿ said Chamber president Cindy Roth.
UCR will begin immediately a national search for a founding dean for the school. It will also hire initial faculty and staff, develop curriculum that focuses on improved health care in both primary and specialty care, and seek private support. It plans to submit a final proposal and refined business plan to UC officials by the end of 2007.
For full article visit: http://www.inthenews.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/display.cgi?id=13436
Southern California Physican
(December 1, 2006)
RCMA Donates $25,000 to Develop UC Riverside Medical School
The RCMA's goal is to keep more young doctors in the Inland Empire.
At the Oct. 26 meeting of the Greater Riverside Chamber of Commerce, the Riverside County Medical Association presented a $25,000 check to the Inland Empire Coalition UCR Medical School Fund to support efforts to bring a four-year medical school to UC Riverside.
The RCMA has been a longtime supporter of the UCR/UCLA Thomas Haider Program in Biomedical Sciences. Many of our physician members teach at UCR, provide summer internships in their medical practices and mentor the students.
For full article visit http://www.inthenews.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/display.cgi?id=13516
The Kiplinger California Letter
(November 29, 2006)
Inland Empire beneficiary of foreign trade boom, new medical school
The region will be a big beneficiary of the foreign trade boom as companies seek warehouses for goods to be shipped nationwide. ProLogis has broken ground on a distribution center in San Bernardino and plans to start work on another at an industrial park in Redlands. Its Rialto industrial campus has signed up Broyhill Furniture Industries.
UC Riverside's medical school will likely open in 2012, making it the first new public medical school west of the Mississippi since 1971.
For full article visit: http://www.inthenews.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/display.cgi?id=13462
San Bernardino Sun
(November 27, 2006)
Hope on the horizon for doctor, nurse shortage - Opinion
Our view: The creation of a School of Medicine at UC Riverside is just what the doctor ordered.
It may take six years to come to fruition, but the recent approval of a School of Medicine at UC Riverside is the first step in a process that will inevitably equate to an economic and academic boon for the entire region.
The School of Medicine, which was OK'd last week by the Regents of the University of California, is expected to open in 2012 and, once in full swing, accommodate up to 384 medical students, 160 graduate students and 157 faculty members.
For full article visit: http://www.inthenews.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/display.cgi?id=13358
The Press-Enterprise
(November 25, 2006)
Inland altruism - Opinion
Building a medical school for the University of California at Riverside is not possible without strong support from the community. And the Inland area is blessed to have philanthropists who emerge quickly with stunning generosity.
On Nov. 17, just one day after the UC Board of Regents voted to approve a medical school at UCR, the school learned it should not have trouble attracting a top-notch dean. Beverly Hills developer Mark Rubin and his wife, Pam, approved the sale of part of 65 acres they donated to UCR in 1994.
For full article visit: http://www.inthenews.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/display.cgi?id=13356
The Desert Sun
(November 25, 2006)
If more know CPR, more will survive heart attacks
By: Max Harry Weil, M.D., Ph.D., Sc.D. (Hon)
In the recent Desert Sun story, "Optimal care of coachella valley residents who have had a heart attack," the Coachella Valley hospitals performed above the national average. However, with the newly opened Chest Pain Center at Eisenhower, one of only three accredited Chest Pain Centers in Southern California, and the other advances ongoing at each local hospital, these numbers are already much improved. With anticipated increases in the number of hospital beds, and plans for a medical school presence at UC Riverside and its related teaching hospital benefits, our Coachella Valley residents will do even better.
For full article visit: http://www.inthenews.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/display.cgi?id=13350
The Press-Enterprise
(November 18, 2006)
Med-school win - Opinion
University of California officials cast a vote for the future when they cleared UC Riverside to advance plans for a new medical school. The move bolsters the university system's educational mission and will enrich the Inland region.
The UC Board of Regents voted on Thursday to support the medical school proposal. The move lets UCR hire a dean, faculty and staff, devise a curriculum and seek private financial backing for the venture.
For full article visit: http://www.inthenews.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/display.cgi?id=13331
The Desert Sun
(November 17, 2006)
University gets OK for medical school
Institution will focus on obesity-related illnesses, diabetes
By: Mandy Zatynski
UC Riverside officials got the initial thumbs-up Thursday to pursue a school of medicine.
"Our own kids are going to medical schools in other states and other countries. They don't come back once they do their training out there," UC Riverside Chancellor France Córdova said after the University of California's Board of Regents' approval. "What we need to do is train our doctors in California."
For full article visit: http://www.inthenews.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/display.cgi?id=13319
The Press-Enterprise
(November 17, 2006)
Regents ratify med school
MEDICAL: The unanimous approval lets UCR work on a final proposal and operating plan.
By: MARISA AGHA
UCR's plan for a medical school took a major step forward Thursday when the UC Board of Regents voted unanimously to support the proposal.
That means UC Riverside can hire a dean, develop a curriculum and craft a final proposal and business plan for a medical school.
The regents voted on UCR's plan without discussion during their meeting Thursday at UCLA.
For full article visit: http://www.inthenews.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/display.cgi?id=13320
San Bernardino County Sun
(November 17, 2006)
Medical school at UCR wins OK
By: Nikki Cobb, Staff WriterThe UC Riverside medical school is well on its way to reality. The plan was approved Thursday by the Regents of the University of California. But don't expect to enroll in the fall. It's not due to open for six years.
"We will be searching for a dean," said UCR Chancellor France Córdova.
She said she is looking for a person with ambition, enthusiasm and expertise.
UCR will submit its final proposal and business plan for approval to university hierarchy by the end of 2007.
For full article visit: http://www.inthenews.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/display.cgi?id=13321
The Californian/North County Times
(November 17, 2006)
Vote pushes UC Riverside med-school plan forward
By: JENNIFER KABBANY - Staff WriterUC Riverside's three-year effort studying, lobbying and preparing for a medical school at the campus paid off Thursday when the University of California Board of Regents gave its blessing to campus officials to ... continue studying, lobbying and preparing for a medical school.
For full article visit: http://www.inthenews.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/display.cgi?id=13322
LA Times
(November 17, 2006)
UC regents to take control of spending by president, staff
By: Rebecca Trounson, Sara Lin
The regents also approved the next phase of planning for a proposed medical school at UC Riverside, the UC system's first new medical school in 40 years. The decision will allow the campus to proceed with its plans for the school, including hiring a founding dean, but it requires officials to return to the board later for final approval.
UC Riverside Chancellor France Cordova called the regents' decision "a giant leap forward. This really gets us started on a medical school."
For full article visit: http://www.inthenews.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/display.cgi?id=13325
The Press-Enterprise
(November 15, 2006)
Med school 'right thing to do'
UC Riverside PLAN NEARS OK: A regents panel unanimously
recommends approving the proposal.
By: MARISA AGHA
LOS ANGELES - UCR's plan for a medical school passed a key test Tuesday when a UC Board of Regents committee unanimously recommended approval of UCR's preliminary proposal.
The full Board of Regents will vote on the educational policy committee's recommendation Thursday. The board rarely rejects the committee's decisions, and several regents praised the plan Tuesday.
"It's just a very important step," UCR Chancellor France Córdova said. "This is just a major milestone."
For full article visit: http://www.inthenews.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/display.cgi?id=13300
Black Voice News
(November 14, 2006)
UC Riverside Deserves A Medical School
By: Hardy L Brown
The second institution of higher learning I attended after arriving in the Inland Empire was the University of California Riverside. It was a Sociology Class on Race Relations in the two counties. The students were members of the governing leadership and community activists of all racial groups. Many of my current friends participated in those sessions. The university was really interested in community inclusion on policy making decisions for this upcoming diverse population.
For full article visit: http://www.inthenews.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/display.cgi?id=13301
The Press-Enterprise
(October 2, 2006)
UCR's medical-school plans drive health-care forum
By: MARISA AGHA
More than 300 business and community leaders gathered in Riverside on Friday to discuss the Inland area's need for more physicians, nurses and other health-care workers and to learn how the region's universities and colleges are trying to address the issue.
UC Riverside's campaign for a medical school was the underlying theme during the Riverside Healthcare Forum at the Riverside Convention Center.
The event, which featured Kimberly Belshe, secretary of the California Health and Human Services Agency, was organized by the Greater Riverside Chambers of Commerce. The business organizations are behind the Inland Empire Coalition for a Medical School at UCR.
The Press-Enterprise
(September 30, 2006)
UCR's medical-school plans drive health-care forum
By: MARISA AGHA
More than 300 business and community leaders gathered in Riverside on Friday to discuss the Inland area's need for more physicians, nurses and other health-care workers and to learn how the region's universities and colleges are trying to address the issue.
UC Riverside's campaign for a medical school was the underlying theme during the Riverside Healthcare Forum at the Riverside Convention Center.
The event, which featured Kimberly Belshe, secretary of the California Health and Human Services Agency, was organized by the Greater Riverside Chambers of Commerce. The business organizations are behind the Inland Empire Coalition for a Medical School at UCR.
For full article visit: http://www.inthenews.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/display.cgi?id=12969
Inland Valley Daily Bulletin
(September 30, 2006)
Health experts see looming crisis
By: Nikki Cobb
RIVERSIDE - The critical need for nurses, physicians and other health-care professionals for a growing region was the theme at a panel discussion Friday.
Dr. Steve Larson of the Riverside Medical Clinic said while the national average is 2.4 physicians per 1,000 residents, and 2.6 per 1,000 in California, the rates in Riverside and San Bernardino counties the numbers are 1.4 and 1.7, respectively.
Larson pointed out that fledgling doctors tend to set up practice near to where they do their residencies, or postgraduate training.
For that reason, Larson said the proposed medical school at UC Riverside is sorely needed. The school awaits approval from the Board of Regents. "From looking at the numbers, you can understand the great need for new medical schools, and residencies," Larson said.
Dr. France Cordova, dean of UC Riverside, said though the university has no plans to build its own hospital, it will partner with other area programs to train new physicians.
For full article visit: http://www.inthenews.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/display.cgi?id=12970
The Press-Enterprise
(September 25, 2006)
Sickly System
Inland health needs will soon overwhelm resources unless we act
By: Steve E. Larson
Why do Inland residents and employers need to be concerned about pending crises in health care? Imagine if you need to see your doctor about a worrisome condition, but you couldn't get an appointment for three months. Then, after you've seen your physician and it's been determined you need surgery, you can't schedule that for another three months. This disturbing scenario is what this region faces if pending crises in health care — primarily shortages of physicians and nurses to serve rapidly growing and increasingly diverse population — aren't averted.
The University of California, Riverside's proposal for a new medical school would go a long way toward addressing our region's physician shortage. This would be California's first new medical school in 40 years.
For full article visit: http://www.inthenews.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/display.cgi?id=12952
North County Times
(September 22, 2006)
UC Riverside med school plans get good news
By: JENNIFER KABBANY
RIVERSIDE — UC Riverside's bid to establish a medical school has cleared a big hurdle, as an influential advisory council has agreed to recommend to University of California system regents that the Riverside campus push forward with its plans.
"It's a very good sign," said campus spokeswoman Marcia McQuern in announcing the development Thursday.
The UC system's regents must sign off on the medical school plans before UCR can continue with its ambitious effort, which proposes that the campus partner with regional hospitals and clinics rather than build its own hospital. The regents' vote is expected in November.
The council that agreed to support the endeavor, the Advisory Council on Future Growth in the Health Professions, includes several regents as well as deans, professors and other UC system academics and administrators.
For full article visit: http://www.inthenews.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/display.cgi?id=12926
Press Enterprise
(September 21, 2006)
Advisers recommend UCR medical school
By: Marisa Agha
UC Riverside's plans for a medical school continued to move forward Wednesday.
Rory Hume, provost and senior vice president for academic affairs and co-chairman of an advisory group to UC President Robert Dynes, told a UC Board of Regents' committee meeting at UC San Francisco-Mission Bay that the advisory group recommends that the regents endorse UCR moving to the next phase of its planning for a medical school, including hiring a dean.
For full article visit: http://www.inthenews.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/display.cgi?id=12915
Southern California Physician
(September 13, 2006)
Board Briefs
July 31, 2006
UC Riverside Assistant Chancellor Cynthia Giorgio expressed UCR's desire to establish a medical school that trains a diverse physician workforce, with innovations in research education and healthcare delivery. UCR's Health Sciences Initiative will strengthen research and graduate education in the health sciences to address the medically underserved in the Inland Empire, she said.
For full article visit: http://www.inthenews.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/display.cgi?id=12880
Southern California Physician
(September 13, 2006)
Editor's Letter - Looking Forward to the Excitement, Energy of UCR Medical School
California is overdue for a new public medical school.
By: Robert I. Jaspan
The concept of having a four-year medical school with clinical rotations and residency programs at UC Riverside was first put forward about 12 years ago. Small exploratory meetings with the medical societies in Riverside and San Bernardino were held to determine the strength of medical community support.
In the intervening years, progress was slow.
Now, the need is urgent as the rapidly growing Inland Empire is becoming grossly medically underserved.
Because the location of a young doctor's residency program is the strongest determinant of where he or she settles to practice, UCR Chancellor France Cordova announced in November 2005 that the university would submit a proposal for a four-year, research-based medical school to the UC president and Board of Regents. The extensive report, prepared by a blue ribbon committee of medical education consultants, was submitted in May 2006.
For full article visit: http://www.inthenews.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/display.cgi?id=12878
The Press Enterprise
(September 7, 2006)
Murrieta City Council - Government Actions
The council threw its official support behind a proposal to create a medical school at the University of California Riverside. It would be the first research-based school in California in 40 years, and would help meet the need for doctors in the Inland /area/Empire, a staff report said.
For full article visit: http://www.inthenews.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/display.cgi?id=12841
The Press Enterprise
(September 3, 2006)
Moreno Valley plans medical office district near hospitals
By: DAN LEE
City leaders are exploring the possibility of creating a medical office district in Moreno Valley, hoping to capitalize on the city's two hospitals, vacant land and UC Riverside's interest in establishing a medical school.
Planning officials are looking to create the district along the Nason Street corridor between Alessandro Boulevard and Iris Avenue, adjacent to the Riverside County Regional Medical Center and Moreno Valley Community Hospital.
For full article visit: http://www.inthenews.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/display.cgi?id=12816
The Business Press
(August 30, 2006)
Med school could boost Latinos
By: DARLA MARTIN TUCKER
A new medical school needs to bolster the pool of Latino doctors and focus on research, said the medical director of a local hospital.
"At my hospital, about 60% of the inpatients are Latino and there are not that many Latino doctors," said Dev Gnanadev, medical director and chief of surgery at Arrowhead Regional Medical Center. "We need more primary care-oriented physicians to take care of the underrepresented minorities," said Gnanadev. He is also a trustee of the California Medical Association.
For full article visit: http://www.inthenews.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/display.cgi?id=12774
The Black Voice News
(August 24, 2006)
26 UCR Graduates Celebrate Rite of Passage to Medicine
By: Chris Levister
When Lorraine Linda Anderson felt the white coat slip across her shoulders, the 2002 UC Riverside graduate took stock in the significance of its meaning: "Press on. Nothing in the world can take the place of skill and persistence."
Anderson is one of five Black and three Mexican-American UC Riverside graduates "robbed" at the UCLA White Coat Ceremony.
For full article visit: http://www.inthenews.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/display.cgi?id=12749
Redlands Daily Facts
(August 23, 2006)
Incoming regent pledges to remember his roots
By: ANDREW EDWARDS
Bruce Varner, recently nominated to serve on the University of California's governing board, said Monday that although he has yet to decide exactly how he would help direct the university system, he does want to make sure UC Riverside gets proper attention.
"I'm going to be certain that whatever projects and interests they have are properly represented," Varner, 69, of Redlands, said.
For full article visit: http://www.inthenews.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/display.cgi?id=12740
The Press Enterprise
(August 23, 2006)
Consultant hired to plan for UCR medical school
By: Marisa Agha
UC Riverside has hired a consultant to help plan for the development of residency programs for its proposed medical school.
Kiki Nocella, an assistant professor of family medicine at USC, has been hired under a one-year contract to conduct interviews and focus groups, meet with state and local experts, and do financial planning on residency programs, according to a university statement.
Her pay is not to exceed $60,000 for the year, said Celeste Durant, UCR spokeswoman.
For full article visit: http://www.inthenews.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/display.cgi?id=12739
The San Bernardino County Sun
(August 22, 2006)
UCR support promised
Incoming regent pledges to remember his roots
By: Andrew Edwards
Bruce Varner, recently nominated to serve on the University of California's governing board, said Monday that although he has yet to decide exactly how he would help direct the university system, he does want to make sure UC Riverside gets proper attention.
"I'm going to be certain that whatever projects and interests they have are properly represented," Varner, 69, of Redlands, said.
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger nominated Varner and Whittier ophthalmologist William De La Pena, to serve on the UC Board of Regents on Friday. The board is responsible for making decisions that affect all of the university system's 10 campuses. Regents set admissions policies, vote on student fee levels and hire major administrators. Varner said Monday he preferred not to discuss any specific policies he would like to address because he has not yet had time to fully research issues affecting the university.
For full article visit: http://www.inthenews.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/display.cgi?id=12732
The San Bernardino County Sun, The Daily Bulletin
(August 19, 2006)
Local man named UC regent
Governor picks attorney who's Redlands resident
By: Andrew Edwards
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has nominated Redlands attorney Bruce D. Varner for a position on the UC Board of Regents. The board has not had a member from the Inland Empire since 2002.
Varner, 69, could not be reached for comment Saturday. If confirmed by the state Senate, he would join the 26-member board that makes major policy decisions for the University of California and its 10 campuses. Regents typically serve 12-year terms and do not receive a paycheck for their work.
For full article visit: http://www.inthenews.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/display.cgi?id=12716
The Press Enterprise
(August 19, 2006)
Inland quest for regent fulfilled
UC: The governor picks a Riverside lawyer who lives in Redlands to one of two open board seats.
By: MARISA AGHA
Bruce D. Varner, a Riverside lawyer known for his intelligence, work ethic and political savvy, has been appointed to the University of California Board of Regents.
Varner, 69, is the first Inland resident selected to the board since S. Sue Johnson ended her term in 2002. He was one of two men Gov. Schwarzenegger appointed to the board Friday. The other is Dr. William C. De La Pena, of Whittier. Both still must be confirmed by the state Senate.
For full article visit: http://www.inthenews.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/display.cgi?id=12719
The Press Enterprise
(August 19, 2006)
A welcome regent, editorial
The Inland region has a University of California campus and it should have a voice on the UC's governing board, as well. Gov. Schwarzenegger delivered that voice on Friday by appointing an Inland resident to the UC Board of Regents.
Schwarzenegger did well in choosing attorney Bruce Varner for the 26-member board, which oversees the 201,000-student UC system. Varner, who lives in Redlands and practices law in Riverside, becomes the first Inland regent since S. Sue Johnson's term on the board expired in 2002. The governor also appointed a Whittier ophthalmologist to the board on Friday.
For full article visit: http://www.inthenews.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/display.cgi?id=12727
Greater Riverside Business
(August 11, 2006)
$200K gift helps fund UCR med school study
The community-driven campaign to bring UCR a medical school received a strong boost last month when Riverside and San Bernardino counties donated up to $200,000 to fund an independent study that will examine the need for a medical school at UC Riverside.Commissioning the study was a goal of the Inland Empire Coalition for a UCR Medical School, which is sponsored by the Greater Riverside Chambers of Commerce and includes business and community leaders throughout both counties.
For full article visit: http://www.inthenews.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/display.cgi?id=12661
North County Times
(August 5, 2006)
Money, study pushes medical school plan forward
By: JENNIFER KABBANYTwo large donations and a study commissioned by Inland Empire county supervisors are pushing forward UC Riverside's plans to open a medical school, university officials say.
While the developments aid the proposal, the University of California's regents must still approve it, a decision that could be reached as early as November, officials said.
In recent months, UC Riverside has received and been promised gifts totaling more than $20 million, more than half of which will go toward developing the medical school, university officials said.
For full article visit: http://www.inthenews.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/display.cgi?id=12615
The Black Voice News
(August 4, 2006)
UCR Fundraising Campaign for Medical School Gets a $5 Million Boost
UnitedHealth Group makes charitable contribution to meet health care needs of Inland Southern California
UC Riverside has received $5 million from UnitedHealth Group for the creation of a medical education program and related health sciences programs, giving a significant boost to the fundraising campaign for the School of Medicine that UCR is seeking.
The charitable contribution to UCR is part of an overall commitment UnitedHealth Group is making to help meet the health care needs of underserved groups and communities in California.
For full article visit: http://www.inthenews.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/display.cgi?id=12695
Inside Bay Area, Oakland Tribune, Mercury-Register
(August 1, 2006)
UC medical schools get 10 million boost
Movements to build new medical schools at University of California campuses in Merced and Riverside have received a shot in the arm with a $10 million grant from UnitedHealth Group.
Each campus will receive $5 million over the next three years for the creation of medical education and health sciences programs.
For full article visit: http://www.inthenews.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/display.cgi?id=12591
San Antonio Business Journal, Bizjournals.com, Washington Business Journal
(July 31, 2006)
UnitedHealth gives $10M to California university campuses
By: Lauren Wilbert
UnitedHealth Group Inc. will give $10 million to the University of California for new medical and health science education programs.
The grant will be split equally between two of the university's campuses: UC Riverside and UC Merced.
Minnetonka-based UnitedHealth chose those locations after the university identified them as being medically underserved and at risk of future shortages of health care professionals, said CEO William McGuire in a statement.
For full article visit: http://www.inthenews.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/display.cgi?id=12581
Fresno Bee, International News Service
(July 30, 2006)
EDITORIAL: Medical Hurdles: Donation is Only First Step Toward Hope of a Valley Medical School.
One of the many challenges facing the San Joaquin Valley is how to meet the health care needs of a growing region that already has too few physicians, particularly specialists. We can't wait for doctors to come to us, so we must grow our own. That's why we desperately need a medical school.
The Valley's best hope is an ambitious plan being pushed by the University of California, Merced, and local health care leaders. Combined with a medical education program at UC Merced, the Valley plan would develop partnerships with existing health providers. It would leverage the region's resources in an efficient strategy for using several avenues of funding.
For full article visit: http://www.inthenews.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/display.cgi?id=12582
CBS 2
(July 29, 2006)
U.C. Riverside Gets Donation For Medical Progam
An HMO provider gave U.C. Riverside $5 million to fund a medical education program and related health sciences programs, university officials said Friday.
The contribution from the UnitedHealth Group boosted the fundraising campaign by U.C. Riverside to establish a medical school.
"UnitedHealth Group's generous gift has created a strong foundation for our health sciences initiative and provided the momentum for our campus to attract other gifts from foundations, corporations and individuals," said UCR Chancellor France A. Cordova.
For full article visit: http://www.inthenews.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/display.cgi?id=12586
The Press Enterprise
(July 29, 2006)
UCR gets $5 million for medical school
UC Riverside is receiving a $5 million donation from UnitedHealth Group, giving the school most of the private money it says it needs to a launch a medical school.
UnitedHealth, one of the nation's largest private health-plan providers, is also giving the same amount to UC Merced, which has proposed a medical school.
Officials at both schools have said they hope to have medical schools open by 2012.
UCR Chancellor France Cordova said the university would need to raise about $7.5 million in private donations to start what would be the sixth UC medical school and the state's first new public medical school in almost 40 years.
For full article visit: http://www.inthenews.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/display.cgi?id=12588
The Press Enterprise
(July 29, 2006)
Med-school might, editorial
Private generosity propels public education once again. A $5 million pledge last week from the nation's second-largest health insurer gives UC Riverside a vital financial boost to make a proposed medical school happen.
Thanks to a gift from Minneapolis-based UnitedHealth Group, UCR officials are in a much stronger position to make the case for a medical school to the UC Board of Regents later this year. The latest gift comes just weeks after a $7 million pledge to the medical school from four Inland residents.
The donations should give the regents additional reason to approve the plan, which would establish the state's first new public medical school in four decades.
For full article visit: http://www.inthenews.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/display.cgi?id=12590
The Press Enterprise
(July 28, 2006)
Give strong support to medical school (opinion)
By: DAVID ROTH
I wholeheartedly approve of UC Riverside's plan to bring a full-fledged medical school to Riverside County. We have a severe shortage of nurses and doctors in Riverside and San Bernardino counties, and we need another medical school in our area. But significant political support and advocacy will be required to ensure the project receives the money it needs to become a reality.
In the past, this area has not enjoyed the support necessary to move projects like this one off the drawing table and into the hands of those who build them.
For full article visit: http://www.inthenews.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/display.cgi?id=12569
Modesto Bee
(July 28, 2006)
UC Merced medical school gets $5M infusion
By: DENNY BOYLES
The University of California at Merced's effort to build a medical school got a $5 million boost Thursday.
California Business, Transportation and Housing Secretary Sunne Wright McPeak announced that UnitedHealth Group will make matching $5 million donations to aid medical education at UC Merced and UC Riverside.
The announcement came during a break at a Madera meeting of the California Partnership of the San Joaquin.
The money, to be paid over three years, will support the development of medical and health science education programs at both campuses. It will fund studies on how to establish the programs and pay salaries for faculty members hired for the medical schools.
For full article visit: http://www.inthenews.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/display.cgi?id=12570
Daily Review Online
(July 28, 2006)
UC medical education gets $10 million grant
Movements to build new medical schools at University of California campuses in Merced and Riverside have received a $10 million grant from UnitedHealth Group.
Each campus will receive $5 million during the next three years for the creation of medical education and health sciences programs that campus officials see as precursors to establishing medical schools.
In June, UC Merced, the state's newest campus, submitted preliminary plans to UC headquarters for a medical education program that would eventually lead to a new medical school. If approved, the school would enter is first class within 10 years, officials said.
For full article visit: http://www.inthenews.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/display.cgi?id=12571
Merced Sun-Star
(July 28, 2006)
UC gets $5 million for med school
By: Corinne Reilly
UC Merced's proposed medical school got its biggest boost to date Thursday when Minnesota-based UnitedHealth Group announced a $5 million grant to the school.
"This is really going to jump-start our efforts toward establishing the medical school," said UC Merced's Dean of Natural Sciences Maria Pallavicini, who has played a key role in developing plans for the program. "We are one step closer to training the next generation of top physicians."
The grant will be paid over the next three years and will fund salaries for medical school faculty and administrators, studies to implement the program and the development of biomedical research at the campus, said Pallavicini.
For full article visit: http://www.inthenews.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/display.cgi?id=12572
Los Angeles Business
(July 28, 2006)
UC Riverside to get UnitedHealth grant
By: Lauren Wilbert
UnitedHealth Group Inc. will give $10 million to the University of California for new medical and health science education programs.
The grant will be split equally between two of the university's campuses: UC Riverside and UC Merced.
Minnetonka, Minn.-based UnitedHealth chose those locations after the university identified them as being medically underserved and at risk of future shortages of health care professionals, said CEO William McGuire in a statement.
For full article visit: http://www.inthenews.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/display.cgi?id=12577
The Fresno Bee
(July 27, 2006)
Merced closer to medical school
A $5 million donation will fund studies to establish a program.
By: Denny Boyles
Efforts to build a medical school at UC Merced will get a $5 million boost today.
Sunne Wright McPeak, the state's secretary of business, transportation and housing, is expected to announce that Minnesota-based UnitedHealth Group will make a pair of $5 million donations to aid medical education at University of California campuses in Merced and Riverside.
The donations are part of $50million in charitable contributions the health insurer was required to make after its recent acquisition of California-based competitor PacificCare.
For full article visit: http://www.inthenews.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/display.cgi?id=12568
The Press-Enterprise
(July 27, 2006)
Gift aids plan for medical school
UCR: While the donation buoys the campaign, UC regents must still sign off on the proposal.
By: MARISA AGHA
UC Riverside is receiving a $5 million donation from UnitedHealth Group, giving the school most of the private money it says it needs to a launch a medical school.
UnitedHealth, one of the nation's largest private health-plan providers, is also giving the same amount to UC Merced, which has proposed a medical school. Officials at both schools have said they hope to have medical schools open by 2012.
For full article visit: http://www.inthenews.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/display.cgi?id=12564
Los Angeles Times
(July 27, 2006)
UnitedHealth Donates to Planned Medical Schools
By: Daniel Yi
UnitedHealth Group Inc., the nation's second-largest health insurer, joined efforts to head off an expected shortage of doctors with a $10-million donation to two proposed medical schools in California.
The gift, expected to be announced today, fulfills part of a pledge that the Minnetonka, Minn.-based company made last year to state regulators. In seeking approval for its acquisition of Cypress-based PacifiCare Health Systems Inc., UnitedHealth agreed to contribute $50 million to charity.
For full article visit: http://www.inthenews.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/display.cgi?id=12561
Business Wire, Finanzen.net
(July 27, 2006)
$10 Million Gift from UnitedHealth Group Will Fund Feasibility Studies and Development Activities for New Medical and Health Science Programs at UC Merced and UC Riverside
Grants Target Campuses in Regions Facing Acute Shortages of Doctors and Nurses, and with Large Medically Underserved Populations
UnitedHealth Group (NYSE:UNH) announced it is providing funding to support the development of new medical and health science education programs through grants to the University of California totaling $10 million.
According to UnitedHealth Group Chairman and CEO William W. McGuire, M.D., the charitable contributions are earmarked to support steps toward the creation of programs at UC Riverside and UC Merced because they serve regions identified in a recent University of California study as being medically underserved and subject to significant future shortages of health care professionals.
For full article visit: http://www.inthenews.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/display.cgi?id=12560
The Press-Enterprise
(July 23, 2006)
Bring state's next medical school to UCR
By: JOHN J. BENOIT
The University of California's Board of Regents will decide later this year where to place California's newest medical school. This is the first new medical school to be built in California in the past 40 years.
There are good reasons for the Inland Empire to enthusiastically support UC Riverside's proposal to attract a medical school to our community. The new medical school would serve Inland Southern California's medically underserved population. It would educate physicians who would likely stay in the area (studies show that 70 percent of doctors stay in the area where they served their residencies), attract top scholars to the school who would live in the area, and create exciting opportunities for students, industry and collaborations between UCR and the private sector in science and technology.
For full article visit: http://www.inthenews.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/display.cgi?id=12544
Greater Riverside Business
(July 17, 2006)
Chamber Applauds Donations to UCR by Past Chairmen of the Board
By: Sheree Holm
Former Chamber chairs Willaim Austin who served from 1964-65, and Bart Singletary who served from 1982-83, and their wives Tony Austin and Barbara Singletary have come together to donate $15.5 million to UC Riverside's proposed medical school, which is UC Riverside's largest donation ever!
The Greater Riverside Chambers of Commerce was one of the prime movers involved in the creation of the UCR general campus back in 1954 and beleives that a strong coalition of community support is critical to bringing a medical school to UCR and the Inland Empire. Along with a wide distribution of coalition awareness cards the Chamber is discussing the coalition at all Chamber meetings and events offering e-mail updates, letters and donation opportunities in support of the medical school. The Chamber web site even allows those who want to get involved, to sign up to be a member of the Coalition. The Greater Riverside Chambers of Commerce would like to genuinely thank the donors for their amazing work and contributions to UCR, and the Chamber's efforts on supporting UCR's medical school.
For full article visit: http://www.inthenews.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/display.cgi?id=12513
The Desert Sun
(July 12, 2006)
UC Riverside envisions medicine, law on campus
By: Christine Mahr
University of California, Riverside leaders presented a vision of the future that includes a medical school, a law school and other programs at their Riverside and Palm Desert campuses Monday.
The program was presented at a League of California Cities meeting held at UCR Palm Desert and attended by about 65 officials from 19 Southern California cities.
Situated in the fastest-growing region in the state, UCR has submitted proposals to the University of California regents for law and medical schools and is working on a proposal for a school of public policy that would focus on environmental, health, social and urban growth issues, said Cynthia Giorgio, assistant chancellor.
Outlining plans for the research-based medical school, Giorgio said, "We want to train a diverse work force of physicians to serve the underserved in our region."
For full article visit: http://www.inthenews.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/display.cgi?id=12484
San Bernardino County Sun
(July 3, 2006)
New med school at UCR would aid region, editorial
Our View: Proposed School of Medicine could put a dent in the doctor shortage
UC Riverside is hoping to build a medical school to keep up with the critical need for doctors in the growing Inland Empire.
And it is sorely needed in a region that is hurting for more physicians.
The School of Medicine, projected to open in fall 2012 pending approval by the Board of Regents, would be the first public medical school to open in California in 40 years.
For full article visit: http://www.inthenews.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/display.cgi?id=12450
The Press Enterprise
(July 1, 2006)
Inland area needs med school at UCR
By: MARY BONO
The Inland Empire is a beautifully diverse section of Southern California, rapidly attracting a variety of businesses and families from around the country and the world.
As we enjoy the economic and social opportunities that this growth provides, we must also do everything possible to ensure the health and quality of life of our community as the region continues to expand.
A strong and thriving health-care community is vital to the sustainability of any region. Although our area is leading the state in growth, the Inland Empire has one of the lowest ratios of doctors per 100,000 residents in California. This is a disparity we cannot afford.
The Inland Empire is fortunate to be home to an outstanding institution, the University of California at Riverside. The university has been a catalyst for the economic and cultural development of our region. It is an able and logical choice to address the area's burgeoning health-care needs.
For full article visit: http://www.inthenews.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/display.cgi?id=12451
The Press-Enterprise
(June 27, 2006)
Med-school study likely
UCR: San Bernardino and Riverside counties are considering spending as much as $200,000 for it.
By: DOUGLAS E. BEEMAN
UC Riverside's drive to get a medical school may get a boost from two counties that hope to benefit from the deal.
Supervisors in both Riverside and San Bernardino counties will consider today whether to pool as much as $200,000 to fund a study examining the potential benefits of having a medical school at UCR.
For full article visit: http://www.inthenews.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/display.cgi?id=12416
The Press-Enterprise
(June 26, 2006)
Setting It Straight
Clarification
A story June 17 about UC Riverside getting a $15.5 million contribution contained an error in a photo caption. The portion of the donation given by William and Toby Austin will help fund a proposed medical school by creating 10 endowed professorships for that school. The portion given by Bart and Barbara Singletary will fund about 12 endowed professorships in the agricultural and social sciences. The story also was incorrect about how the money was being allocated. The $15.5 million will fund the endowed professorships. And the story was imprecise about when UCR will receive the money. UCR will receive money from each couple when both members of that couple die.
For full article visit: http://www.inthenews.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/display.cgi?id=12410
The Press-Enterprise
(June 25, 2006)
A gift & the prize
By: DAN BERNSTEIN
It's crunch time for the UCR "pipedream."
Test results for the med school plan are due this week, when a UC committee issues a prognosis. Right now, the patient is in the pink: UCR just received a $15.5 million gift mdash; its largest ever. Half would be injected into the med school.
For full article visit: http://www.inthenews.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/display.cgi?id=12408
The Press-Enterprise
(June 20, 2006)
Enriching UCR
Sometimes, a gift is so generous that the recipient feels not just thankful, but humbled as well. The University of California, Riverside, now finds itself in that position, thanks to the benevolence of two longtime Inland residents who ran a property-management firm.
William Austin and Bart Singletary and their wives have pledged $15.5 million to UCR, the university's largest-ever donation. With UCR lobbying the UC system to open a medical school, the philanthropy comes at a fortunate time. About half of the gift will go toward the medical school, and the rest will create at least 22 endowed professorships mdash; essential to drawing top-flight faculty to UCR. The gift will pass to the school when the last of the four donors dies.
For full article visit: http://www.inthenews.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/display.cgi?id=12384
San Diego Union-Tribune
(June 19, 2006)
By: Associated Press
Briefs (Singletary/Austin Donation)
RIVERSIDE – Two couples have pooled their real estate fortunes to make the largest donation ever to the University of California, Riverside.
The $15.5 million gift will be used to back a proposed medical school at the campus and to attract top-quality professors to the school, officials said.
For full article visit: http://www.inthenews.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/display.cgi?id=12361
San Bernardino County Sun
(June 17, 2006)
Two couples donate $15.5 million to UCR
Total amount largest gift given to campus
By: Bonnie Boyd, Staff Writer
RIVERSIDE - UC Riverside received a $15.5 million gift from two longtime local couples Friday - the largest gift ever given to the university and the largest charitable donation given to the UC system in the past five years.
Donations from William and Toby Austin and the charitable trust of Bart and Barbara Singletary will create some 20 professorships in social sciences, medical education and research, and agriculture - almost doubling the number of professorships and propelling UCR to a top research university, said William Boldt, vice chancellor for university advancement.
For full article visit: http://www.inthenews.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/display.cgi?id=12363
The Press-Enterprise
(June 17, 2006)
UC Riverside receives its largest gift, $15.5 million
DONATION: Two couples want to back a proposed medical school and help the university grow.
By: MARISA AGHA and DOUGLAS QUAN
They grew up in the same downtown Riverside neighborhood, pitched condo developments and other big projects to the city over 35 years in the same property-management business and crossed the same social circles as members of countless community boards.
Now, longtime friends William Austin and Bart Singletary have come together with their wives, Toby Austin and Barbara Singletary, to give $15.5 million to UC Riverside, its largest donation ever.
For full article visit: http://www.inthenews.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/display.cgi?id=12360
Los Angeles Times
(June 4, 2006)
Physician Shortage Looms, Risking a Crisis, as Demand for Care Explodes
An aging America needs more doctors, but supply isn't keeping up. Experts fear worsening quality and dangerously long waits for appointments.
By: Lisa Girion
A looming doctor shortage threatens to create a national healthcare crisis by further limiting access to physicians, jeopardizing quality and accelerating cost increases.
Twelve states — including California, Texas and Florida — report some physician shortages now or expect them within a few years. Across the country, patients are experiencing or soon will face shortages in at least a dozen physician specialties, including cardiology and radiology and several pediatric and surgical subspecialties.
The University of California built its last three medical schools — Davis, Irvine and San Diego — in the 1960s. Administrators are considering raising UC medical school enrollment by as much as 25% by expanding existing schools, building new ones or both. UC Riverside and UC Merced are eager to host new medical schools. A handful of states, including Florida and New Jersey, also are considering new schools.
For full article visit: http://www.inthenews.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/display.cgi?id=12272
San Bernardino County Sun
(June 3, 2006)
UC Riverside hopes it has cure for shortage
Medical school would bring doctors to region, university says
By: Nikki Cobb, Staff Writer
If UC Riverside succeeds in building a medical school, it will be the newest jewel in an academic crown already studded by its undergraduate programs, other graduate schools and a proposed law school and school of public policy.
The medical center, which includes plans for a biomedical research facility, would along with the other proposed schools help establish UCR as an academic behemoth. It would become a diversified and powerful destination for students and scholars of all sorts, university officials hope.
"This fits perfectly with our desire to shape the tide of growth in the Inland Southern California region," said France A. Cordova, chancellor of the university. "We want to transform the region to a knowledge-based economy."
For full article visit: http://www.inthenews.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/display.cgi?id=12270
San Bernardino County Sun
(June 3, 2006)
Chancellor's goals as lofty as her talents
By: Nikki Cobb, Staff Writer
France Cordova has a six-page resume filled with honors and awards in fields most people can't spell, much less write about.
Cordova, UC Riverside's chancellor since 2002, has published more than 100 papers in observational and experimental astrophysics, multispectral research on X-ray and gamma-ray sources, and space-borne instrumentation.
Cordova, a nationally recognized astrophysicist, has her eyes on the stars in every sense. She wants the university to become a hothouse of research and scholarship, an academic force to be reckoned with in many fields.
She's proposed a law school and a school of public policy as well as a medical school and research center. All three projects are going through the review and approval system.
For full article visit: http://www.inthenews.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/display.cgi?id=12271
The Press-Enterprise
(May 21, 2006)
Medical school at UCR would strengthen region's health and economy
By: FRANCE A. CóRDOVA
Earlier this month, the University of California, Riverside, submitted a proposal to the UC Office of the President to establish a school of medicine at UCR. Our vision for the school is both ambitious and novel.
The fundamental premise is reflected in our mission: to serve the medically underserved in Inland Southern California by training a diverse work force of physicians, with innovations in research, education and health-care delivery that resound throughout the state and nation.
For full article visit: http://www.inthenews.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/display.cgi?id=12178
The Press-Enterprise
(May 21, 2006)
Inland community backing vital to gaining approval
By: Martin Matich and Sue Johnson
To borrow a phrase from the U.S. Marine Corps, the Inland Empire Coalition for a Medical School at the University of California, Riverside, is looking for a few good men — and women — to help convince the decision makers in the Legislature and the University of California headquarters that UCR is the best location for the system's first new medical school in 40 years.
UCR's leaders are building a strong case for a medical school, but the community must now throw its support behind this proposal with a united voice. Our support could make the difference.
For full article visit: http://www.inthenews.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/display.cgi?id=12179
The Desert Sun
(May 16, 2006)
Plan for medical school presented to UC chief
By: K KAUFMANN
A new medical school at University California, Riverside could be training hundreds of new doctors and improving health care throughout the county within the next two decades.
A proposal for the new school was submitted to the university president Monday, said Iqbal Pittalwala, a UCR spokesman
For full article visit: http://www.inthenews.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/display.cgi?id=12152
A health boon, Editorial
The Press-Enterprise
(May 18, 2006)
The Inland region has too few doctors to serve the area's booming population mdash; and will need even more physicians as the region keeps growing. A new local medical school could help boost the supply of doctors, and the Inland area already has a home for such a program: UC Riverside.
UCR officials on Monday submitted their proposal for a medical school to the UC president's office (for more information, see www.hsi.ucr.edu). Winning approval of the $1.3 billion, 15-year project will not be easy, but the proposal deserves support from the Board of Regents, the Legislature and the local community.
For full article visit: http://www.inthenews.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/display.cgi?id=12151
San Bernardino County Sun, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin
(May 16, 2006)
UCR turns in proposal for medical school
By: Emily Sachs
RIVERSIDE - UC Riverside submitted its proposal for a medical school Monday to University of California regents, who are expected to make a decision by the end of the calendar year.
"UCR hopes to take a leadership role in addressing the critical need for more physicians in our state and especially in Inland Southern California," Chancellor France A. Cordova said in a statement.
For full article visit: http://www.inthenews.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/display.cgi?id=12132
The Californian, North County Times
(May 16, 2006)
University submits medical school application
RIVERSIDE — UC Riverside officials on Monday took another step toward their goal of opening a medical school in the region by submitting a proposal to University of California officials.
The proposal outlines a 15-year plan that calls on the university to partner with regional hospitals and clinics rather than build its own hospital, according to a news release from UC Riverside.
For full article visit: http://www.inthenews.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/display.cgi?id=12131
Los Angeles Times
(May 16, 2006)
UC Riverside Seeks OK for a Medical School
UC officials and the Legislature must first approve. A school could provide the doctors needed to fill a shortage in the growing region.
By: Susannah Rosenblatt
With hopes of boosting institutional prestige and answering the pressing need for more doctors in Riverside and San Bernardino counties, UC Riverside officials submitted a formal proposal to University of California officials Monday to create the state's first research-based medical school in 40 years.
Studies indicate that California is facing a severe shortage of physicians and nurses, with the Inland Empire and its very strong growth projections poised to lag the furthest behind.
For full article visit: http://www.inthenews.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/display.cgi?id=12129
The Press-Enterprise
(May 16, 2006)
Medical school plan in UC hands
By: MARISA AGHA and DOUGLAS E. BEEMAN
UC Riverside unveiled its proposal Monday for what officials hope will become the sixth UC medical school and the state's first new public medical school in nearly 40 years.
In its plan, UCR estimates a medical school would cost $15 million to start. Officials have estimated the total cost at $950 million over 15 years. The proposal was submitted to the UC president's office. If it is approved by the UC regents later this year, students could graduate with medical degrees from UCR beginning in 2016.
For full article visit: http://www.inthenews.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/display.cgi?id=12128
The Desert Sun
(May 11, 2006)
UCR chancellor talks local medicine
By: K. Kaufmann
A medical school at the University of California, Riverside could mean more doctors providing care to the growing population in the Coachella Valley - especially low-income and migrant groups traditionally left out of the health-care system.
UCR Chancellor France Córdova came to the university's Palm Desert campus Wednesday to lay out her vision for the new medical school for a group of about 30 to 40 doctors and health-care professionals.
The proposal will go to the UC regents on Monday, and estimated cost figures will be made public at that time.
For full article visit: http://www.inthenews.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/display.cgi?id=12084
The Press-Enterprise
(May 3, 2006)
Coalition aims to bolster support for medical school
UCR: The group will launch this month, coinciding with a proposal to UC officials.
By: MARISA AGHA
An Inland-area coalition has formed to enlist support for UC Riverside's proposed medical school.
Former University of California Regent S. Sue Johnson and Inland-area construction company owner Martin Matich will lead the Inland Empire Coalition for a Medical School at UCR.
The group, which is not affiliated with UCR, will raise money to educate the public and appeal directly to decision-makers and UC leaders about the need for a new Inland-area medical school, according to a statement from the Greater Riverside Chambers of Commerce.
The aim is to "help support that proposal and help it move forward," said Cindy Roth, the chambers' president. "Our intent is to get the public endorsement for the medical school."
For full article visit: http://www.inthenews.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/display.cgi?id=12019
The North County Times
(April 28, 2006)
UCR med school deserves support
OUR VIEW: While academic prestige plays a part in UCR's request, there's definitely a strong community benefit to be realized.
In any fast-growing area, the subject of "infrastructure" is always high on people's minds, even if they don't use the term. The number of roads, schools, parks, fire stations and hospitals always seems to lag behind population growth. But one other bit of "infrastructure" often overlooked is doctors.
While a profession is not technically "infrastructure," the facilities to produce them mdash; medical schools mdash; certainly are. And the number of doctors turned out by medical schools in California mdash; primarily those in the University of California system mdash; hasn't increased in 30 years, while the state's population has tripled. That's why a proposal by UC Riverside to develop a medical school at the nearby university is important, not just to the Inland Empire or to the university, but to the state.
For full article visit: http://www.inthenews.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/display.cgi?id=11971
The Press-Enterprise
(April 27, 2006)
UCR's impact on state valued at $950 million
ECONOMY: The figure is among preliminary findings from a report the school commissioned.
By MARISA AGHA
UC Riverside has a combined economic impact on California of nearly $1 billion a year, according to the preliminary results of a report commissioned by the university. That includes jobs, spending by students and revenue generated by UCR. Can you imagine what we could be in the next five years?" Chris Buydos, the university's executive director of governmental and community relations and technology collaboration, said Wednesday.
That amount could double, if UCR's proposed medical school wins approval later this year, Buydos said. "The throw-off effects of a School of Medicine will be far beyond this. That alone could be a billion-dollar enterprise," Buydos said.
The report, which did not include any data related to the medical school, will be released in May, around the same time UCR officials plan to complete their proposal for a medical school. The economic-impact report and the medical-school proposal are independent, but complementary, Buydos said.
Talk about the possible medical school has heightened in recent weeks as UCR officials prepare to submit their medical-school pitch to University of California officials. The Inland area's congressional delegation, including Reps. Mary Bono, R-Palm Springs, Ken Calvert, R-Corona, Darrell Issa, R-Vista, and Jerry Lewis, R-Redlands, earlier this month signed a letter endorsing a UCR medical school.
For full article visit: http://www.inthenews.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/display.cgi?id=11960
The Press-Enterprise
(April 20, 2006)
Improved diversity seen in medical school proposal
By: Marisa Agha
UC Riverside's proposal for a medical school will aim to boost the diversity of Inland area physicians, Chancellor France Cordova said Wednesday. Cordova told about 25 people that the next UC medical school needs to address the low number of Latino and black physicians in the state. Cordova spoke before the Latino Network, a nonprofit group dedicated to issues affecting the Latino community, at Concilio Centro de Ninos in Riverside.
For full article visit: http://www.inthenews.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/display.cgi?id=11914
Greater Riverside Business
(March 31, 2006)
Economist Dr. John Husing Upbeat About Riverside
Chamber Event Packed to Hear Husing
By: LAURA L. KLURE
Dr. John packed the hall again. Greater Riverside Chambers of Commerce members filled the Music Room at the Historic Mission Inn recently to hear economist John Husing, Ph.D., talk about his latest recommendations to the City of Riverside. It was primarily good news.
The University of California, Riverside, is vital to attracting high-tech companies. Husing said the business community should help UCR raise $100 million for a full-scale medical school.
For full article visit: http://www.inthenews.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/display.cgi?id=11765
The Press-Enterprise
(March 31, 2006)
Focus on proposed UCR medical school
INAUGURAL: The leader of the Greater Riverside Chambers of Commerce outlines his top priorities.
By: DOUG HABERMAN
RIVERSIDE - The new chairman of the board of the Greater Riverside Chambers of Commerce said he wants the business group to work with the community in support of a proposed medical school for UC Riverside.
Lawrence Geraty, the president of La Sierra University, and other board officers were installed Wednesday during a chamber inaugural celebration at the Riverside Convention Center.
Geraty said in an interview that the medical school is one of his top priorities for the chamber this year.
For full article visit: http://www.inthenews.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/display.cgi?id=11766
The Press-Enterprise
(March 8, 2006)
Panel to hone pitch for medical school
UCR: University officials gather experts from throughout the nation to contribute to the effort.
By: MARISA AGHA
UC Riverside has formed an advisory board of national experts to help craft its proposal for a medical school.
The aim is to help UCR officials define how to make their proposed medical school distinctive and achieve its mission of serving the medically underserved, according to a university statement. In addition, the university hopes to learn more about how to integrate its current Health Sciences Research Institute with a new medical education program.
"The establishment of a new School of Medicine provides a rare opportunity to develop an innovative program of medical education and to prepare a diverse generation of physicians for practice in the 21st century," UCR Chancellor France Córdova said in a statement.
UCR wants to tap the very best talent for advice in order to develop the highest quality medical school."
For full article visit: http://www.inthenews.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/display.cgi?id=11546
The Press-Enterprise
(February 28, 2006)
Proposed med school part of UCR forum
By: Marisa Agha
Dr. Lonnie Bristow, former president of the American Medical Association, will discuss how to expand medical education in Inland Southern California at 5:30 p.m. Monday. The presentation, titled "Look to your left; then look to your right," will be held in UC Riverside's University Extension building at 1200 University Ave., Riverside.
Bristow will discuss how to ensure a new medical school's success; how to increase diversity among health-care workers; and where UCR can find leaders for its proposed medical school.
For full article visit: http://www.inthenews.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/display.cgi?id=11466
The Press-Enterprise
(February 24, 2006)
Opinion-Editorial: Inland brain gain
Inland economist John Husing reports that more than 81,000 college graduates moved to Riverside between 2000 and 2004. Husing's key conclusion: City officials should continue to encourage a "high-end economy" of research and development for the city. That means more offices, more high-tech firms and, above all, a medical school for UC Riverside.
Only within the past five years have economic conditions improved to the point where Riverside and surrounding cities are viable locations for a broad range of high-wage professional jobs.
For full article visit: http://www.inthenews.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/display.cgi?id=11411
North County Times, MSNBC.com
(February 12, 2006)
UCR's plan to open full-fledged medical school predicted to have strong ripple effect
By: CHRIS BAGLEY
The two-year medical program at the university has fostered medical research for 30 years, but university officials expect laboratories tied to a full-fledged medical school to draw experienced doctors whose specialized research could end up fueling commercial biotech ventures.Many of the doctors who settle in inland cities after medical school would not only ease the region's relative shortage of medical care, they'd also raise its average income and give a disproportionate boost to its economy, local leaders said.
For full article visit: http://www.inthenews.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/display.cgi?id=11299
The Press-Enterprise
(February 9, 2006)
UCR medical school plan takes another step
RESIDENCIES: UCR's chancellor pushes for rotations at Inland hospitals for students.
By: MARISA AGHA
UC Riverside hopes to have third- and fourth-year medical students at Inland area hospitals within two years as part of the university's efforts to launch a medical school.
UCR Chancellor France Cordova told about 100 physicians and civic leaders Wednesday night that she is working to develop rotations for medical students at local hospitals and clinics ranging from Temecula to Riverside and the Coachella Valley. Rotations are a key part of a physician's clinical training prior to a residency.
For full article visit: http://www.inthenews.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/display.cgi?id=11255
The Californian, North County Times
(February 9, 2006)
Local leaders greet plans for med school
By: CHRIS BAGLEY - Staff Writer
Doctors, hospital executives and elected officials praised unorthodox plans to open a medical school at UC Riverside without its own hospital, after university officials pitched their vision at a meeting Wednesday night.
The residency program at the new medical school would probably involve several hospitals in the two-county area, though it isn't clear which ones or how many. Craig Byus, dean of UC Riverside's medical program, said cost-efficiency had favored the regional approach from the beginning mdash; building a new teaching hospital from the ground up could cost several hundred million dollars.
For full article visit: http://www.inthenews.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/display.cgi?id=11254
The Press-Enterprise
(February 6, 2006)
Doctor to boost case for medical school
By: MARISA AGHA
UC San Francisco physician Kevin Grumbach is expected to speak about the need for medical education in the Inland region at 5:30 p.m. today. "Medical Education and the Inland Empire: The Case for Innovation, Not Replication," will take place at the University Extension building, 1200 University Ave., Riverside.
For full article visit: http://www.inthenews.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/display.cgi?id=11208
Los Angeles Times
(January 27, 2006)
Riverside Mayor Sees a 'Powerhouse'
By: Susannah Rosenblatt
The Inland Empire's largest city needs more high-paying jobs, top-end office space and housing, Riverside Mayor Ronald O. Loveridge said in his state of the city address Thursday. Loveridge also said he supported efforts to establish a medical school at UC Riverside.
For full article visit: http://www.inthenews.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/display.cgi?id=11111
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News, Clean Rooms, Builder Online, Verizon Business Center, RedOrbit
(January 19, 2006)
UCR stumps for new science building
Jan. 18 - SAN DIEGO mdash; UC Riverside officials appeared to gain support from University of California leaders Tuesday for a $65.5 million science building that would serve as the centerpiece of Chancellor France Cordova's efforts to make UCR a premier research institution.
Plans for a new UC Riverside science building call for a 134,000-square-foot building that would include two wings. It is scheduled for completion by mid-2009. Cordova and a team of UCR officials presented their plans to a UC Board of Regents planning committee that met at UC San Diego on Tuesday. The committee also heard about UCR's plans to tap into its reserves for an additional $6.9 million for the project.
For full article visit: http://www.inthenews.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/display.cgi?id=11034
The Press-Enterprise
(January 18, 2006)
UCR stumps for new science building
EDUCATION: The proposed research facility is being framed as a future boon to the college's profile.
By: MARISA AGHA
SAN DIEGO - UC Riverside officials appeared to gain support from University of California leaders Tuesday for a $65.5 million science building that would serve as the centerpiece of Chancellor France Cordova's efforts to make UCR a premier research institution.
Cordova and a team of UCR officials presented their plans to a UC Board of Regents planning committee that met at UC San Diego on Tuesday. The committee also heard about UCR's plans to tap into its reserves for an additional $6.9 million for the project.
For full article visit: http://www.inthenews.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/display.cgi?id=11025
The San Bernardino County Sun
(January 10, 2006)
Campuses flourish, build
By: Jacob Ogles
A new biology building is nearly completed and university officials hope to finish an overdue gateway to the university. But despite major construction on the Commons this year, the project won't be finished until 2008.
Work is also underway for new dorms, despite a lawsuit filed against the university system regarding environmental impacts on neighboring properties, Duran said.
UC Riverside recently announced plans to open a medical school, which would prolong construction on campus even longer.
For full article visit: http://www.inthenews.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/display.cgi?id=10944
Greater Riverside Business
(December 20, 2005)
CHAMBER BACKS UCR MEDICAL SCHOOL
Chancellor Announces Proposal At Good Morning Riverside
By: LAURA L. KLURE
The University of California, Riverside (UCR) is pushing to host the UC system's next medical school. UCR Chancellor France Córdova made the public announcement at the recent Good Morning Riverside event, saying the effort is no longer a secret.
For full article visit: http://www.inthenews.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/display.cgi?id=10836
951 Magazine
(December 2, 2005)
The coming health care crisis in the 951
Who will care for our children?
By: Christelyn Karazin
Cordova believes she has a solution to the doctor shortage: Bring a four-year medical school to Riverside. A lofty goal, considering the scope and price tag of such an endeavor, estimated in the hundreds of millions of dollars. It's a project that could define her tenure as chancellor and change the face of the region for generations to come.
For full article visit: http://www.inthenews.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/display.cgi?id=10699
The Press-Enterprise
(December 1, 2005)
UCR leader talks up medical-school plans
By: Marisa Agha
UC Riverside Chancellor France Cordova is making the rounds with her pitch for a medical school. UC Riverside officials plan to submit a proposal to UC President Robert Dynes in March for review by a special committee of the UC Board of Regents.
For full article visit: http://www.inthenews.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/display.cgi?id=10687
The Press-Enterprise
(November 18, 2005)
Rx for UCR Med
By: DAN BERNSTEIN
I am delighted UCR Chancellor Cordova has launched a med-school campaign.
I'm not sure UCR Med will induce more docs to settle in the Empire. Freeways, like arteries, can carry graduating MDs to SoCal's furthest extremities.
Even if more physicians do sink Inland roots, prospective patients may never benefit from their presence. (We're approaching the day when repairing a ruptured aorta will be classified as "cosmetic surgery." Sorry. Not covered.)
But a med school mdash; a UCR School of Medicine mdash; would deliver gold-plated prestige. Even the school Division I golf team has so far been unable to accomplish this.
For full article visit: http://www.inthenews.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/display.cgi?id=10598
The Press-Enterprise
(November 17, 2005)
Med-school match, Editorial
A medical school at UC Riverside would draw doctors, biomedical companies and venture capital to the region while boosting the area's health care and economy.
That prospect deserves support from civic and business leaders across Southern California. UCR Chancellor France Cordova announced the campus's bid for a new medical school last week, but the idea has simmered for months.
For full article visit: http://www.inthenews.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/display.cgi?id=10587
The Press-Enterprise
(November 16, 2005)
Campus eager for big-time leap
By: MARISA AGHA
OAKLAND - UC Riverside officials on Tuesday moved closer to expanding a campus that began as a rustic citrus-experiment station into what they hope will be a leading scientific-research institution. A University of California Board of Regents planning committee gave preliminary approval to the long-range plan that includes development of the largely agricultural area known as West Campus. It also calls for the addition of 7.1 million square feet in new facilities by 2015. And if UCR officials get approval for a medical school, the university's long-range plan will need to be amended, Bullock said.
For full article visit: http://www.inthenews.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/display.cgi?id=10575
San Bernardino County Sun
(November 11, 2005)
UC Riverside officials propose medical school project
By: Jacob Ogles, Staff Writer
UC Riverside officials announced Thursday they want to open the state's first new medical school in 40 years. Chancellor France Cordova said a proposal for a four-year medical school would be submitted to the University of California Board of Regents in March. The campus now has the Thomas Haider Program, where medical students can get their first two years of training before transferring to UCLA's medical school to finish their degree. The current UC Riverside program serves an average 48 students each year, but Cordova said she would ultimately like a four-year program to serve about 400 students.
For full article visit: http://www.inthenews.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/display.cgi?id=10523
Los Angeles Times
(November 11, 2005)
A Medical School for UC Riverside?
Chancellor says its plan would aid the medically underserved using existing hospitals.
By: Rebecca Trounson Times Staff Writer
UC Riverside, which has long wanted to open medical and law schools, announced Thursday that it would soon submit a proposal for a medical school that would not require construction of a hospital.Chancellor France A. Cordova, who announced the plan to a group of community and political leaders, proposed that a new medical school collaborate instead with existing hospitals in the San Bernardino and Riverside counties region, significantly reducing the plan's cost.
For full article visit: http://www.inthenews.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/display.cgi?id=10522
The Press-Enterprise
(November 11, 2005)
UCR unveils medical school pursuit
DOCTORS: The project faces such hurdles as funding, UC rivals and cooperating hospitals.
By: MARISA AGHA and DOUGLAS E. BEEMAN / The Press-Enterprise
UC Riverside Chancellor France Cordova asked Inland-area civic and business leaders for their help Thursday as she formally unveiled the university's bid for a medical school mdash; a proposal that she said could boost both the region's health care and economy.
For full article visit: http://www.inthenews.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/display.cgi?id=10521
The Press-Enterprise
(October 25, 2005)
UCR hosts seminars on health-care issues
By: Douglas E. Beeman
The president of the Association of American Medical Colleges will be the first speaker in a series of seminars at UC Riverside on the design of medical schools in the 21st century.
Dr. Jordan J. Cohen will speak on contemporary challenges for medical education at 4:30 p.m. Monday in Room E at the UC Riverside Extension office, 1200 University Ave. The session is free and open to the public.
UC Riverside is trying to position itself to become the University of California's sixth medical school.
For full article visit: http://www.inthenews.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/display.cgi?id=10307
Nanotechwire
(October 4, 2005)
Increased UC Riverside funding strengthens support for nanoscience
"With the many new campus initiatives, from the Health Sciences Research Institute to the Public Policy Initiative, the new faculty UCR will be recruiting, as well as the outstanding undergraduate and graduate students the university attracts, we expect our sponsored funding to continue to grow," said Louis, who joined UCR in July 2004.
For full article visit: http://www.inthenews.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/display.cgi?id=10120
The Press-Enterprise
(September 28, 2005)
UCR to present biomedical lectures
By: Douglas E. Beeman
UC Riverside will begin in October a four-month series of six lectures on frontiers in biomedical research featuring researchers from UCLA, Stanford, Yale and Harvard universities.
For full article visit: http://www.inthenews.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/display.cgi?id=10069
The Press-Enterprise
(June 13, 2005)
Regent challenge
UC Riverside is the fastest-growing campus in the system, with ambitions to add a medical school and a public policy program. More than 20,000 students are expected at UCR in the 2006-07 academic year.
For full article visit: http://www.inthenews.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/display.cgi?id=9539
The Black Voice News
(May 27, 2005)
Community Health Forum Highlights Holes in System
By: Cheryl Brown
Dr. Ernest Levister, President of Vines Foundation said, "Public health needs to be more accountable. There seems to be an increase in awareness of disparities in healthcare." He spoke of the need for more healthcare professionals that look like him.
He told the group that the University of California, Riverside would be bringing a medical school to Riverside but it needs the help of San Bernardino. "If you don't participate you will be out in the cold," he said.
For full article visit: http://www.inthenews.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/display.cgi?id=9395
The Press-Enterprise
(April 9, 2005)
Hospital envy
Self-interest should not stifle high-tech medical advances in the Inland region. But that's the upshot of a campaign by local hospitals and elected officials that would block the construction of a cardiac surgical center in Loma Linda.
The opposition is provincial and shortsighted, spurred by the Byzantine rules that govern health-care financing. If foes of the California Heart and Surgical Hospital block this project, they could harm the area's potential to become a haven for medical research. Local hospitals should welcome new facilities to our fast-growing region mdash; even private centers that offer specialized care mdash; not spurn them.
Rejecting the cardiac center could also doom the Inland area's hopes of landing a medical school at UC Riverside mdash; let alone luring the private, high-tech firms the region will need to evolve into a biotechnology hub.
For full article visit: http://www.inthenews.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/display.cgi?id=8958
The Press-Enterprise
(March 17, 2005)
Medical school hopes get lift
UCR: Buoyed by a report on the Inland need for doctors, the chancellor is named to a key UC panel.
By: MARISA AGHA The Press-Enterprise
LOS ANGELES - UC Riverside's quest for a medical school got a boost Wednesday from a report that noted the Inland area's need for physicians and the chancellor's appointment to a key committee.
"I think the door's open for us to plan to have a medical school here. The question is timing and resources," said UC Riverside Chancellor France Cordova. "Here, the need has clearly been recognized."
For full article visit: http://www.inthenews.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/display.cgi?id=8728
The Press-Enterprise
(February 22, 2005)
An ambitious mission
A recent op-ed piece by Dr. Thomas Haider ("UC Riverside: New curriculum? mdash; Med school: Layers of Inland health," Perspective, Feb. 13) spoke well to the need for, and regional benefits that would accrue from, the establishment of a new medical school and biomedical research institute at UCR.
For full article visit: http://www.inthenews.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/display.cgi?id=8511
The Press-Enterprise
(February 15, 2005)
11-minute solution
By: DAN BERNSTEIN
Haider says a UCR med school would juice-up a local biotech and bioengineering economy: good jobs, great grants, plus "outstanding" physicians and surgeons yearning for faculty jobs.
What does Mapquest say? Mapquest says UCR and March are 11 minutes apart. So? A reading from Ken Calvert: "The former (March) hospital is available for occupancy and would be an ideal training ground for first-responders and the medical community."
I believe the congressman said there's an empty hospital 11 minutes away from the conceptual nerve center of the UCR med school. Does Dr. Haider know this? Does Chancellor Cordova?
For full article visit: http://www.inthenews.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/display.cgi?id=8454
The Press-Enterprise
(February 13, 2005)
Med School: Layers of Inland Health
Full-scale program would bring jobs, boost economy and draw moredoctors to the area
By: THOMAS HAIDER
The establishment of a medical school at UC Riverside would be an invaluable social and economic boon for our region.
Such a program would build on the 30-year partnership between UCR and UCLA whereby 24 annually-selected UCR undergraduates receive their first two years of medical education on the Riverside campus and then go on to complete their degree on the Los Angeles campus. For the last decade, many of the clinical faculty who train these students have been drawn from the Inland Empire's practicing medical community, and students have received a significant part of their clinical training in local hospitals
For full article visit: http://www.inthenews.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/display.cgi?id=8446
MSNBC.com, The North County Times
(January 20, 2005)
UCR works to create medical school
JENNIFER KABBANY Staff Writer
RIVERSIDE mdash; UC Riverside is a step closer to producing more doctors for the region. Campus officials have tapped Robert Grey, former provost and executive vice chancellor at UC Davis, to help lead the charge for expanding the university's two-year biomedical sciences program into a full-fledged medical school.
For full article visit: http://www.inthenews.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/display.cgi?id=8216
The Press-Enterprise
(January 15, 2005)
Urban medicine (Editorial)
The Inland area's foundation as a burgeoning center for state-of-the-art medicine added two building blocks this week. UC Riverside picked a leader for its campaign to launch a medical school at the campus.
And Riverside County supervisors approved a new surgical center that will treat spinal disorders and train doctors at the county's regional medical center in Moreno Valley.
For full article visit: http://www.inthenews.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/display.cgi?id=8208
The Press-Enterprise
(January 12, 2005)
Ex-provost to lead medical school effort
UCR: A former UC Davis official will help bring a four-year institute of medicine to the campus.
By: MARISA AGHA / The Press-Enterprise
UC Riverside has named a veteran UC Davis administrator to help steer its effort to bring a medical school to campus.
Robert Grey, a former provost and executive vice chancellor at UC Davis, will work part time to advise UCR officials on what type of medical school would best fit the Inland area, campus officials announced Tuesday.
UCR Chancellor France Cordova wants to expand the university's two-year UCR/UCLA Thomas Haider program in biomedical sciences to a four-year medical school. Through the Haider program, students who have earned their bachelor's degree spend two years studying basic science at UCR and then complete their medical studies at UCLA.
For full article visit: http://www.inthenews.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/display.cgi?id=8144
The Press-Enterprise
(December 9, 2004)
UCR gets ally in medical school push
SUPPORT: Dr. Michael Drake advises the UC president and the Board of Regents.
By: MARISA AGHA / The Press-Enterprise
Plans to bring a medical school to UC Riverside won the support of a key University of California official Wednesday.
After a nearly two-hour meeting with UCR Chancellor France Cordova on Wednesday, Dr. Michael Drake, UC vice president for health affairs, said that he supports bringing a sixth UC medical school to Riverside.
"I'm on board with the plan. I certainly understand that this is an underserved area," Drake said. "I'm all for it."
For full article visit: http://www.inthenews.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/display.cgi?id=7956
The Press-Enterprise
(December 5, 2004)
The tech track, Editorial
As Inland business leaders and policy-makers pitch the region as a technology hub, they need to ask why tech firms have already staked claims in San Diego, Boston, the Bay Area and the Research Triangle Park in North Carolina rather than, say, Las Vegas or Boise ... or here.
So as Inland leaders enrich the region's educational, commercial, cultural and entertainment amenities, they must also draw investments from the companies that bring profitable innovations to market. How? By making a top priority the creation of a medical school at UC Riverside.
For full article visit: http://www.inthenews.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/display.cgi?id=7934
The Press-Enterprise
(December 1, 2004)
Two vie to oversee quest for medical school at UCR
MEDICAL: A former Duke University dean and a former UC Davis official seek post.
By: MARISA AGHA The Press-Enterprise
A former dean for Duke University's School of Medicine and a veteran UC Davis administrator are talking with UC Riverside officials about leading the university's effort to bring a medical school to Riverside.
UCR is seeking "an experienced leader for the coordination and implementation of UCR's Health Sciences Initiative," Chancellor France Cordova wrote in a Nov. 22 e-mail sent to some university officials.
In her note, Cordova invited some faculty and administrators to meet "two prominent individuals" and talk about "your vision for what a medical school and research institute might give UCR, its prospective students, the region and state."
For full article visit: http://www.inthenews.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/display.cgi?id=7908
The Press-Enterprise
(July 8, 2004)
New UCR official looks forward to the challenges
EDUCATION: Managing the campus will be the task of Ellen Wartella, executive vice chancellor.
By: MARISA AGHA / The Press-Enterprise
In the meantime, Wartella said UCR needs to build on its strengths, existing faculty and push plans for a medical school.
"The only thing that will limit us is our imagination and our ability to get things done," Wartella said.
For full article visit: http://www.inthenews.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/display.cgi?id=6896
The Press-Enterprise
(June 9, 2004)
Chancellor wants medical school for UC Riverside
EDUCATION: France Cordova says the state budget crisis won't end her campaign.
By: MARISA AGHA The Press-Enterprise
UC Riverside Chancellor France Cordova said Tuesday that the state budget crisis will not deter her campaign for either a medical school or a law school at the campus.
"I think they're very important for a campus like this," Cordova said.
"My number one priority in the bigger sense ... is that we be allowed to race on and develop professional education," she said.
For full article visit: http://www.inthenews.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/display.cgi?id=6712
The Press-Enterprise
(April 23, 2004)
UC regents learn about hopes, possible cuts
UCR: They hear of a potential medical school and budget woes that could close a museum.
By: MARISA AGHA The Press-Enterprise
Interim Executive Vice Chancellor Bill Jury told the regents that the long-term health sciences plan may lead to a medical school that would position UCR to address a shortage of physicians in the Inland area.
Jury said that the UCR/UCLA Thomas Haider Program in Biomedical Sciences would serve as the basis for the medical school. UCR is already working with Riverside and San Bernardino counties on the plan, Jury said. A medical school could produce and attract biotechnology companies to the region, Jury said.
For full article visit: http://www.inthenews.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/display.cgi?id=6303
The Press-Enterprise
(March 27, 2004)
UCR - 50 years old and just hitting its stride
By: FRANCE CORDOVA
UCR is responding to regional needs by launching initiatives in plant and pest genome biology; biomedical and health sciences; environmental sciences and engineering; and management and policy. All are in partnerships with companies, regional government, private and public foundations and institutions. We are addressing the region's desire to become a model community for the arts and learning.
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The Press-Enterprise
(December 18, 2003)
UCR campaign linked to grants
MEDICAL SCHOOL: U.S. research funds tend to go to campuses that train physicians, officials say.
By: MARISA AGHA The Press-Enterprise
UCR officials believe starting a medical school will help the university tap into millions more in federal research dollars.
More than 80 percent of grant money from the National Institutes of Health, the main federal agency that offers grants for medical research, goes to medical schools or medical research facilities, UCR officials said.
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The Press-Enterprise
(December 11, 2003)
Inland regent called vital to medical school bid
By: MARISA AGHA / The Press-Enterprise
Supporters of creating a medical school at UC Riverside are campaigning for an Inland representative to be named to the University of California Board of Regents, saying they believe a local voice on the board could help UCR's quest.
The Inland region has lacked board representation since S. Sue Johnson stepped down two years ago. Former Gov. Gray Davis filled a vacancy this year, but did not appoint someone from the Inland area.
"I really believe that we need somebody," said Dr. Thomas Haider, a leading proponent for a medical school at UCR. "Historically, we have had somebody there."
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The Press-Enterprise
(December 4, 2003)
Faculty member and wife donate $200,000 to UCR
UC Riverside has received a $200,000 donation from Dr. Thomas Haider and his wife, Salma Haider, for its newly formed health sciences initiative.
Thomas Haider is a faculty member and the namesake of the UCR/UCLA Thomas Haider Program in Biomedical Sciences, a highly competitive program in which students complete their pre-med studies at UCR and go on to medical school at UCLA.
Haider supports UCR expanding the program into a full-fledged medical school.
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The Black Voice News
(November 25, 2003)
UCR Launches Major Health Sciences Initiative: Forms Blue Ribbon Panels
University of California, Riverside Chancellor France A. Córdova announced last week the formation of a seven-member Blue Ribbon Panel charged with assisting UC Riverside in enhancing medical education and research through a major Health Sciences Initiative (HSI).
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The Press-Enterprise
(November 22, 2003)
UCR seeks system's next medical school
BID: A program would benefit the area, leaders say. Fresno is in the mix.
By: MARISA AGHA The Press-Enterprise
Riverside has launched a campaign to bring in the next UC medical school.
The aim is to turn the 29-year-old UCR/UCLA Thomas Haider program, an accelerated sequence in which students spend their first two years at UCR and then study medicine at UCLA, into a four-year medical school in Riverside, said Dr. Thomas Haider, the program's namesake and chairman of the biomedical advisory team at UCR.
Haider said he spoke with UCR Chancellor France Cordova about the prospect during a dinner for University of California President Robert Dynes on Thursday night.
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