Pennsylvania University Moving Forward with Planned Medical School

Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP) recently hired a dean for a proposed medical school that would be a first among Pennsylvania’s 10 state-owned universities. IUP’s proposed medical school is aimed at drawing students from rural areas, who in turn are considered more likely to remain in rural areas.

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