Jacksonville’s archetypal 4-year aesculapian schoolhouse announced by Jacksonville University (News4JAX)

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Jacksonville volition soon beryllium location to a four-year aesculapian schoolhouse for the archetypal clip ever.

On Wednesday morning, Jacksonville University and Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine announced the partnership.

The aesculapian schoolhouse is supported by semipermanent objective agreements with the region’s preeminent healthcare providers, including Baptist Health, Flagler Health+, and AdventHealth, according to a release.

LECOM plans to physique its caller acquisition installation wrong the Jacksonville University Medical Mall located astatine the northbound extremity of the university’s Arlington field on University Boulevard North.

“(It’s a) large measurement successful wellness attraction education,” Tim Cost, President of Jacksonville University, said. “It’s a healthcare hub we each cognize that astir Jacksonville. But now, for the archetypal clip successful our 200-year history, to person a four-year aesculapian school, (it’s) tremendous.”

The Jacksonville University aesculapian schoolhouse hopes to invited its inaugural people by 2026 with astir 75 aesculapian students.

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