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Committee approves JABSOM faculty-position bill with amendments to support class-size expansion
Summary
The committee passed SB 1217 (faculty positions for John A. Burns School of Medicine) with amendments that blank appropriation amounts and set an amended effective date; the medical school said additional faculty would help it expand class size to 80 in three years and to 90 in five years.
Senate Bill 1217, which appropriates funds for faculty positions at the John A. Burns School of Medicine in cardiovascular biology, tropical medicine, quantitative health/biostatistics and an environmental health and safety officer, was passed by the Senate Committee on Higher Education on Feb. 6…
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