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Minot State presses for downtown Health Sciences Institute; state funding not included in Senate bill
Summary
Minot State University and Dakota College at Bottineau requested state funding to buy and outfit Trinity Health’s downtown Minot facility as a regional Health Sciences Institute. Trustees ranked the project highly, but the Senate did not include funding; university and hospital leaders described workforce needs and potential program plans.
Minot State University and Dakota College at Bottineau on the committee’s agenda described a proposal to purchase and outfit Trinity Health’s Health Center West in downtown Minot to create a Health Sciences Institute aimed at expanding regional healthcare training.
Steve Shirley, president of Minot State University, told the committee the campus pair has a record providing nursing and allied‑health programming in downtown Minot and wants to expand offerings including surgical technician, sonography, respiratory therapy technician, dental hygiene and assorted certificates. Shirley said the State Board of Higher Education ranked the proposal among top priorities for new capital projects and emphasized the cost advantage: the Trinity…
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