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Sky Lakes and Oregon Tech plan osteopathic medical school; commissioners urged to plan for housing and workforce growth
Summary
David Cobble, chief executive officer of Sky Lakes Medical Center, told the Klamath County Board of Commissioners that Sky Lakes and Oregon Tech are advancing planning for an osteopathic medical school and that a university planning study is under way.
David Cobble, chief executive officer of Sky Lakes Medical Center, told the Klamath County Board of Commissioners that Sky Lakes and Oregon Tech (OIT) are advancing planning for an osteopathic medical school and that a university planning study is underway to define scope and timeline.
"2031 would be what we're hoping would be on the most maybe the most optimistic that we would have our first class of medical students at OIT," Cobble said, describing the date as an optimistic target. He said the partners have been public about planning for an osteopathic program and that the school would aim to train physicians in a rural setting.
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