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Stockton council backs University of the Pacific’s bid to apply for federal support for a medical school
Summary
The Stockton City Council approved a resolution authorizing the city to submit a FY2027 congressional community project application on behalf of the University of the Pacific to support a proposed medical school in Stockton; the university projects a 2030 opening and estimated regional economic impact of about $1.3 billion over 10 years. Councilmember Enriquez recused herself because the university is her employer.
The Stockton City Council voted unanimously at a special meeting to authorize the city to submit a fiscal year 2027 community project application on behalf of the University of the Pacific for a proposed medical school in Stockton.
President Callahan, president of the University of the Pacific, told the council the Central Valley faces a severe shortage of physicians and that the proposed school would help address health disparities while serving as an economic engine. "The health care disparities in Stockton, in the county, in the Central Valley ... are largely derivative of a lack of physicians," Callahan said, and estimated a direct economic impact of more than $800 million for Stockton in the first 10 years and roughly…
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