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Simpson University asks Shasta County for $10 million anchor investment to launch rural medical school
Summary
Simpson University presented a plan to establish a four‑year osteopathic medical school in Redding and asked the board for a $10 million county anchor investment to secure accreditation escrow and leverage fundraising and federal/state grants; supervisors requested a public business plan and contingency language before any budget commitment.
Simpson University representatives asked the Shasta County Board of Supervisors on April 21 to consider a $10 million “anchor investment” to help launch a four‑year osteopathic medical school in Redding.
“We are asking the county to consider an anchor investment of $10,000,000 to initiate this effort and position us for submission to COCA,” Norm Hall, who chaired the exploratory commission, told the board. Hall and other presenters said the commission’s conservative model assumes 150–200 students per cohort and outlined two facility pathways: a leased retrofit model that would require roughly $50 million in escrow plus $50 million to launch, and a purpose‑built Salud partnership model with a larger $150 million build‑out.
Why it matters: Presenters argued a locally based medical school would create a pipeline of clinicians who train…
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