The University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix and Onvida Health of Yuma announced a new partnership to launch Arizona’s first rural regional medical school branch. The partnership will address the severe physician shortage facing the rural regions of the state.
Next year, the U of A College of Medicine – Phoenix will introduce a three-year Primary Care Accelerated Pathway leading to an M.D. degree, with clinical training based entirely at Onvida Health in Yuma. During the first three years of this partnership, up to 45 qualified students – 15 per year – from a competitive applicant pool who are committed to careers in primary care will be admitted to the program and awarded full tuition scholarships funded by Onvida Health.