Ontario announces $9 million to help start York University School of Medicine in Vaughan
The plan includes support from the the City of Vaughan, which has agreed to transfer land to the university to build the School of Medicine beside Mackenzie Health’s Cortellucci Vaughan Hospital.
The plan includes support from the the City of Vaughan, which has agreed to transfer land to the university to build the new school beside Mackenzie Health’s Cortellucci Vaughan Hospital.
Budget day in Ontario confirmed what has long been expected. The province announced a partnership with York University in Vaughan to build a new School of Medicine. York University said the school will focus on training family and community doctors in an integrated setting.
The government announced $9 million in startup funding to further develop the new School of Medicine at York University.
“This new investment to support increased physician education in Ontario comes at a critical time and marks an important milestone in York’s trajectory as an internationally recognized leader in higher education. I want to thank Premier Ford and his government for being responsive to this pressing need, for their vision and clear commitment to a healthier future for Ontarians,” said Rhonda Lenton, president and vice-chancellor of York University.
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The university submitted a proposal for the new medical school in 2022.
The plan includes support from the City of Vaughan, which has agreed to transfer land to the university to build the School of Medicine beside Mackenzie Health’s Cortellucci Vaughan Hospital.
“My foremost priority in King and Vaughan is delivering better health care, closer to home,” said Stephen Lecce, MPP for King-Vaughan. “That is why I have championed this critically important investment for our community that will train more family doctors to serve our growing needs. Our government is proud to fund York University’s medical school in Vaughan that will help ensure residents have access to a family doctor in the heart of our community.”
Mackenzie Health was happy to partner with York on the new school.
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“We see the need for additional primary care providers in Ontario every day; approximately a quarter of the patients who come to our Emergency Departments do not have a family doctor,” said Altaf Stationwala, Mackenzie Health president and CEO.
“I am grateful for our many highly skilled and thoughtful partners for their leadership and insights, and we look forward to continuing to grow and expand our work with them,” Lenton said.
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