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Originally Posted by Wildcats
It was an embarrassment for asu not to be able to open a medical school in their own backyard (many loops schools have to go through - and asu would not have been able to qualify for a medical school). Around 2004, the UofA agreed to partner with asu - having asu play a role in the UofA's medical school -downtown Phoenix. The UofA is the only school in the country to have two separate medical schools. It didn't work out - asu realizing that they would still have no medical school - so, that ended that partnership. asu instead has partnered with the new Mayo Clinic medical school - that med students from Mayo can also earn a Masters from asu in hospital management - or, something like that.
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ABOR really drives this, and there is no way in hell Arizona is going to let two schools think they can drive the medical bus. The U of A has both the flagship and land grant designation, so the partnership that ASU has with anyone is a bonus for them. Good for everyone that there are multiple medical hubs in downtown Phoenix. Kudos to flexibility and creativity.