BYU to get medical school
Jul 29, 2024, 10:43 AM | Updated: May 21, 2025, 11:50 am
The Brigham Young University campus in Provo is pictured on Monday, Oct. 12, 2020. (Yukai Peng/Deseret News)
(Yukai Peng/Deseret News)
PROVO, Utah — Brigham Young University will get a medical school, The First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced Monday.
In a statement, the church said the medical program at BYU will focus on ” international health issues affecting members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and the Church’s worldwide humanitarian efforts.”
No timeline was given for the project. But, the church said it would announce more detailed plans for the medical school at BYU in the future.
Plans for the program won’t include building a hospital at BYU, the church said. Instead, BYU is in talks with Intermountain Health to create a relationship between the two.
The church also said BYU would develop other collaborations, including with the University of Utah.
The U released a statement shortly after the news broke and confirmed it would pursue collaboration with the new medical school at BYU.
“University leaders affirm that BYU’s internationally-focused health education plans complement University of Utah Health’s state-focused mission and offer new opportunities to serve growing health care needs locally and around the world,” the U’s statement read in part.
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