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Flanking a HOK rendering of the new medical school are, from left, Nancy Nielsen, Michael Cain, Robert Gioia and Satish K. Tripathi. Photo: Douglas Levere

Published January 30, 2014

The John R. Oishei Foundation has made a gift of $5 million to UB to support construction of the new School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences building on the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus.

The Oishei Foundation gift provides a significant boost to UBs plans to construct a state-of-the art medical school and equip it with the best medical technologies, labs and classrooms to be used in the education and training of physicians.

Construction of the $375-million medical school is scheduled to be completed in 2016, funded by private philanthropy and state support, including funding provided by Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo through the NYSUNY 2020 legislation.

A new medical school in downtown Buffalo will provide the region with a true academic health center, allowing UB and its hospital partners to work in close proximity and collaboratively to transform Buffalo into an international destination for the best medical research, education and patient care.

James Wadsworth, chair of the Oishei Foundation board, views the effort as a vehicle for regional development and revitalization.

The new medical school will strengthen the campus, generate regional economic growth and help to renew downtown Buffalos urban vitality, Wadsworth said.

Oishei Foundation President Robert D. Gioia said the foundations support signals its belief in what the new medical school means for the future of the region.

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Oishei Foundation gives $5 million for new medical school