Exciting plans for the next big thing in Evansville an expanded Indiana University medical school began to materialize this past week. Dr. Steven Becker of the Indiana University School of Medicine in Evansville along with officials of the University of Southern Indiana, University of Evansville, and Ivy Tech Community College Southwest went public beginning on Monday with plans to locate the expanded medical center here. When completed, the center would include facilities and programs from Deaconess Hospital, St. Marys Medical Center, Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center in Jasper, Ind., Owensboro, Ky., Medical Health System, and the universities.

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EDITORIAL: Expanded medical school offers exciting prospects