A pair of Spokane lawmakers will propose legislation to establish the states second medical school in Spokane and put it under the control of WashingtonStateUniversity.

Rep. Marcus Riccelli, a Democrat, and Sen. Mike Baumgartner, a Republican, are to unveil legislation this morning that would change a nearly century-old law that limits medical education to the University of Washington. Their proposal also provides $2.5 million for WSU to seek accreditation for the new school on the Riverpoint Campus, which would concentrate on family and ruralmedicinedisciplines.

At this point theres no reduction on anything (for

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A pair of Spokane lawmakers will propose legislation to establish the states second medical school in Spokane and put it under the control of WashingtonStateUniversity.

Rep. Marcus Riccelli, a Democrat, and Sen. Mike Baumgartner, a Republican, are to unveil legislation this morning that would change a nearly century-old law that limits medical education to the University of Washington. Their proposal also provides $2.5 million for WSU to seek accreditation for the new school on the Riverpoint Campus, which would concentrate on family and ruralmedicinedisciplines.

At this point theres no reduction on anything (for UW Medical School), Riccelli said. We want to grow medical education anywaypossible.

They plan to introduce legislation in both chambers that would amend a 1917 law that places medical educationat UW, allowing WSU to have aseparateschool.

This is not a radical idea, Riccelli said. There are plenty of states that have more than onemedicalschool.

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Legislators want 1917 law revised to allow WSU med school expansion - Tue, 02 Dec 2014 PST