HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution - 2963 STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) RESOLUTION NO. 2963
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE)ss
CITY OF SAN JACINTO )
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN JACINTO,
CALIFORNIA, SUPPORTING THE EFFORTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF
CALIFORNIA RIVERSIDE (UCR) FOR A SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
WHEREAS, the counties of Riverside and San Bernardino represent 10.4% of
the State's population, greater than 22 states of the union; and
WHEREAS, these two counties represent the fastest growing region in the state
with 4 million people and 17% of the state's geography which equates to an area larger
than 10 states of the union; and
WHEREAS, UC Riverside is the only comprehensive public doctoral research
university in the region, making it a critical resource for the Inland Empire; and
WHEREAS, the need for a medical school in the Inland Southern California
region is apparent as the two county area of San Bernardino and Riverside is projected
to have a shortfall of physicians by 2015 equal to 53% or 1,140 physicians; and
WHEREAS, the region also has the lowest number of primary care and specialist
physicians per 100,000 in the state; and
WHEREAS, studies show that 70% of physicians stay in the area where they
served their residencies; and
WHEREAS, California's supply of physicians is expected to be 10% less than
demand; and
WHEREAS, only one-quarter of California physicians are trained in the state; and
WHEREAS, a UC Riverside School of Medicine would be the first new public
school of medicine west of the Mississippi in the 215t century and the first research-
based school of medicine in California in nearly half a century; and
WHEREAS, for 30 years UC Riverside has provided the first two-years of
medical school through the UCR/UCLA Thomas Haider Program in Biomedical
Sciences; and
WHEREAS, a UC Riverside has world-class expertise with more than 100 faculty
conducting research in health-related fields; and
WHEREAS, a UC Riverside School of Medicine would partner with regional
hospitals and clinics for its clinical programs; and
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