(KAIR)--Benedictine College is in the early stages of exploring the potential for a new medical school on its Atchison campus.
That's according to a release from the college, following an announcement made last month in USA Today, which focused on the proposed Benedictine College of Osteopathic Medicine which would provide, what the release calls "an education faithful to the Catholic Church- bioethical teachings, and train doctors ready to serve those most in need, in Catholic hospitals and in rural areas where health care providers are scarce."
The Benedictine College Board of Directors voted in June to continue efforts to explore the proposed medical school, with the college dedicating an initial $4 million investment.
According to the release, the college has completed substantial due diligence on the project, identified fund raising goals, established a project timeline, and has established a committee of the Board of Directors to provide ongoing leadership."
The interest in supporting a medical school comes from the college- strategic plan, “Transform Culture in America,” which states: “STEM education is a particular emphasis of Benedictine College” and calls for the school “to advance the mission through science and health care.”
The college, the release notes, has been stressing its STEM character for 15 years.
BC had a previous agreement with Catholic Healthcare International to collaborate on a potential medical school; and while that group, on June 12, announced termination of that agreement, College President, Stephen Minnis, in the release, thanks them "for being the inspiration" for the new project.
© Many Signals Communications
MOST VIEWED STORIES
Local radio group welcomes new GM
Pyle: Kelly to hold ceremonial signings in Brown and Jackson counties
Report of suspicious vehicle leads to meth arrest
Woman arrested in Holton after suspicious activity report
Commission discusses KDOT letter on street lights
Local area flood warnings extended
Injury avoided in Atchison truck rollover
AT&T: Atchison internet outage due to contractor accident
Missing A-Town teen found safe
KBI arrests Wetmore man for child sex crimes
Two arrested on drug charges after Brown Co traffic stop
Hiawatha fireworks ban to remain in place
Falls City woman arrested on felony drug charge
Bench trial held for man charged in fatal 2022 Jeff Co crash
KDHE: Residents, pets, told to avoid flooding MO River waters
Local firefighters gain from KS insurance funding
Flood not expected to reach same levels as 2019
Monday rain blamed for Jackson Co semi crash
Governor Kelly ceremonially signs tax relief bill in local stops
LATEST STORIES
KS taxes end month above expectations
KS's Kobach granted prelim injunction in transgender court case
River flooding forces closure of River Road at Atchison/Doniphan
Platte Co, MO drowning victim identified
Council approves ordinance regulating grass clippings
KBI arrests Wetmore man for child sex crimes
Two arrested on drug charges after Brown Co traffic stop
Governor Kelly ceremonially signs tax relief bill in local stops