Spokane medical school impact detailed: Leaders urged to rally for project

A four-year medical school in Spokane would support more than 9,000 new jobs by 2030 and generate $1.6billion in new economic activity, a new study says.

The report, "America’s Next Great Academic Health Center," and its co-authors say the doctors and medical research produced at a Riverpoint medical campus would also improve health care throughout Eastern Washington, especially small communities that are underserved today.

BERT CALDWELL

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