King College Makes Pitch for Medical School
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KINGSPORT, Tenn. – A proposed medical school and research center got a warm reception but no financial commitments from city leaders Tuesday.
The city’s Board of Mayor and Aldermen spent nearly two hours digesting a presentation from officials at King College. The Bristol, Tenn., -based private school wants to establish a new medical school to train physicians and promote health research in the Tri-Cities.
The plan, first unveiled in November, has expanded to become a two-campus model. Working in connection with Wellmont Health System, one center would be built near Holston Valley Medical Center in Kingsport and the other near Bristol Regional Medical Center in Bristol, Tenn., college President Greg Jordan said.
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