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From left, Jacksonville University President Tim Cost; Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine Provost, Vice President and Dean of Academic Affairs Silvia Ferretti; and JU Provost and Senior Vice President of Academic Affairs Christine Sapienza. The university is establishing a medical school in partnership with LECOM within JU’s Dolphin Pointe Medical Mall north of the campus along University Boulevard in Arlington.
In a partnership with the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, the university plans to build a facility that will begin classes in 2026. BY MAX MARBUT ASSOCIATE EDITOR
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hree months after the inaugural class of the Jacksonville University College of Law began study at the Downtown Campus at VyStar Tower, JU announced Nov. 30 it is establishing a four-year medical school north of the main campus along University Boulevard. A partnership with Lake Erie College
of Osteopathic Medicine, the school is expected to begin classes in fall 2026. “A premier private university ought to reflect the community it represents. We do that for the students and their families, the city and the state. This will serve as an epicenter for cutting-edge medical technology and research,” JU President Tim Cost said at the announcement ceremony at the Brooks Rehabilitation College of Healthcare Sciences. LECOM was founded as the 16th college of osteopathic medicine in the U.S.
in 1992 in Erie, Pennsylvania, with its charter class in 1993. The college established its first branch campus in Bradenton in 2004, with additional medical schools added in 2009 at Seton Hall University in Greensburg, Pennsylvania, and in 2018 in Elmira, New York. “LECOM has played a role in making ideas blossom. We are pleased to unite in partnership with Jacksonville Univer-
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