Dignity Health's St. Joseph's Medical Center in Stockton will be a major partner for Pacific's new medical school.
The Pacific School of Medicine is planning to open in the fall of 2030.
The School of Medicine will address physician shortages across the Central Valley and other areas that face "dangerous health care disparities."
California’s first university announced Thursday plans to open a new School of Medicine in Stockton, a move aimed at addressing the growing shortage of physicians in underserved regions across the state.
The school is expected to open in fall 2030 and would be built around a new 100,000-square-foot medical education facility on Pacific’s Stockton Campus.
The Pacific School of Medicine is estimated to cost $150 million, will include a 100,000-square-foot medical education complex, simulation labs and other specialized equipment.
The Pacific School of Medicine will be California’s first MD-granting institution outside of the state’s largest population centers.
The school is designed to tackle the severe shortage of doctors across the region.
Cody's Caravan visited University of the Pacific's Stockton Campus to tour the filming locations seen on the HBO comedy series "Rooster," starring Steve Carell.
