The Stockton City Council voted Monday to support University of the Pacific’s bid for $7 million in federal money to buy teaching equipment for its new prospective medical school.
Since fall 2025 at least, UOP has been exploring the viability of, and need for, a Stockton medical school, according to its application for the $7 million.
According to the application, California is projected to face a 20% shortage of physicians by the next decade. Central Valley counties in particular face a worsening shortage of doctors per capita, UOP President Christopher Callahan said at Monday’s council meeting…