Why Should Delaware Care?Delaware recently applied for $1 billion in federal funds to expand rural health care access. In its pitch, it budgeted more than $100 million to build a new medical school in Delaware. As part of that, the state said it would open a competitive procurement process to find a partner institution. But a signed agreement dated before the state’s recently announced plans indicates Delaware will likely partner with a Philadelphia medical school.
When Gov. Matt Meyer outlined a $1 billion proposal earlier this week to expand rural health care access, building a medical school in the First State was a pillar of his plan.
He said the state would seek out competitive bids from universities to ultimately operate Delaware’s first medical school. But a weeks-old signed agreement indicates Delaware is already in talks with Thomas Jefferson University, home to one of Philadelphia’s premier medical schools…