The dean of U-P-E-I’s new medical faculty has told a legislative committee the pieces are falling into place for the school to receive its first students in September.
Dr. Preston Smith did not share details about the number of applicants or staff for the medical school but says the institution will be a centre of learning while providing primary care to at least 10-thousand patients.
The school plans to enrol 20 students in its first class.
Smith says that from town hall meetings to coffee shops, he has been talking to doctors about the new school and the future of medical education on Prince Edward Island.
