UC-Riverside Plans To Submit Proposal for Medical School

University of California-Riverside Chancellor France Cordova announced that the university would seek approval to open a medical school. Cordova said she will appoint a panel of former deans from medical schools nationwide to advise UCR officials on the medical school proposal. Cordova said she will submit a formal proposal to UC President Robert Dynes in March for review by the UC Board of Regents and added that she hopes to receive a decision by July.