School of Medicine and St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center in Phoenix Announce Academic Affiliation
Creighton University School of Medicine in Omaha and St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center in Phoenix announced an academic affiliation that will create a Creighton medical school presence in Phoenix.
The Phoenix campus will be formally known as Creighton University School of Medicine at St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center, a member of Catholic Healthcare West. The Creighton campus in Phoenix becomes the only Catholic medical school campus located west of Omaha.
The joint announcement was made on June 30, 2009, via teleconference in both Omaha and Phoenix. Creighton School of Medicine alumni as well as leadership, faculty at both institutions attended.
In this Omaha photo (from left to right): Sister Norita Cooney, President, Sisters of Mercy, WMW Region; Reverend John P. Schlegel, S.J., President, Creighton University; Rowen Zetterman, M.D., Dean, Creighton University School of Medicine; Sister Judy Cannon, Team Member, Sisters of Mercy, WMW Region, CHW Board Member; and Robert Heaney, BS'47, MD'51, John A Creighton University Professor and Interim Vice President for Health Sciences, Creighton University.
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