University of Arizona to Open Nation's First MD Medical School on Tribal Land

GRIC, UA launch first-ever medical school branch offering MDs on a Tribal Nation

CHANDLER — Gila River Health Care and the University of Arizona are partnering up to develop a medical school program on the Gila River Indian Community that will grant MD degrees — the first of its kind in the nation.

University of Arizona to open nation's first MD medical school on tribal land

University of Arizona College of Medicine - Phoenix will open the nation's first MD-granting medical school on tribal land in 2027.

U of A opens first tribal-land medical school branch at Gila River

The University of Arizona is opening a medical school branch on tribal land in the Gila River Indian Community offering tuition-free MD education, aiming to address healthcare shortages and encourage students to practice locally.

U of A launches nation’s first MD-granting medical school branch on tribal land

The program will enroll 10 students per year in a three-year MD track focused on primary care. Students will complete their first year and a half in Phoenix, then move to Sacaton for the final 18 months.

Arizona medical school to open on tribal land - Rose Law Group Reporter

By Angela Gonzales | Phoenix Business Journal University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix will open the nation’s first MD-granting medical school on tribal land in 2027. The public university is collaborating with Gila River Indian Community and its Gila River Health Care to open a branch on the health system’s campus in Sacaton, Arizona, 40 miles southeast of Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport. This will be the first campus on tri…

$25M Partnership to Establish Nation’s First Medical School Branch on Tribal Land

The University of Arizona and Gila River Health Care, the Gila River Indian Community’s tribally operated healthcare system, announced a long-term partnership to establish the nation’s first MD-granting medical school branch located on the lands of a sovereign Tribal Nation. The University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix Regional Medical Branch in Sacaton, Arizona, is…