Florida International University College of Medicine

The College of Medicine at Florida International University, located in Miami, FL in the United States is one of the university's 27 schools and colleges. The College of Medicine was approved by the Florida Board of Governors on March 23, 2006 and its inaugural class is expected to enroll 45 new students for the Fall of 2009, becoming the first graduating class in 2013. The College of Medicine is expected to impact the annual economy by more than a $1 billion and create more than 8,300 jobs in South Florida.

A new medical school complex is expected to be constructed in the northeast side of the main campus by the University Park Apartments. The complex will hold a new parking garage, 5 new medical school facilities along with a new molecular biology building next to the current Chemistry and Physics Building.

The College's first associate executive dean of academic affairs is Dr. Joe Leigh Simpson, a member of the National Academy of Sciences, Dr. Pedro José Greer is the assistant dean of academic affairs, and Dr. Sanford Markham was named executive associate dean of student affairs of the college. In September 2007, concerns had been raised by the University that the budget proposed by the Florida Legislature will delay this process, and the economic benefits it will bring to the community, however the budget cuts were dropped and the College of Medicine will proceed to open on time.

The FIU College of Medicine will work in affiliation with community hospitals: Mercy Hospital, Miami Children’s Hospital, Jackson Memorial Hospital, and Mount Sinai Medical Center, which will help educate medical students and provide graduates with residency opportunities.