Its not going to be a traditional medical school due to the fact that it will be lacking a...teaching hospital. Once the medical students undergo their first two years of medical school (the actual class part) they will be sent to various hospitals around the central valley (ie fresno, bakersfeild) to finnish their "medical schooling". I actually think this is a good idea on behalf of UCM, because frankly if there was a teaching hospital in Merced, the most exciting thing a student would see would be a broken leg from tripping over the Old Grannys cat on the way to the farmers market to sell their oranges. As opposed to a triple heart bypass using the latest tech.
