A little less than 10 months after the First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced plans for a medical school to be built at its flagship university, Brigham Young University has announced the facility’s future site.
The BYU School of Medicine will be built on the west side of the university’s campus in Provo, Utah, on the site of the old Provo High School building, near Intermountain Health’s Utah Valley Hospital, according to a BYU News release on Monday, May 19.
BYU President C. Shane Reese noted in Monday’s news release that since its announcement last year, the BYU medical school has received tremendous interest. “We appreciate the enthusiasm and support for the BYU School of Medicine from people and organizations across the world,” he said.
The former Provo High School facility, along University Avenue, was purchased by Brigham Young University in 2016 and was leased back to the Provo School District until a new high school campus was completed in west Provo.
Since 2022, the building has been accommodating the BYU College of Fine Arts and Communications until the completion of the new art building. The news release notes that the planning and construction of the BYU School of Medicine building will not interfere with the operations of CFAC students, faculty and staff.
Read more about the BYU School of Medicine at the Church News.
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