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THIRD READING
Bill No: AB 27
Author: Medina (D)
Amended: 7/3/13 in Senate
Vote: 27 - Urgency
SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE : 9-0, 6/26/13
AYES: Liu, Wyland, Block, Correa, Hancock, Hueso, Huff,
Monning, Torres
ASSEMBLY FLOOR : 78-0, 5/29/13 - See last page for vote
SUBJECT : University of California: UC Riverside Medical
School: funding
SOURCE : Author
DIGEST : This bill requests the School of Medicine at the
University of California, Riverside (UCR), to develop a program
consistent with its mission, in conjunction with the health
facilities of its medical residency programs, as specified.
This bill states various legislative findings and declarations
relating to the School of Medicine at UCR.
ANALYSIS : UCR's history in medical education dates back to
1974, when the UCR/UC Los Angeles (UCLA) program in biomedical
sciences was established. The collaboration between the two
campuses educates 28 first-year and 28-second year medical
students at UCR, after which the students leave the region to
finish years three and four at UCLA and to do their medical
residencies. This collaboration has enabled approximately 700
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students to complete their initial years of medical school at
UCR, and their last two years at UCLA where they are conferred
their medical degrees. In 2008, the UC Regents fully endorsed
the curriculum and development of a medical school on the UCR
campus.
Section 9, Article IX of the State Constitution creates the UC
to be administered by the Regents with full powers of
organization and government. Section 1, Article IV vests
legislative powers in the California Legislature which consists
of the Senate and Assembly and empowers the Legislature with the
ability to appropriate funds with a two-thirds vote, except the
budget bill and bills appropriating funds for the public
schools.
This bill requests the School of Medicine at UCR to develop a
program, consistent with its mission, in conjunction with the
health facilities of its medical residency programs, to identify
eligible medical residents and to assist those medical residents
apply for physician retention programs, including, but not
limited to, the Steven M. Thompson Physician Medical School
Scholarship Program.
This bill states various legislative findings and declarations
relating to the School of Medicine at UCR.
Comments
According to the author's office, Inland Southern California has
one of the most severe shortages of primary care physicians in
the nation. Both, Riverside, and San Bernardino Counties, with
roughly half the recommended physicians necessary for the
population of the region. This crisis will only worsen unless
more doctors are educated and trained locally. UCR School of
Medicine is the key component to begin addressing the severe
shortage of primary care physicians in the region. In addition,
the community has pledged millions of dollars per year for ten
years with the belief that state support is also a crucial
component of shared responsibility in the region. Some of the
local funds are subject to a three-year or five-year review, and
without state support there is an imminent danger these funds
will be withdrawn jeopardizing the School of Medicine's
accreditation when it is up for review before the Licensing
Committee on Medical Education in 2014.
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FISCAL EFFECT : Appropriation: No Fiscal Com.: No Local:
No
SUPPORT : (Verified 7/9/13)
Altura Credit Union
Axiom Healthcare Group
California American College of Emergency Physicians
California Medical Association
California Physical Therapy Association
City of Riverside
Department of Insurance
Inland Empire Economic Partnership
New Orange Hills
Riverside County Superintendent of Schools
Riverside Unified School District
Southern California Legislative Council
The Press Enterprise
University of California
University of California, Riverside
ASSEMBLY FLOOR : 78-0, 5/29/13
AYES: Achadjian, Alejo, Allen, Ammiano, Atkins, Bigelow, Bloom,
Blumenfield, Bocanegra, Bonilla, Bonta, Bradford, Brown,
Buchanan, Ian Calderon, Campos, Chau, Chávez, Chesbro, Conway,
Cooley, Dahle, Daly, Dickinson, Donnelly, Eggman, Fong, Fox,
Frazier, Beth Gaines, Garcia, Gatto, Gomez, Gonzalez, Gordon,
Gorell, Gray, Grove, Hagman, Hall, Harkey, Roger Hernández,
Jones, Jones-Sawyer, Levine, Linder, Logue, Lowenthal,
Maienschein, Mansoor, Medina, Melendez, Mitchell, Morrell,
Mullin, Muratsuchi, Nazarian, Nestande, Olsen, Pan, Patterson,
Perea, V. Manuel Pérez, Quirk, Quirk-Silva, Rendon, Salas,
Skinner, Stone, Ting, Wagner, Waldron, Weber, Wieckowski,
Wilk, Williams, Yamada, John A. Pérez
NO VOTE RECORDED: Holden, Vacancy
PQ:ej 7/10/13 Senate Floor Analyses
SUPPORT/OPPOSITION: SEE ABOVE
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