The Nevada Board of Regents wants the state spend $26 million to jump-start a UNLV medical school that proponents say would help alleviate the area’s shortage of medical specialists. The board voted Tuesday to add the $26 million to the budget proposal submitted to Gov. Brian Sandoval. He'll decide in January whether to include it in his proposed budget to lawmakers.
The money would help pay for a staff of specialists and faculty to get the project off the ground. UNLV would have to raise about $100 million more to construct a building and start the programs. If the Legislature approves the seed money, the school could open as early as 2016.
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