University of Utah heralds opening of Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine

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The University of Utah has opened the Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine, and its redesigned curriculum stands out: first-year clinical exposure, integrated longitudinal clerkships, team-based learning, and collaboration across medicine, nursing, pharmacy, and PA students.

Lois M. Collins, Deseret News

August 19, 2026

It reflects a broader shift in health professions education toward earlier clinical immersion and interprofessional, competency-based training. Designing programs like these and guiding institutions through the curriculum, accreditation, and planning required to build them is exactly the work Academic Health Associates does.

University of Utah heralds opening of Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine

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