Why are there two Colleges of Medicine at the University of Arizona?

The College of Medicine at the University of Arizona functioned with two separate tracks for five years before securing separate accreditation in Phoenix and admitting their first class into the College of Medicine – Phoenix in July of 2012. The Phoenix campus recognized a need for curriculum specific to the Phoenix community and the distributive model of the college. The separate accreditation allows the College of Medicine – Phoenix to provide a curriculum that best serves the students, faculty and community partners.