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Arizona Western College and Yuma Regional Medical Center to build academic health campus

KAWC | By Victor Calderón
Published February 16, 2023 at 10:46 AM MST
Dr. Robert Trenschel, president and chief executive officer of Yuma Regional Medical Center, second from left, speaks to reporters on Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2023 about a partnership between YRMC and Arizona Western College that will build a new allied health training facility. Alongside Trenschel are, left to right, Trudie Milner, YRMC chief operations officer, AWC President Dr. Daniel Corr and Reetika Dhawan, AWC vice president of workforce development and CTE.
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Dr. Robert Trenschel, president and chief executive officer of Yuma Regional Medical Center, second from left, speaks to reporters on Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2023 about a partnership between YRMC and Arizona Western College that will build a new allied health training facility. Alongside Trenschel are, left to right, Trudie Milner, YRMC chief operations officer, AWC President Dr. Daniel Corr and Reetika Dhawan, AWC vice president of workforce development and CTE.

Yuma County students interested in a career in the medical field and even physicians looking for research opportunities won’t have to travel to Phoenix or Tucson to do so thanks to a new partnership announced this week in Yuma.

Arizona Western College and Yuma Regional Medical Center announced a partnership to build an academic health campus on the YRMC complex.

Trudie Milner, YRMC’s senior vice president and chief operations officer, tells KAWC it will help homegrown talent rise and serve the Yuma community’s healthcare needs.

“By developing our own staff, our own pipeline of talent here, we have an opportunity to really support the needs of the healthcare system and the community here,” Milner said.

Milner said the goal is to open the facility in late 2024. The 75,000 square foot building will also host YRMC’s medical residency training.

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YRMC is a financial sponsor of KAWC.

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Victor Calderón
Victor is originally from West Sacramento, California and has lived in Arizona for more than five years. He began his print journalism career in 2004 following his graduation from Georgetown University in Washington D.C. Victor has been a reporter for the following daily newspapers: The Monterey County Herald, The Salinas Californian and the Reno Gazette-Journal, where he covered stories including agriculture, education and Latino community news. Victor has also served as a local editor for Patch, a national news organization with hyperlocal websites, in Carmichael, California in the Sacramento area. He also served as the editor for The New Vision, the newspaper for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Tucson, which includes Yuma and La Paz counties. Victor lives in Somerton. He enjoys spending time with his family and friends and following most sports.
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