One of Philadelphia’s most prominent names in higher education will be opening a regional campus in Atlantic City that aims to address a physician pipeline challenge in the South Jersey region.
Temple University’s Lewis Katz School of Medicine and AtlantiCare have formalized an agreement to establish a new $50 million campus at 1925 Pacific Avenue in Atlantic City. The endeavor is a partnership with AtlantiCare, an award-winning integrated healthcare system that serves more than one million residents across five southern New Jersey counties.
“We are delighted to partner with AtlantiCare, the premier healthcare provider in southeastern New Jersey, on this important endeavor,” Temple President John Fry said in a statement. “Both Temple and the Katz School of Medicine are guided by the belief that education and healthcare open doors and transform communities, and that is exactly what we have accomplished in Pennsylvania. With AtlantiCare, we now have the ideal new partner to help us further our impact.”
The partnership between Temple and AtlantiCare will also lead to improved health outcomes, as the organizations will have opportunities to collaborate on new research and educational initiatives.
“AtlantiCare is proud to partner with Temple University on what we believe is one of the most significant investments in the future of Atlantic City and South Jersey in decades,” said Michael Charlton, President and CEO of AtlantiCare. “Building a four-year School of Medicine in this region will help strengthen the physician pipeline, create new opportunity for students and support healthier communities for generations to come.”
The new medical school is expected to create 400 to 500 temporary construction jobs and several hundred more permanent jobs. The targeted size for each class at the AtlantiCare Campus will be 40 students.
The campus is also expected to accommodate third-year and fourth-year rotating students when up and running, with the first class of students expected in August 2029. The partnership advances AtlantiCare’s Vision 2030 strategy, its six-year plan to transform healthcare across South Jersey through community investment, workforce development, clinical excellence and systemwide innovation.
