ASU reveals location of upcoming campus for new medical school
PHOENIX (AZFamily) — Arizona State University unveiled the location of its upcoming ASU Health campus on Monday. The campus will house what the university describes as a new type of medical school.
The downtown headquarters will be located near 5th and Fillmore streets, home to the School of Medicine and Advanced Medical Engineering.
According to the university, the multidisciplinary medical school will blend medicine, engineering, technology, and humanities to train the next generation of health leaders.
Officials say the building will be 200,000 square feet and five to six stories tall. Currently, the area is a vacant city-owned lot.
ASU says its doctoral graduates will “leverage new tools such as AI and data science to connect with more patients, seek innovative practices and improve health outcomes.” Last year, the university announced a clinical partnership with Scottsdale-based HonorHealth.
“It’s not only the medical school, which will be medical engineers. What we’re really focused on is how do we up Arizona’s game in all things related to health,” said Dr. Michael Crow, president of ASU. “We lag behind the national averages. We want to make sure that everybody can have the longest life, healthy life possible. So we’re constructing a whole series of things, and this headquarters in downtown Phoenix will be the brain and the innovation center for all of that.”
The ASU Health campus will also house the School of Technology for Public Health, focusing on training students in integrating digital technology and data-driven decision-making in public health.
Construction will begin in 2026. Students can start applying later this year, and the inaugural class will begin next fall. However, students will first take classes elsewhere until the new campus opens in 2028.
The building will include administrative offices, classrooms, study spaces, a clinical skills laboratory, an anatomy laboratory, exam and debrief rooms and a simulation center that will simulate outpatient and inpatient operating rooms and emergency rooms.
ASU President Michael Crow, Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego, and HonorHealth CEO Todd LaPorte were guests at Monday’s unveiling event.
Mayor Gallego says not only will the new medical campus produce talented doctors, but it will also increase Phoenix’s economic impact.
“I’m hoping it means great medical care. We know right now sometimes you have to wait a long time to get in to see a doctor or to get the procedure you need. If we are producing the very best doctors, nurses, and health care professionals in this community, you’ll have better access to health care right here,” Mayor Gallego explained. “There’ll also be an incredible economic impact. We think it could be $19 billion to be on this cutting edge, and that’s a a big thank you to our voters.”
ASU Executive Vice President for ASU Health Sherine Gabriel said both new schools will help prepare students for the next 20 to 50 years in health care.
“ASU Health is taking a transformative approach to medical education,” said Gabriel. “Our number one goal is to improve health outcomes, and we really think the way to do it is to bring all of these disciplines to bear.”
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