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insight on Economic By Mar yB eth Mat zek development Looking to the future A spiring doctors will descend on the St. Norbert College campus in De Pere starting in the summer of 2015 to begin their medical training. This unique partnership between St. Norbert and the Medical College of Wisconsin will leave an imprint throughout Brown County. "This is a great project and partnership for the entire community," says Tom Kunkel, president of St. Norbert College. "The hope is these medical students may decide to stay here after graduation, which will be a help since primary care doctors are in such high demand. There are so many advantages to it and we were honored to be selected." A couple of years ago, the Milwaukee-based Medical College of w w w. i n s i g h t o n b u s i n e s s . c o m C O U R T E S Y O F st. n or b ert co l l e g e St. Norbert partners with Medical College of Wisconsin for regional campus St. Norbert's partnership with the Medical College of Wisconsin will allow aspiring doctors to begin their medical training in De Pere in the summer of 2015. A new $42 million science building (above) will house the program. Wisconsin announced plans to open two regional campuses to help increase the number of primary care doctors in training. After zeroing in on the Green Bay area, officials approached St. Norbert to serve as the academic host. (The Medical College is also opening a campus in Wausau.) Medical students will study in St. Norbert's new $42 million science building, which is scheduled to open in the spring of 2015. The college is raising funds now for the project and hopes to break ground this spring. "Our current science building is quite old and we were planning to replace it. Being selected as a partner with the Medical College got the project moving into its final stages," Kunkel says. Three quarters of the $42 million will be spent on construction with a quarter on technology for the new building. "The community has been very supportive of this project and helping us raise funds for it. We're tracking well with meeting our goals," Kunkel says. The new science building won't just be used by the medical students – all St. Norbert students and staff will have access to the new facility. "Another exciting part to this project will be the interaction of our faculty with that of the Medical College," [continued] » F e b r u a r y 2 013 • Insight | 45