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(12-03-2020 07:54 AM)Mr.BigBlue Wrote:  Everyone needs to do some research. Very few Meds Schools are not tied directly to a hospital system and / or a University. Why is that ? Think about it. 1) They can not generate enough revenue via tuition and research grants to grow, stay competitive, and solvent. 2) EVMS had to start clinics for their staff and graduates to generate revenue. They are being pushed out of that space by Sentara. Also, Clinics push patients to either a hospital or testing facility for additional testing or treatment which is where the big money is. EVMS has none of that. 3) The overhead costs for a Medical school are huge !! Those costs can be dramatically reduced if they are absorbed by a Hospital system and/or Universities. Finally, the State is not going to continue to pump money into EVMS.

EVMS has to do something. They know it. They want to try to dictate the terms for this merger. Sentara wants the clinic side and over time they can reduce the redundancy. ODU wants the research and academic side provided they can reduce the overhead costs for performing those functions. This is gonna happen just when. ODU needs to immediately increase the profile of the students they are admitting into the Health sciences, Biology, and Life Sciences academic programs.

The other part that needs to be considered is residency programs. EVMS residents mostly work at Sentara and CHKD. That money flows back to EVMS. Sentara and CHKD are tired of sending all of that money back to them, when they aren't providing any of the resources for the program.