In Bid to Open a Medical School, Florida Atlantic U. Cuts Ties to U. of Miami

Florida Atlantic University’s board voted this week to cancel a medical-training affiliation with the University of Miami, as a first step toward setting up its own medical school, the South Florida Business Journal reported. But an end to the unusual partnership between a public and a private university, which Florida Atlantic’s interim president called a “game changer,” was not being welcomed at Miami, which helped create the program at Florida Atlantic and drew substantial tuition revenue from the deal, according to The Sun-Sentinel.