AtlantiCare and Temple University’s Lewis Katz School of Medicine have formalized an agreement to establish a new regional campus in Atlantic City, the groups announced today.
The new regional campus will play a key role in helping address physician pipeline challenges in southeastern New Jersey and within the AtlantiCare health system.
The first class of students is expected to start at the AtlantiCare Campus in August 2029 with an expected graduation date of May 2033. All students at the campus will receive the same high-quality education that is a hallmark of both Temple and the Katz School of Medicine.
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.
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,” AtlantiCare CEO Michael Charlton said. “A 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 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.
“At a time when the nation is facing growing shortages of physicians and other healthcare professionals, this partnership is an important investment in the future workforce South Jersey will need,” Charlton said. “It brings together Temple’s leadership in medical education with AtlantiCare’s longstanding commitment to the health and vitality of this region, and it reflects the kind of bold, long-term work we are advancing through Vision 2030.”
The new partnership is the latest example of Temple increasing the impact of its specialized professional schools.
Today, the Katz School of Medicine enrolls 880 medical students across its existing main Health Sciences Center campus in North Philadelphia and St. Luke’s University Health Network campus in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.
Amy Goldberg, The Marjorie Joy Katz Dean of the Lewis Katz School of Medicine, said the location will serve as one of four principal locations for the Katz School of Medicine, but first outside of Pennsylvania.
“The launch of a new regional campus with AtlantiCare, our first in South Jersey, represents an exciting milestone for the Lewis Katz School of Medicine,” she said. “Our partnership with AtlantiCare expands where and how our students learn while strengthening our commitment to training physicians who serve communities across the region.”
Temple President John Fry applauded the announcement.
“We are delighted to partner with AtlantiCare, the premier healthcare provider in southeastern New Jersey, on this important endeavor,” he said. “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.”
