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as renewed accreditation for the School
uthorized expansion of the freshman cl
In notifying USC President James H
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gommended the medical school for its "j
ment and maturation."
J "Having weathered the early years thi
|o education, the school is now on the pc
bf becoming a major academic health
fegion," the report said.
Dean J. O'Neal Humphries said he v
pleased" with the LCME's report.
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| A report that charts an ambitious
course for USC into the 21st century
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fcoard of Trustees.
The 27-page report entitled "2001: t
Jhe New Dimension," outlines goals ]
for research, public service, resource ]
development, faculty and students, (
academic programs, international ef- ?
forts and the USC system.
"We have emerged as an interna- ;
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sconomic development. Now that v
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report outlines what we believe v
:an become in the next 13 years," 1
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report would be a significant drawing card
iditional top faculty and students.
? a national trend, applications for the
nan class were up 5 percent, Humphries
ked out in 1984 by the Joint Board on
dedical Education calls for the Medical
South Carolina to gradually limit its
to 125 and for USC to increase its class size
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in 2001, Holderman said,
iv- The plan calls for USC to have an
:f- endowment of $200 million and to be
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The LCME report noted seven
medical school, including the appoii
research, its financial status, its facili
students and faculty, its minority r<
its graduate program in medical scie
school's affiliations with the Dorn \
tion and Richland Memorial hospita
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biochemistry, physiology, medicine
medicine and psychiatry for their ou
The report suggested that the schoi
research, implement a more flexible f]
and increase second-year students'
pathology.
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students a system-wide installment
tuition plan and increased financial
aid from the university's endowment,
annual gifts and a universityoperated
loan fund.
The report calls for two major
fund-raising campaigns, with the
focus on funding for new faculty
chairs, professorships and faculty
compensation programs. Increased
funding is expected to help attract
and retain outstanding scholars, particularly
women and minorities.
Specifically, the goal is for USC to
rank among the top 10 systems of
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higher education in the United State
and to be one of the top researc
universities in the nation.
The proposal calls for USC to sui
pass $150 million per year fo
research that will generate
minimum of $360 million annuall
for the state's economy by 2001.
USC is expected to emerge as a ma
jor center for research on oncology
geriatrics, pediatrics, vector-born
diseases, biotechnology and car
diovascular disease as well to be
partner with the Medical Universit
of South Carolina, Clemson Univer
sity and the South Carolina Researcl
Authority in strengthening ecomomi
development across the state.
On the international front, US(
will broaden its international base
with study centers focusing oi
critical world regions, such as Eas
Asia, the Pacific Rim and th?
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h The plan also calls for USC to be
one of the leading secular universities
in the -world in ecumenical studies
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a Koger Center and other new or
y renovated campus cultural facilities,
to be a leader in the arts,
i- USC's mission, the report says,
, will be affected by many challenges
e in the 21st century, including scientific
discoveries, new technological
a applications, demographic changes,
y a resurgence of spirituality, revival of
the arts, and industry's need for
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2 "must both adapt to and influence
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