New Atlantic City redevelopment corp. mulls medical school

A medical school is under consideration for Atlantic City as a newly funded redevelopment corporation will explore it as an option for underused sections of the Shore resort.

The Casino Reinvestment Development Authority approved $2.5 million in funding for the Atlantic City Development Corp., a private firm that aims to overhaul the city's downtown and help renew its economy as the casino and tourism industries wane, the Press of Atlantic City reported.

Mayor Don Guardian, who sits on the CRDA’s board, said the Atlantic City Development Corp., or AC Devco, will explore building a medical school in partnership with health care provider AtlantiCare and Rowan University, as well as a corporate office building for South Jersey Industries, the parent company of South Jersey Gas.

A medical school would fit in with the CRDA’s long-sought “Eds and Meds” strategy — short for education and medical — to redevelop sections of the city’s Tourism District.

Guardian, stressing that plans are preliminary at this stage, said architects will look at CRDA-owned property bordered by Pacific, Atlantic, Ohio and Indiana avenues as a possible site for a medical school. The land is directly across the street from AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center on Ohio.

Rowan and AtlantiCare representatives confirmed development projects are being discussed, but they did not disclose specifics, according to the Press of Atlantic City.

Source: Philadelphia Business Journal