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The University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix is one of the two graduate medical schools of the University of Arizona. It is located on the Phoenix Biomedical Campus in Phoenix, Arizona.

History
The College can trace its roots back to 1983 when University of Arizona College of Medicine students began taking their required clerkships in Phoenix-area hospitals and clinics. By 1991, one-third of University of Arizona College of Medicine students were spending a portion of their studies in Phoenix. In 1992, a program in Phoenix is officially established by the University. This new program allowed third- and fourth-year students to complete rotations at affiliated hospitals in Phoenix.

In 2004, the Arizona Board of Regents approved an agreement to expand the operations of the College into that of a four-year program. This new program was a collaborative effort between the Board of Regents, the University of Arizona, Arizona State University, Northern Arizona University, the City of Phoenix, the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) and Phoenix-area teaching hospitals. The new program was based out of the new Phoenix Biomedical Campus.

In 2006, the first department of the College, the Department of Basic Medical Sciences, was formally established. This was followed in 2007 by the official opening of the College as a four-year campus. Its first class included 24 students. That same year saw the opening of the Arizona Biomedical Collaborative, a joint effort by Arizona State and the University of Arizona in the field of biomedical informatics. The building that houses the Collaborative also houses offices of Arizona State's Department of Biomedical Informatics and the University of Arizona's Department of Basic Medical Sciences.

In 2010, citing financial concerns and with approval from the Board of Regents, Arizona State University formally withdrew from its partnership with the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix, leaving the University of Arizona with full responsibility for operations at the College.

In June 2017, the Liaison Committee on Medical Education granted the College full accreditation. Additionally, in November, the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education granted the College's Graduate Medical Education Program accreditation.

Medical education
Research concentrations:
 * Basic medical Sciences
 * Child health
 * Applied nanobioscience and medicine
 * Toxicology and pharmacology
 * Emergency medicine

Admissions and rankings
Admission to the College is very competitive with 5,732 applicants vying for only 80 spots in the 2022 graduating class.

The average GPA of admitted students between 2014-17 was 3.75, while the average MCAT score was 509.

Graduate medical education
The College sponsors more than 25 Graduate Medical Education programs in various specialties. Over 340 residents and fellows are trained at Banner – University Medical Center Phoenix, as well as other area hospitals and hospitals across Arizona. Additionally, residents from the Graduate Medical Education programs at the following hospitals can also act as educators for medical students: Phoenix Children’s Hospital, Maricopa Integrated Health Systems, Dignity Health, Honor Health, Yuma Regional Medical Center and Banner – University Medical Center Phoenix. The programs are as follow: