Monday, June 1, 2015 | 12:26 p.m.
Roseman University has picked up 3.5 more acres of land in Summerlin, expanding the campus for a future medical school.
The university bought the land at South Hualapai Way and Discovery Drive for $3.1 million from the Howard Hughes Corp., the developer of Summerlin, officials announced today.
The land purchase completes the first phase of Roseman’s master plan for the Summerlin campus, which includes an additional 9.25 acres of adjacent undeveloped land and two buildings: the Ralph & Betty Engelstad Cancer Research Building and the former Nevada Cancer Institute building.
In April, Roseman announced it had purchased the former Nevada Cancer Institute building for $23 million from the University of California, San Diego.
The Summerlin campus will house the university’s allopathic medical school, which is making its way through the accreditation process. The goal is to enroll a first class of 60 medical students in fall 2017 — the same time line proposed for a UNLV medical school.
The second phase of Roseman’s master plan might include building additional facilities for medical education, research and student services as the College of Medicine grows, officials said.
“Bringing a medical school to Summerlin is a point of pride for all who live and work in the community,” Kevin Orrock, president of Summerlin for Howard Hughes Corp., said in a statement.
“Roseman College of Medicine is well positioned to be a big part of the ongoing evolution and uplift of our entire city, attracting and retaining talent and expanding access to quality medical care,” Orrock said.
Roseman, founded in 1999, also has campuses in Henderson and South Jordan, Utah, for its colleges of dental medicine, pharmacy, nursing and an MBA program.
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