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VICTORIA — Premier David Eby went big this week for a good news update on the medical school under development at the Surrey campus of Simon Fraser University.

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Two cabinet ministers, Surrey Mayor Brenda Locke, the dean of the school, and even a prospective medical student were on hand as validators for the announcement Tuesday morning.

“The first new medical school in Western Canada in about 50 years,” declared Eby. “Applications are now open for the cohort, starting in August of next year. So students, get your applications in now.”

That first cohort will number 48 students, growing to 120 midway through the next decade. If each graduate takes an average of 1,000 patients, that will provide coverage for an additional 50,000 at the outset, says Eby.

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