{"id":863,"date":"2026-06-12T05:33:50","date_gmt":"2026-06-12T05:33:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/miamimovershub.com\/?p=863"},"modified":"2026-06-12T05:33:50","modified_gmt":"2026-06-12T05:33:50","slug":"fiu-and-baptist-health-break-ground-on-new-academic-medical-center-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/miamimovershub.com\/?p=863","title":{"rendered":"FIU and Baptist Health break ground on new academic medical center"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Florida International University (FIU) recently marked a historic milestone with the official groundbreaking of a new, state-of-the-art on-campus academic medical center.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/miamimovershub.com\/?p=862\">DSWM announces Juneteenth 2026 holiday service schedule<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Funded through a $158 million State of Florida appropriation, the seven-story, 163,000-square-foot facility is the first significant investment in healthcare delivery located directly on FIU\u2019s main campus. The center was developed and will be operated in collaboration with Baptist Health.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis groundbreaking represents a bold step forward for FIU and for the future of healthcare in our community,\u201d said FIU president Jeanette M. Nu\u00f1ez. \u201cBy building a full academic medical center on our campus, we\u2019re creating a place where learning, discovery and patient care happen side by side. It opens new opportunities for our students, fuels innovation and delivers meaningful, lasting benefits for families across South Florida.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Located near SW 107th Avenue and 10th Street, the facility will bring education and patient care together in a powerful way, enabling medical students, residents and clinical faculty to learn and work together in the same environment where patients receive care every day.<\/p>\n<p>The center also will support interprofessional training for students across FIU\u2019s healthcare disciplines, including nursing, physician assistant, occupational therapy and other allied health professions.<\/p>\n<p>The facility will include dedicated learning spaces for medical students and residents, along with a range of outpatient services. These will include multi-specialty care, diagnostic imaging, same-day surgery and infusion services. It also will feature an outpatient retail pharmacy, supporting coordinated, convenient care for patients in one location.<\/p>\n<p>By bringing clinical care into an academic setting, patients gain access to expert physicians, evidence-based treatments, emerging therapies and coordinated care. These academic medical environments also play a vital role in training the next generation of physicians amid a growing national shortage.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cToday\u2019s groundbreaking reflects a shared commitment to expanding access to high-quality, academic-based care in one of the nation\u2019s fastest-growing regions,\u201d said Bo Boulenger, president and CEO of Baptist Health. \u201cThis new center will allow patients to receive advanced outpatient services in a setting designed to foster collaboration among physicians, educators and future healthcare professionals. Together with FIU, we are building a model that strengthens the future of care in South Florida.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/miamimovershub.com\/?p=861\">Rock Creek Is a Rogue that actually means it<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The academic medical center is a major expansion in the collaboration announced in 2023 between Baptist Health \u2013 South Florida\u2019s largest not-for-profit healthcare system \u2013 and FIU, South Florida\u2019s public research university. Under the enhanced affiliation, FIU Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine (FIU Medicine) and Baptist Health now partner on 14 graduate medical education (GME) programs \u2013 residencies and fellowships \u2013 a key step toward training more doctors to serve the South Florida community.<\/p>\n<p>Over the next five years, the GME partnership plans to grow to more than 350 residents and fellows and expand programs focused on specialties facing significant physician shortages.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur students already receive outstanding clinical training across Baptist Health and our other clinical affiliates,\u201d said Dr. Juan C. Cendan, FIU Medicine dean and senior vice president for health affairs at FIU. \u201cWhat\u2019s different here is location and integration. With an academic medical center on campus, education, research and patient care are woven directly into the daily life of the university. That closeness sparks more collaboration, more discovery and a richer learning environment than we\u2019ve ever had before.<\/p>\n<p>The new academic medical center is scheduled to open in 2028.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>ABOUT US:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>For more Miami community news, look no further than Miami Community Newspapers. This Miami online group of newspapers covers a variety of topics about the local community and beyond. Miami\u2019s Community Newspapers offers daily news, online resources, podcasts and other multimedia content to keep readers informed. 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