Bastyr University(May 25, 2009) - Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine will soon move its clinical facility, which is currently housed in Scottsdale, Ariz., to a recently acquired 42,000-square-foot building adjacent to the school’s Tempe, Ariz., campus.
An entire floor of the new building will be dedicated to the clinic, while other space will accommodate a pharmacy and a laboratory. SCNM doctors are currently conducting research for the US Department of Homeland Security in partnership with the Biodesign Institute at Arizona State University. The two schools are studying a plant that could stop smallpox if the virus is used as a bioterrorist threat.
Sean Donovan, communications director for the Tempe Chamber of Commerce, said the college’s growth builds on the city’s educational base.
“It’s great to see Southwest College positioning itself as a strong player in Tempe’s educational offerings…at a time when expansion is not necessarily on the top of everyone’s to-do list” Donovan said.
Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine has 337 students and enrollment has held steady, but with the space provided by the new clinical facility, enrollment is expected to rise to 400.
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