The Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University and WellSpan Health have signed a memorandum of understanding to establish a new regional campus in York County, Pennsylvania. 

The proposed arrangement will add the second regional campus to Temple’s medical school, which currently enrolls 880 medical students at the main Health Sciences Center campus in North Philadelphia and St. Luke’s University Health Network campus in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. 

“We are thrilled to work with WellSpan Health, renowned for its commitment to exceptional patient care. This collaboration will provide our medical students with unparalleled opportunities to learn and grow,” said Amy J. Goldberg, the Marjorie Joy Katz Dean of the Lewis Katz School of Medicine. 

“Together, we will advance medical education and improve health outcomes for communities across the region. We look forward to an incredible collaboration that will not only benefit our institutions, students, faculty and staff, but also the patients and communities we serve.” 

“The high-quality care WellSpan is known for across the Mid-Atlantic will only be enhanced by welcoming these medical students who will soon train and hone their skills among our own expert physicians and team members,” said Anthony Aquilina, executive vice president and chief physician executive at WellSpan. 

“Temple University has a strong national reputation for its educational programs, and we’re excited to work with such a prestigious institution knowing how it will benefit our patients.” 

The arrangement will serve as a significant step in enhancing the supply of future WellSpan physicians across the health system and throughout central Pennsylvania communities. The first class of approximately 40 students would begin in August 2027 and graduate in May 2031. The proposed location of the campus will be in East York at 3350 Whiteford Road, which is currently a WellSpan administrative building. 

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