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In November 2008, King announced plans to partner with local health care providers to pursue the development of a four-year medical school and the addition of a doctor of medicine degree to its medical education program. The proposed King School of Medicine and Health Science Center has a vision to grow over time and be the anchor of a multi-tenant medical university structured campus.

The proposed King School of Medicine & Health Sciences Center officially has a home at Stone Mill Business and Technology Park in Abingdon and a financial and land commitment of $15 million through a public private partnership with the town and neighboring Washington County.

With the signing of an Execution of Agreement at a joint meeting early Friday, Sept. 16, 2011, Abingdon Town Council and the Washington County Board of Supervisors formally committed to partnering with King College to move the allopathic medical school project forward. Abingdon agreed to a financial commitment of $3.5 million and up to seven parcels of land totaling 36 acres at Stone Mill Park valued at $4 million. Washington County's Board of Supervisors also made a financial commitment of $7.5 million to the venture on Friday, which affirms that the school will be built at Stone Mill Park and adjacent properties to the business park.

During the news conference, King College also announced a public private partnership with the Southwest Virginia Higher Education Center to house a substantial portion of the medical education program. Higher Ed Center Executive Director Rachel Fowlkes said her facility will provide cutting-edge opportunities for King medical students to have access to state-of-the-art technology and medical education.