PDAC: Submission #429 | Dayton Development Coalition

Submission information

Project Details

1. To which Review Panel are you submitting your project? Hospitals, Health Care & Human Services

2. Project title Expansion of Medical Education Building, Boonshoft School of Medicine (BSOM)

3. Short description By 2034, the United States will experience a substantial physician shortage. At the same time as the percentage of Americans over 65 grows by 42%, 2 of 5 practicing physicians will be at retirement age. To meet this projected shortfall, medical schools, including BSOM, have answered a national call to increase enrollment. To accommodate this growth, facilities modifications to the existing medical education building (White Hall) are required at a total cost of approximately $2.5 million.

Organization Details

4. Organization making the request Boonshoft School of Medicine, Wright State University

5-8. Address 725 University Blvd
Fairborn, Ohio. 45324

9. County Greene

10. Recipient organization Same

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16. Organization type Government

Organization Contact Details

17. Name Valerie Weber, MD, MS

18. Title Dean

19. Organization Boonshoft School of Medicine/Wright State University

20. Telephone 937-245-7600

21. Email valerie.weber@wright.edu

22-25. Address 725 University Blvd
Fairborn, Ohio. 45324

26. County Greene

27. Additional contacts Kimberly Ann Rex, MHA
Chief Administrative Officer, BSOM
937-245-7125
kimberly.paul@wright.edu

Location Details

28. City Fairborn

29. County Greene

30. Congressional district Ohio 10th

Financial Details

31. Funding request 1250000

32. Total Cost 2500000

33. Other sources of funds Boonshoft School of Medicine will provide matching funds of $1,250,000 from donors/foundation funds, which is half of the cost of the project. This money is immediately available.

34. How the funds will be used Construction or Capital

35. Do you have matching funds raised or committed? If yes, explain in question #36. If no, skip to question #37. Yes

36. If yes, please provide additional information. (Or, budget document can be uploaded, see question 37) Boonshoft School of Medicine has available funds through donors/foundation on hand to support one half the cost of this project.

37. Budget Yes

Budget File Upload

white-hall-expansion-budget.pdf (30.1 KB)

38. By what date will you be ready to spend the funds Immediately

39. Programs/grants for which this project would qualify Not applicable.

Community Details

40. Community Need According to the American Association of Medical Colleges, there is a current and projected physician workforce shortage. By 2034, projections indicate that the United States will be somewhere between 37,800 and 124,000 physicians short of what is needed; because medical training can take up to a decade, the time to act is now. Boonshoft School of Medicine has increased the class size this year to 132 entering students, but further expansion is limited by building and interactive classroom size. BSOM preferentially admits students from Ohio and the Miami Valley--in 2021, our entering class consisted of 85% Ohioans and 32% from the Miami Valley. This makes it more likely that these physicians will remain here long-term, impacting the health care and well-being of our communities. Indeed, a high percentage of practicing physicians in Dayton and its surrounding regions are Wright State-Boonshoft graduates.
The health care needs in the Miami Valley are tremendous. The average life expectancy in our region lags behind national indices by as much as 2 years, and the rate of chronic diseases and maternal infant mortality are higher than the national average in our region. By creating physicians to serve our region, the impact on the health of our community will be long-lasting.

41. Previous Funding: Has the requesting organization received Congressionally earmarked funding in the past? If so, please provide a brief project description, year funded, amount, and Congressional sponsor. None received.

42. Direct new jobs created 1-10

43. Existing jobs retained? {Empty}

44. Sustained permanent jobs? 251-500

45. Please explain how you determined the job creation listed in questions 42-44. In addition to the above direct new jobs created (medical school/university support positions for the expanded class size), this project will increase the number of graduating physicians from BSOM by 20 per year beginning four years after the project is completed. Current data suggests that 50% of these physicians will remain in Ohio to practice and 25% will remain in the Miami Valley. Over a ten year period, 200 additional physicians will graduate from our school; this would create a number of ancillary health care spin-off jobs (nursing and other allied health personnel to support this additional practice volume).

46. Using your best guess, of the jobs created over the next 10 years, what will the average salary be? More than $100,000

47. Is your project a workforce development program? Yes

48. If yes, does your program center on one of the ten JobsOhio targeted industries? Yes

Which industry? Healthcare

49. Counties in which jobs will be created Auglaize, Butler, Champaign, Clark, Clinton, Darke, Fayette, Greene, Mercer, Miami, Montgomery, Preble, Shelby, Warren

Additional Details

50. Letters of endorsement, supporting materials, additional information. You can submit ONE PDF file that does not exceed 10 pages.

White Hall Expansion_PDAC Appendix.pdf (3.79 MB)

51. Is there opposition to the project? No

52. Name of person filling out this form. Valerie Weber, MD, MS

53. Telephone number of person filling out this form. 570-394-2582

54. Email of person filling out this form. This is where notification will be sent that the form was received. valerie.weber@wright.edu

55. Do you want your project to be considered as a Community Project in the fiscal year 2025 –2026 State Capital Budget Bill? Yes

56. If your project type is on the list of ineligible projects (see above), please offer an explanation why your project could be eligible. If your project is not on the list, answer the question by stating that your project is not on the list of ineligible projects. This project is not on the list of ineligible projects. Further, the State of Ohio has included capital appropriations for expansions to existing buildings if the goal is to enhance workforce development in an under-served region or economic sector. Given the significant physician shortage, this project, if determined to be a "priority project" by the PDAC process, is likely eligible for a capital appropriation.

57. Has your organization received state capital budget funding in the past? If so, provide a brief project description, year funded, and amount. Yes - Wright State Workforce Development Center - Lake Campus, Celina Ohio. Fiscal Year 21, $500,000 in funding.
In addition, each capital budget bill appropriates funds to Wright State University for maintenance and other projects.

58. Does your project have a connection with, or provide some benefit to, a state agency that has bonding authority? Please check all that apply from the following list: Board of Regents (or specific educational institution)

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