Christopher Callahan
President
University of the Pacific
3601 P
acific Avenue
Stockton, CA 95211
Tel 209.946.2222
Mar
ch 5, 2026
Joh
nny Ford
City Manager
425 N. El Dorado Street
2nd Floor
Stockton, CA 95202
Dear Mr. Ford,
Un
iversity of the Pacific is honored to partner with the City of Stockton to bring a new world-class, fully accredited medical school to the Central Valley. As we prepare to seek federal funding through the Office of Representative Josh Harder, I am respectfully requesting that the City serve as the university’s fiscal agent for its Community Funded Projects application.
Th
e University of the Pacific School of Medicine will allow the City and Pacific to transform the regional health landscape by addressing urgent physician and equity gaps, expanding access to care, and sustaining local educational and workforce opportunities through our own health care provider pipeline. The economic impacts of this project will be profound, increasing the county’s economic output by more than $800 million over the next decade. We would be honored to have your support for a federal award to accelerate these important outcomes.
Tha
nk you for your consideration of this request. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Sin
cerely,
Christopher Callahan
President, University of the Pacific
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