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But with the launch of UB's School of Medicine - which you will hear about later - having a teaching hospital on the same campus would have been beneficial. And that was Dr Vincent Palacio's line of thinking as well. He said he wasn't happy about the change in location, but he accepted their reasoning. Here's what he explained.
Dr. Vincent Palacio, President, UB
"I wasn't happy about that because as you notice, the tertiary hospital, it goes hand-in-hand with the medical school. But it wasn't that bad because I spoke with the CEO in the ministry and the minister as well, and they told us and they told me that even wherever the hospital is, the university of Belize will still have authority over training at the hospital."
"So it will still be a teaching hospital, it will still be a university hospital, wherever it is. So so that's not bad after all."
Reporter:
"What were your arguments? I would assume that you tried to fight for it. What were your arguments when you heard their justification of, you know, the access? And yet, what was your argument?"
Dr. Vincent Palacio, President, UB
"Well, I tried to show ways in which infrastructure could be put in place. But, you know, they had their architects and their designers, you know, convince them otherwise. So it's just a matter of, you know, how they view it and how we view it. That would work good for us. But then we are getting the national forensic science services here on campus."
"They will build their headquarters here and they will put a morgue on their property as well. That will help our medical school."
