Delaware Code Title 16. Health and Safety § 9905. Findings

(a) The General Assembly finds and declares that the purpose of the Delaware Institute of Medical Education and Research (DIMER), created in 1969 as an alternative to a state sponsored medical school, is sound and should be continued and strengthened.  Delaware should continue to provide opportunities for Delaware residents to receive a medical education.

(b) The General Assembly finds and declares that the current arrangement between the State and Sidney Kimmel Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University (SKMC) and the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (PCOM), which allows SKMC and PCOM to function as Delaware's medical schools, produces significant benefits to the State.  Through DIMER, SKMC currently admits a minimum of 20 Delaware residents and PCOM admits a minimum of 10 Delaware residents.  This program is built upon decades of solid working relationships and should be perpetuated.

(c) The General Assembly finds and declares that a new structure of the DIMER Board will more appropriately reflect DIMER's abilities to meet its responsibilities as outlined in this legislation.

(d) The General Assembly finds and declares that placing administration of DIMER within the Delaware Health Care Commission will enhance its ability to accomplish its goals and ensure that DIMER's future functions will be focused on promoting medical education while helping the State to meet its health-care needs.