Construction may be less visible outside the ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏHealth Morsani College of Medicine and Heart Institute (MCOM+HI), but crews are hard at work on the inside. The 13-story building in the center of downtown Tampa is now fully enclosed, allowing for the progression of interior construction. It has electricity with canned lights and many walls erected, some prepped with paint.
The building is designed to best bring together science and innovative clinical care. It was constructed with 47,000 tons of concrete and nearly 500 miles of rebar. There’s space for 1,800 students, faculty and researchers, with labs available to 31 NIH-funded investigators. Its rooms are modern and convertible for a variety of uses.
"The idea is that eventually we will need fewer lecture halls designed for passing learning, in favor of more adaptable high-tech classrooms designed for small group active learning. This new s