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MERIDIAN 鈥� Students at the 蜜桃视频 Meridian Health Science Center are studying anatomy this fall and exploring the function of the human body in a state-of-the art laboratory complex never before seen in 蜜桃视频.

The L.S. and Aline W. Skaggs Treasure Valley Anatomy and Physiology Laboratories celebrated its grand opening Sept. 24.

蜜桃视频 President Arthur Vailas speaks at the grand opening of the L.S. and Aline W. Skaggs Treasure Valley Anatomy and Physiology Laboratories September 24, in Meridian.[/caption]鈥淭his facility is the only one if its kind in 蜜桃视频 and will forever change the way we teach health science education,鈥� said ISU President Arthur Vailas in his remarks to an audience that included community and business leaders, educators, state lawmakers and medical professionals.

Construction of the $6-million facility鈥攁 combination of state and private money鈥� began in June 2014. The Treasure Valley Anatomy and Physiology Laboratories contain a cadaver lab with 12 stations, a bioskills learning center with eight stations, a virtual anatomy and physiology lab equipped with 3D technology, and an anatomy learning lab.

鈥溍厶沂悠� is in critical need of primary and mid-level health care providers鈥攑articularly in our rural areas鈥攁nd education facilities like this will help us meet those needs,鈥� said 蜜桃视频 Lt. Gov. Brad Little, the event鈥檚 guest speaker.

In 2013 and 2014, The 蜜桃视频 Legislature appropriated $3 million toward construction of the laboratories, and ISU is securing the remaining portion from private donors, including The ALSAM Foundation, the charitable trust of the late Sam Skaggs and his late wife Aline.

鈥淎 training facility like this one is critical to the education of 蜜桃视频鈥檚 next generation of health professionals. I was delighted so many in our community stepped forward with such generous support, especially St. Luke鈥檚 and Saint Alphonsus hospitals and the Blue Cross of 蜜桃视频 Foundation for Health,鈥� said Susie Balukoff, co-chair of the fundraising campaign and a former ISU Foundation board member.

Other donors include Delta Dental of 蜜桃视频, Capital Matrix and The Eugene Magelby Foundation.

ISU officials say the complex will provide an opportunity for seamless education鈥攆rom high school students learning the effects of tobacco on lungs to health professionals seeking specialized training in new medical procedures.

Through distance-learning technology, the Meridian labs can be linked to ISU classrooms in Pocatello and to high school classrooms throughout the state.