MINEOLA, N.Y. (AP) - New York University plans to open a new tuition-free medical school on Long Island focusing on training primary-care doctors.

Newsday reports the NYU Long Island School of Medicine will offer a three-year study program instead of the standard four years of study.

Dr. Dean Shelov, the school’s founding dean, says the school will open in July with 24 students.

Tuition will be free, but students will be responsible for an estimated $26,000 a year for housing, books and other expenses.

NYU President Andrew Hamilton says NYU Long Island’s focus on primary care will fill a void as most students at the university’s Manhattan medical school pursue careers as specialists or researchers.

NYU announced last August it would cover tuition for all students. The university said it had raised more than $450 million of the $600 million needed to finance free tuition for all.

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Information from: Newsday, http://www.newsday.com

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