FIU’s Academic Health Sciences & Clinical Facility (BT-942) is moving forward as a formal clinical-academic partnership between Florida International University and Baptist Health South Florida. Stantec was selected to provide architecture and medical planning for the project, which is budgeted at about $212 million and is being planned as a major outpatient/academic hub that will support medical, nursing, public-health and allied-health programs. Completion is targeted in 2028.
On the delivery side the project is in the pre-construction and procurement phase: FIU has published CM and A/E fact sheets and pre-program documents for BT-942 and public notices for construction-manager selection are live, indicating owner-level procurement and site planning activity is underway. At the same time operational integration is already progressing — FIU Health physicians began practicing under the Baptist Health Medical Group as part of the clinical/academic alliance in July 2025 — which positions the institutions to phase clinical services into the new center as spaces and programs come online.
Higher education institutions are ramping up their science initiatives to meet real-world demands, and FIU is advancing that mission by partnering on the project.
Addressing a Critical Physician Shortage
The facility comes at a very critical point when the health sector is awaiting a looming shortage of 18,000 physicians by the year 2035. Blending academic and clinical expertise, the project seeks to train future health workers with a view to addressing this challenge in the near future.
Funding and Timeline
The Florida Legislature has pledged $100 million towards the building construction-a testament that it is intent on making health innovation rise in the state. Schematic design is set to start in January 2025, while the expected date of completion is 2028.
This new complex represents a milestone in the efforts at FIU and Baptist Health to strengthen health services, nurture talent, and be of service to the community as a whole.
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FIU-Baptist Health New Academic Health Sciences and Clinical Facility: Project Factsheet
Project Overview
Cost: $212 million
Partnership: Florida International University and Baptist Health South Florida
Location: FIU’s Modesto A. Maidique campus
The new academic health sciences and clinical facility at FIU: Key Objectives
Address Florida’s projected physician shortage (18,000 by 2035)
Establish 22+ graduate medical education programs
Create hub for clinical, research, and educational activities
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Funding
$100 million from the state
FIU-Baptist Health Academic Facility Timeline
Schematic design: January 2025
Expected completion: 2028
Strategic Impact
First-of-its-kind partnership between FIU and Baptist Health
Baptist Hospital to become statutory teaching hospital
Will provide outpatient clinical services to local community
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