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From left to right: UMW President Troy Paino and MWHC President and CEO Chris Newman

Biz Beat Banter: Fredericksburg medical school?

by | Feb 16, 2026 | BizBeat, BizBeat Banter

This week, Bill sits down with University of Mary Washington President Troy Paino and Mary Washington Healthcare President and CEO Chris Newman to discuss the possibility of a Fredericksburg medical school. The preliminary name is the Mary Washington College of Medicine, and the two institutions are working on building community support.

Our previous guests were Joel Griffin, Charles W. McDaniel, April Peterson, Troy Paino, Chris Newman, Janet Gullickson, Kevin Breen, Mary Jane Pitts O’Neill, Anita Crossfield, Mary Katherine Greenlaw, Ryan DeWeese, Adrian Silversmith, Nick Cadwallender, Ted Schubel, Clint Van Zandt, Charlie Payne, Pete Morelewicz, Brian Lam, Amber Dawson, Emmett Snead, Joe Wilson, Neil Sullivan, Rich Larochelle, Antoine Carey, Jerry Ulman, Xavier Richardson, Doug Stewart, Gabe and Scarlett Pons, M.C. Morris, John Fick, Bruce Davis, Curry Roberts, Heidi Bass, Tom Callahan, Jeff Small, Fitz Johnson, John Nicholls, Seth Silber, Cedric Rucker, Nancy Moore, Susan Spears, Keith Lebor, Rennie McDaniel and Kelly Johnson, Karen Moschetto, Raymond Renault, Brian Shanle (Kalahari update), Danilo Orofino, Charles G. “Charlie” McDaniel and Bill Howell. Biz Beat Banter will take a break next week, and will return March 3 with an episode featuring local real estate professional Fitzhugh Johnson of Johnson Realty Advisors.

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Bill Freehling covers local business for the Fredericksburg Free Press. He can be reached at bill.freehling@fredericksburgfreepress.com.

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