 It's estimated by the year 2020 New Jersey will be short about 3,000 doctors. The newly opened Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine at Seton Hall is hoping to reverse those numbers. Nearly 60 students are part of the inaugural class. This is the first private medical school to open in New Jersey in decades. It really will help not only Hackensack Meridian Health and Seton Hall University in terms of our stature, but we believe it will be a huge help and a value added in addition to the state of New Jersey as well. The medical program will only be for three years instead of four. Officials say it will not only help students out financially, but give them a chance to engage with the community more.