Report Cautions Against Rush to Build Medical Schools
Updated, December 11: At the task force meeting on Tuesday,Texas Higher Education Commissioner Raymund Paredes withdrew the recommendation to hold off on building more medical schools, but emphasized that it was still crucial to expand the number of residency slots.
Updated, 9 p.m.: Regarding the recommendation that new first-year residency slots get established before opening a new medical school, University of Texas System spokeswoman Jenny Lacoste-Caputo said in a statement, "The bottom line is we need both."
"Establishing medical schools in Austin and South Texas have been catalysts to develop new residency slots across the state," she said ...
Comments (4)
Bill Mintz via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Is Coordinating Board approval required for the new UT med schools to open their doors? Authority from the Legislature?
Michael Redding via Texas Tribune on Facebook
All degree programs must be approved by THECB before they can admit students. True at graduate & undergraduate levels.
Audrey Fisher via Texas Tribune on Facebook
The original story makes little sense - wait, delay, wait - and send TX students out of state. GOP think - if we have too many physicians, then with the new GME repayment plan, then we would have a sufficient # of MD's and that would force TX to "like" things like Medicare, Medicaid and PPACA.
Jim Baxa
Why does it cost $150,000 for a one year residency? These students are paid more like $30,000, and then they do free work for the hospital all day, and bill people for their services. It seems to me that these positions should more than pay for themselves, and the govt should not have to pay a penny!