UT System to Establish Medical School in South Texas
University of Texas System Chancellor Francisco Cigarroa on Friday announced his intention to establish a freestanding medical school in the Rio Grande Valley.
"The year 2018 will be a very special year for all of us," Cigarroa said at a press conference in Edinburg. "I take great pride in telling you it will be the year the UT System witnesses its first South Texas class walk across the stage to receive their medical degrees here in the Rio Grande Valley."
The plan is to convert the existing UT Health Science Center-San Antonio's Regional Academic Health Center in Edinburg into ...
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Sidney Lambert III via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Very good. A friend did his internship in the Valley. He enjoyed the variety of things he got to fix, many of which were never seen to originally due to economic or geographic circumstances. He said at that time he wished there was a teaching hospital because of the outstanding talent pool and the number of folks needing the service it could offer. Win-Win. Kudos
Sidney Lambert III via Texas Tribune on Facebook
By the way, he is a UT grad.
Luke Rosenberger
One small detail: the story states, "The plan is to convert the existing UT Health Science Center-San Antonio's Regional Academic Health Center in Edinburg into a medical school with its own administration." The Regional Academic Health Center actually includes facilities in Edinburg, Harlingen and Brownsville. Currently, most medical education activities are focused in Harlingen (the Edinburg campus is more focused on medical research). Also note that Senate Bill 98, which established the plans for the UT Health Science Center South Texas in 2009, specified that its main campus and administrative offices would be located in Cameron County.