Rep. Mando Martinez Pledges Commitment To A Rio Grande Valley Medical School
By Vince Leibowitz on Jul 3, 2008 in Texas Legislature | | Sphere: Related Content |
The issue of a medical school in the Rio Grande Valley is one we’re particularly interested in, so we’d like to share with you an important release from State Rep. Armando “Mando” Martinez (D-Weslaco).
State Representative Armando “Mando” Martinez (D-Weslaco) announced today his commitment to have a medical school located in the Rio Grande Valley. The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UTHSCSA) currently oversees the Regional Academic Health Center (RAHC) in the Rio Grande Valley. RAHC is an outreach effort of UTHSCSA and is not an independent, stand-alone campus.
“The Regional Academic Health Center (RAHC) has played a tremendous role in the Rio Grande Valley. It is now time that a full-fledge, independent medical school be established”, Representative Martinez stated. “The population of the Rio Grande Valley exceeds 1 million people. We are one of the fastest growing areas not only in Texas, but the entire United States. A medical school along the border affords a unique learning experience that is not available at medical schools located in large metropolitan cities.”
Currently, only three doctorate programs are offered in the Rio Grande Valley. A medical school would expand the numbers of doctoral degrees as well as the education opportunities for South Texans.
“It was always a goal of my late uncle and former State Representative Renato Cuellar to establish a medical school in the Valley, and I vow to make it one of my goals, too,” Representative Martinez stated, “The medical profession, the business community, our citizens, and the entire Rio Grande Valley delegation will need to work together to make the dream of a medical school in the Rio Grande Valley a reality. It is possible. I have already made the initial step by sending letters to all of the members of the House Higher Education Committee and the Mexican American Legislative Caucus Higher Education Task Force requesting that a medical school be established in the Rio Grande Valley.”
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