A Model for Health Professional Education in South Texas

Amelie Ramirez; Leonel Vela; Francisco G. Cigarroa

doi:10.1177/1538192707313930

A Model for Health Professional Education in South Texas

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In 1997, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio established the Regional Academic Health Center (RAHC) for the Lower Rio Grande Valley in south Texas. Through medical education programs, research facilities, and partnerships with health-care providers, the RAHC aims to improve the health status and access to health services for citizens of south Texas. This article explores the RAHC's potential as a medical education model for other U.S.–México border regions.

Idioma original	English (US)
Páginas (desde-hasta)	183-194
Número de páginas	12
Publicación	Journal of Hispanic Higher Education
Volumen	7
N.º	2
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1177/1538192707313930
Estado	Published - abr 2008

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