Edinburg, Texas-based DHR Health and the University of Houston are partnering on an $15 million medical and education center.
The University of Houston Tilman J. Fertitta Family College of Medicine and DHR Health Medical Research and Education Center will be built in the Rio Grande Valley. The new center will serve as a hub for medical research, health education programs and improve access to healthcare for medically underserved regions, according to an Oct. 23 university news release.
DHR will construct a new facility to house joint research initiatives, clinical training programs and educational partnerships. The facility will be used by UH faculty, students and researchers for clinical and translational research.
“This partnership represents the next step in our vision to grow a truly statewide medical school that trains the next generation of physicians where they are needed most,” Jonathan McCullers, MD, UH vice president of health affairs and dean of the Fertitta College of Medicine, said in the release.
