KevinFromTexas
Oct 14, 2009, 5:59 AM
Web Posted: 10/13/2009 12:00 CDT
Austin getting closer to having a medical school
By Don Finley and Peggy Fikac - Express-News
AUSTIN — Having long coveted a medical school of its own, Austin got something Monday that potentially could resemble one — a partnership between a powerhouse Texas medical institution and a well-regarded hospital system to provide research and medical education in Travis County.
The question in San Antonio was what it might mean for the local medical school. Some worried it could make it even harder to compete for top faculty and students.
At a special called meeting, the University of Texas System Board of Regents approved an affiliation agreement between the Seton Family of Hospitals, a not-for-profit, Catholic-run system with 12 Central Texas hospitals; and the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, home to four Nobel laureates and considered one of the top medical schools in the nation.
“It really is a historic day for the UT System and for Central Texas,” said James Huffines, chairman of the Board of Regents.
Seton is footing the bill for the partnership, estimated to be $100 million over the first four years.
Read more (http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local_news/Austin_getting_closer_to_having_a_medical_school.html)
Austin getting closer to having a medical school
By Don Finley and Peggy Fikac - Express-News
AUSTIN — Having long coveted a medical school of its own, Austin got something Monday that potentially could resemble one — a partnership between a powerhouse Texas medical institution and a well-regarded hospital system to provide research and medical education in Travis County.
The question in San Antonio was what it might mean for the local medical school. Some worried it could make it even harder to compete for top faculty and students.
At a special called meeting, the University of Texas System Board of Regents approved an affiliation agreement between the Seton Family of Hospitals, a not-for-profit, Catholic-run system with 12 Central Texas hospitals; and the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, home to four Nobel laureates and considered one of the top medical schools in the nation.
“It really is a historic day for the UT System and for Central Texas,” said James Huffines, chairman of the Board of Regents.
Seton is footing the bill for the partnership, estimated to be $100 million over the first four years.
Read more (http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local_news/Austin_getting_closer_to_having_a_medical_school.html)