Construction begins on first new building for UTRGV medical school
Tue, 2014-09-02 18:51
News Staff
EDINBURG – Medical, academic and community leaders from throughout South Texas gathered Tuesday morning for a groundbreaking ceremony for the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Medical Academic Building, the firstnew construction for the UTRGV School of Medicine. As part of the ceremony that highlighted the beginning phase of the long-sought Valley medical school, UT System Chancellor Francisco G. Cigarroa, M.D., and leaders from Hidalgo County and the cities of Edinburg, McAllen, Mission and Pharr signed a Memorandum of Understanding, a reflection of support for the medical school by the local governments. Under the agreement, the cities and county agree to provide $47.5 million over the next 10 years to support medical training operations in Hidalgo County.
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