University of Texas at Tyler School of Medicine

The University of Texas at Tyler School of Medicine is a planned medical school in Tyler, Texas. It will be the graduate medical school of the University of Texas at Tyler. The UT Tyler School of Medicine will be the first medical school in East Texas, the seventh medical school in the University of Texas System, and 16th medical school in the state of Texas. Plans for the school were announced on 6 February 2020 by the UT System.[1] The Board of Regents granted approval on 27 February 2020.[2] The school is intended to help increase access to healthcare in the East Texas region. The school is expected to enroll its first class in the Fall of 2023.

UT Tyler School of Medicine
TypePublic medical school
Parent institution
University of Texas at Tyler
AffiliationUT Health East Texas
Location
Tyler, Texas

History

In December 2019, the UT System Board of Regents unanimously agreed to merge The University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler (UTHSCT) under The University of Texas at Tyler, creating a single unified institution.[3] Two months later, the UT System formally announced its intention to establish a new medical school, the first in the East Texas region, that will be added under the new unified UT Tyler administration.[1] The medical school is expected to open in 2023.

In February 2021, the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) classified UT Tyler as an applicant school for LCME accreditation.[4]

Teaching Facilities

UT Health East Texas will serve as a teaching facility for the medical school.

References
  1. "The University of Texas System announces intention to launch medical school in Tyler | University of Texas System". www.utsystem.edu. 2020-02-06. Retrieved 2021-08-16.
  2. "UT System gives plan for Tyler medical school final approval". Dallas News. 2020-02-27. Retrieved 2021-08-16.
  3. McCoy, Cory. "UT System to move forward with merger of UT Tyler and Health Science Center". TylerPaper.com. Retrieved 2021-08-17.
  4. Wellerman, Zak. "Accreditation process of medical school in Tyler moves forward; first class likely set for 2023". TylerPaper.com. Retrieved 2021-08-17.

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