UTRGV and the HCA Healthcare Gulf Coast Division announced on Monday morning an agreement to bring 30 resident physicians to Brownsville and McAllen by summer 2024, with plans to seat 150 total resident physician positions by 2029. This is the first time UTRGV will have a residency program in Brownsville.

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Dr. Michael B. Hocker, dean of the UTRGV School of Medicine and senior vice president of UTHealth RGV, welcomed faculty, staff, and external stakeholders to the annual State of the School address held on Thursday, March 30.

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Match Day 2023 brought together UTRGV’s fourth-year medical students with classmates and close family members at UTRGV's Performing Arts Complex (PAC) in Edinburg to celebrate the annual Match Day. 

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This Women's History Month, UTRGV recognizes Neeraj Chauhan, Ph.D., whose goal is to reduce the rates of cancer in the South Texas region by improving education, research, and clinical care.

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Lauren Bayliss, M.D., UTRGV SOM class of 2021, has been selected as chief resident at UT Houston Emergency Medicine Residency for 2023-2024.

While at UTRGV SOM, Lauren was involved with the Student Government and the Texas College of Emergency Physicians Medical Student Committee.

UT Houston EM is located in the Texas Medical Center, one of the country's busiest Level 1 Trauma Centers.



Congratulations to Dr. Bayliss! 

The Department of Internal Medicine is pleased to announce that Aramide Tijani, M.D., will join the Knapp Internal Medicine Residency Program as core faculty in July.

Dr.Tijani comes from the University of Ibadan College of Medicine in Nigeria. He will complete his training in the Knapp Medical Center Internal Medicine Residency Program in June 2023 and is one of the twelve residents in the inaugural class of this program.

Welcome, Dr. Tijani!

On Saturday, March 4, UT Health RGV hosted its bi-annual Pachanga celebration for the Brownsville community at the Pedro "Pete" Benavides Park.

Over 400 community members attended and received free healthcare resources, including free A1C testing, oral cancer screenings, and vision screenings.

The AHEC Scholars Program led the event and included cultural and additional resources like free haircuts and Stop the Bleed training.

The next Pachanga is scheduled for April 15, 2023, at the San Carlos Endowment Center in Edinburg, TX.

UTRGV SOM leadership and staff took part in Sombrero Fest during Charro Days 2023 in Brownsville, TX.

Charro Days is a week-long celebration of friendship between the citizens of Brownsville, Texas, and Matamoros, Tamaulipas, along the Rio Grande. 

The UTRGV-SOM MedEd Scholars presented their Medical Education Innovation Capstones on Wednesday, February 15, 2023.

The Medical Education Innovation Capstones targeted an area of educational need. The program participants lead best teaching practices and make a difference in our school community.

This MedEd Teaching Certificate program aims to enhance the professional development of clinical full-time and clinical volunteer faculty members as medical educators. Participants embark on a nine-month journey that embraces best teaching practices. Through this journey, participants receive instruction from experts, experience an interactive approach to education, and have the opportunity to develop medical and educational innovation through in-depth coursework, collaboration, and group discussions.

The UTRGV School of Medicine is a practicing academic medical institution. What aspect of Academic Medicine impacts you the most? (Educational, clinical, research, etc.)

I am part of the AHEC Scholars Program, and through this experience have become interested in studying the unique socioeconomic aspects of health in the Rio Grande Valley. Additionally, I am interested in clinical research as I would like to improve health outcomes for patients in whichever specialty I choose. 

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Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist; Assistant Professor of Psychiatry; Psychiatry Clerkship Director;

TCHATT Medical Director

When did you join the UTRGV School of Medicine?

I joined the UTRGV School of Medicine in July 2020.

What brought you here?

What brought me to the UTRGV School of Medicine was the chance to return home and increase our area's access to mental health care, especially for children and adolescents. When my brother was diagnosed with Autism, my family had difficulty finding a Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist in the RGV to help guide my brother's treatment. By returning to the RGV after completing my medical specialty training in Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, I am helping increase our area's access to mental health care for Children & Adolescents.

What do you enjoy about working in Academic Medicine?

What I enjoy the most about working in Academic Medicine is providing our medical students and residents with the training to be the best physicians in the country.

Why is academic medicine important to our community?

Academic medicine is vital to our community because it provides the RGV with access to the most up-to-date medical treatments and decreases the need to travel outside the RGV to receive treatment. For example, growing up in the RGV, it was very common to hear stories of patients having to travel outside of the RGV to receive care, but now the RGV has more options to receive the most up-to-date treatments here.

How do you spend your free time? 

In my free time, I play tennis with family and friends. I also enjoy listening to audiobooks.