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| Vol. 22, No. 14 |
| August 1, 2000 |
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New UT-H Public Health Satellite in Brownsville to Offer Degree by JACKIE PRESTON The University of Texas-Houston Health Science Center Public health graduate education in Texas' Lower Rio Grande Valley will become a reality when The University of Texas-Houston School of Public Health admits its first students this year at its newest "satellite" campus in Brownsville. Applications are now being accepted for the Master of Public Health degree program that will be offered at the newly approved public health school to be located on the UT-Brownsville/Texas Southmost College campus. Construction of the new 26,000 square-foot facility is scheduled for start up in October with completion by August 2001. Until then, a small number of students will enroll for the spring 2001 semester and attend classes held on or near UT-Brownsville/TSC. The Brownsville facility becomes the fourth UT-H School of Public Health satellite, succeeding sister satellites in Dallas, El Paso and San Antonio - all located on UT campuses. "We are pleased to make available a high-quality public health education to South Texans as well as our neighbors in Mexico," says Dr. R. Palmer Beasley, dean of UT-H School of Public Health. According to Dr. Gene Schroder, associate dean for outreach programs at UT-H School of Public Health, between 10 and 15 students are expected to begin classes spring 2001. "When the Brownsville satellite is fully developed, we will have 10 to 12 faculty members on-site representing the core disciplines in public health," Dr. Schroder says. The major areas of public health included in the program are:
Dr. Schroder expects the Brownsville program to move "at full speed." He says the other three UT-H satellites have witnessed phenomenal growth, with a combined enrollment of nearly 160 students. "We also anticipate an increase in class size of 40 to 60 students at some point with a faculty/student ratio average of one to five," Dr. Schroder says. A nationwide search is under way to fill faculty positions. Applicants interested in enrolling in the Brownsville program or applying for faculty positions can view the UT-Houston School of Public Health web site at www.sph.uth.tmc.edu:8055/brownsville for more information. In addition to providing degree programs at its satellites, UT-H School of Public Health offers a certificate program in outreach education. The program provides learning opportunities for health professionals throughout the state in the core disciplines of public health using primarily electronic-based instruction.
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