More border health opportunities Regional Academic Health Center: The RAHC opened in July 2002 in Harlingen, giving medical students from The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
  
New campus: The RAHC in Harlingen will be the home base for 48 medical students. |
Harlingen is midway between Brownsville and McAllen, in the center of the Rio Grande Valley, one of the fastest-growing areas in the United States. Neighboring Mexican cities include Matamoros and Reynosa.
The 94,000 square-foot center will be home base for 24 third-year students, and 24 fourth-year students. For more information:
In addition, The University of Texas School of Public Health has opened its component of the Regional Academic Health Center in Brownsville. Details are at:
The Rio Grande Valley provides learning opportunities not found in most other parts of the United States, and the RAHC faculty will be composed of many regional practitioners knowledgable about border health issues. The Valley also offers a variety of outdoor recreational activities including bird watching, and fishing. Scenic South Padre Island is acclaimed for its beaches and windsurfing.
Enrollment at the medical school of the RAHC is open to medical students from The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio.
Medical residency programs: In the Rio Grande Valley, Harlingen and McAllen have family practice residencies affiliated with The University of Texas Health Science Center's Department of Family and Community Medicine:- Harlingen: Valley Baptist Family Practice Residency Program
- McAllen: McAllen Family Practice Residency Program