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Re: UT expanding in Houston
Posted: Tue Nov 17, 2015 1:08 pm
by Digetydog
Chnash318 wrote:Digetydog wrote:SMUfrat wrote:My understanding (live in Houston)
Is this is a 4 year, degree giving university, which will be focused on research, science, and medical. The only thing bad for UH is if they are hindered getting their medical school started. I am all for UH getting a medical school. Hopefully they can still do this and UTH can be the commuter school they are destined to be.
I see it being similar to UTD.
UH doesn't need a medical school There are already three good medical schools in the area. If the state wants to build more state medical schools (probably a good idea), under served areas like Corpus and El Paso should be first on the list.
El Paso already has Tech's medical school and I'm pretty sure someone else was building another there
My mistake. It appears to have been built after I left Texas.
Nevertheless, I think that is a mistake to build another medical school in Houston with state funds.
Re: UT expanding in Houston
Posted: Tue Nov 17, 2015 1:32 pm
by RGV Pony
Digetydog wrote:RGV Pony wrote:RGV is in the first year of its med school which isn't corpus but has bigger, poorer undeserved population
???
UTPA and UT Brownsville effectively merged and ceased to exist, becoming UT RGV. The sole driver behind this was the establishment of a medical school in the RGV. This fall was the first freshman class of UTRGV
UTRGV.edu/school-of-medicine/index.htm
Re: UT expanding in Houston
Posted: Tue Nov 17, 2015 1:51 pm
by Digetydog
RGV Pony wrote:Digetydog wrote:RGV Pony wrote:RGV is in the first year of its med school which isn't corpus but has bigger, poorer undeserved population
???
UTPA and UT Brownsville effectively merged and ceased to exist, becoming UT RGV. The sole driver behind this was the establishment of a medical school in the RGV. This fall was the first freshman class of UTRGV
UTRGV.edu/school-of-medicine/index.htm
Thank you. It is great to see something good happening in that part of the state.
Re: UT expanding in Houston
Posted: Tue Nov 17, 2015 2:13 pm
by RGV Pony
Agreed
Re: UT expanding in Houston
Posted: Fri Nov 20, 2015 6:11 pm
by CalallenStang
RGV Pony wrote:RGV is in the first year of its med school which isn't corpus but has bigger, poorer undeserved population
What makes their population undeserving?
Re: UT expanding in Houston
Posted: Fri Nov 20, 2015 6:22 pm
by whitwiki
Lol he meant underserved
Re: UT expanding in Houston
Posted: Fri Nov 20, 2015 7:22 pm
by mrydel
Definitely
Re: UT expanding in Houston
Posted: Fri Nov 20, 2015 7:24 pm
by RGV Pony
Yes, I have a typing impediment that causes me to omit r's once in awhile. I'm going to therapy though. In the meantime, I remind everyone that context is impotant
UT expanding in Houston
Posted: Fri Nov 20, 2015 7:27 pm
by mrydel
Thank you GV Pony
Re: UT expanding in Houston
Posted: Sat Nov 21, 2015 1:44 pm
by CalallenStang
whitwiki wrote:Lol he meant underserved
I know but I had to give him a hard time given that he used to be a part of the RGV population
Re: UT expanding in Houston
Posted: Sat Nov 21, 2015 1:45 pm
by CalallenStang
mrydel wrote:Thank you GV Pony
B+
Re: UT expanding in Houston
Posted: Sun Nov 22, 2015 9:36 pm
by Digetydog
CalallenStang wrote:RGV Pony wrote:RGV is in the first year of its med school which isn't corpus but has bigger, poorer undeserved population
What makes their population undeserving?
It still kills me that A&I was built in Kingville instead of Corpus.
Re: UT expanding in Houston
Posted: Mon Nov 23, 2015 12:30 am
by CalallenStang
Digetydog wrote:CalallenStang wrote:RGV Pony wrote:RGV is in the first year of its med school which isn't corpus but has bigger, poorer undeserved population
What makes their population undeserving?
It still kills me that A&I was built in Kingville instead of Corpus.
What's the story on why the state put it in Kingsville? Seems like a random choice. Did the Klebergs donate the land or something?
Re: UT expanding in Houston
Posted: Mon Nov 23, 2015 7:10 am
by RGV Pony
Maybe the 1919 storm that practically wiped out Corpus played into it?
Re: UT expanding in Houston
Posted: Mon Nov 23, 2015 8:23 am
by Digetydog
Given Corpus' long history of F'ing things up, I wouldn't be shocked to find out the city leaders didn't want it.