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New UH medical school is aimed at tackling Texas’ primary care shortage

from Houston Public Media

New UH medical school is aimed at tackling Texas’ primary care shortage Houston Public Media Texas in general has a shortage of doctors, but it's especially bad for primary care physicians. According to the United Health Foundation, the number of primary care doctors is 29 percent below the national average. And Texas ranks 45th out of 50 states when it comes to access. Although access in Harris County is better than most other parts of Texas, it still lags behind the rest of the country. "We live in a city with the greatest Medical Center in the world, and yet if you look at our health statistics in certain geographic communities, we have major health disparities and significant poor health," said Dr. Stephen Spann, the founding Dean of the UH Medical College. READ MORE

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