Andrea Flores UTRGV- The School of Medicine changes its organizational structure after making an initiative that will strive to reach the goal of combining the school’s mission with a more efficient sustainable healthcare system.
“Transforming Care Together” will combine the school’s 14 clinical and basic science departments into seven Integrated Service Unit models (ISU) and is expected to strengthen the alignment between UT Health and the School of Medicine.
“The newly approved restructuring efforts aim to benefit the School of Medicine and encourage interdisciplinary and interprofessional collaboration while becoming a self-sustaining healthcare enterprise,” according to a press release.
The transition will improve recruitment and research, expand class size, and bring opportunities for new specialty clinical areas, such as cancer research.
“Transforming how we operate in response to external challenges, opportunities and continuous improvement is familiar to our evolving medical school,” Dr. Michael B. Hocker, senior vice president for UT Health RGV and dean of the UTRGV School of Medicine, stated in a news release. “Today’s changes are further steps in seeking ways to deliver our mission to benefit our students, patients, and the Rio Grande Valley community.”
UTRGV President Guy Bailey stated that this transition will help the school meet health care demands across the Rio Grande Valley, according to a news release.
The School of Medicine will officially begin the initiative this month as they continue to further prepare its design.
