| Type | Public |
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| Established | 2014 |
| Dean | Everardo Cobos, MD, FACP (Interim) |
| Location | , , 26°18′31″N98°10′31″W / 26.308574°N 98.175362°W |
| Campus | Rural |
| Website | uthealthrgv.org |
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The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley School of Medicine is a public medical school of University of Texas Rio Grande Valley located in Edinburg, Texas. It is fully accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME). [1] The UTRGV School of Medicine was established by the Texas Legislature in May 2013. The medical school enrolled its first class of 50 first-year medical students in the fall of 2016. [2]
On February 14, 2014, The University of Texas System announced Dr. Francisco Fernandez as the founding dean of the UTRGV School of Medicine [3]
On July 10, 2014, University of Texas Board of Regents unanimously approved the establishment of a doctor of medicine degree. [4]