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Posted TODAY, 6:08 PM Updated TODAY, 6:21 PM <\/p>\n
SAN ANTONIO - While the Medical School at University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio has oftentimes ranked in the top 10 or top 5 for Hispanics this year it finally reached the top spot according to Hispanic Business magazine. <\/p>\n
The magazines annual Diversity Report: Best Schools for Diversity Practices: Best Medical Schools was the result of a survey that ranked the schools according to number of Hispanics enrolled, retention rate, financial aid recipients, medical degrees awarded, as well as Hispanic faculty and mentoring programs. <\/p>\n
Students like Jordan Graham, a first-year med student from Dallas can see why the school is ranked at the top this year. <\/p>\n
\"San Antonio has such a big Hispanic community so it's really welcoming and we treat a lot of patients. I'm from that background,\" he said. <\/p>\n
In fact, UTHSCSA works hard to gain a reputation for recruitment and retention of not only Hispanic students, but faculty as well. <\/p>\n
In regard to students, in the 2012-13 school year, the 900-student population boasted 176 Hispanics and awarded degrees to 48 Hispanic doctors. <\/p>\n
Dr. Edward Medina said its an important part of the culture at the med school. <\/p>\n
That attempt to recruit Hispanic faculty is going to nurture that interaction between the Latino students and faculty too,\" he said. <\/p>\n
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