EDINBURG, Texas (KVEO) UTRGVSSchool of Medicineis growing againbyaddingapodiatry program the only one inTexas.<\/p>\n
Historically, anyone inTexaswho wanted to be a podiatrist had to leave the state to get a degree to come back,Dr. Lawrence Harkless,UTRGV School of Podiatry interim dean said.<\/p>\n
Dr.Harkless came out of retirementto serve as the new schools deanand prepare the academic plan.<\/p>\n
We will be taking the classes the medical school takes in the first two years,and then we will start teaching more podiatry-specific courses earlier,he said.<\/p>\n
Dr. Harkless previously helped establish aCollege ofPodiatricMedicine inPomona,California, and saysstudent mentorship will be at the forefront of this new program.<\/p>\n
The foundation for that would be learn, serve, lead,he said.<\/p>\n
According to theAmericanDiabetesAssociation, theRGV has a diabetes rate three times higher than the national average, whichDr.Harkless says makes the area an ideal spot fortheschool.<\/p>\n
(People) Can really stay inthecommunity where they grewup andserve,he said.<\/p>\n
The inaugural class will be welcomed in the fall of 2022,andUTRGVisalready looking to hire 20 faculty with a passion for both teaching as well as research.<\/p>\n
Tohaveexcellence in a student, every faculty member has to be excellentbecause they have to be able to teach thatwhetherin basic science, two years theory andfactorwhetherin clinical years, he said.<\/p>\n
Along with theSouthTexasDiabetes andObesityInstitute ofBrownsville,Dr.Harkless says theRGV could become medical leaders over genetics and genomics of the feet.<\/p>\n
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