A&M System HSC Satellite Locations

The A&M System HSC's Coastal Bend Health Education Center, established in 1999, provides health educational services and programs to the greater Coastal Bend area of Texas. The South Texas Center is located in McAllen, Texas. The HSC is part of the Texas A&M University System.

Coastal Bend Health Education Center

The Coastal Bend Health Education Center, established in 1999 through Senate Bill 590, is committed to improving the quality of health care by advancing the knowledge and skills of health care professional, students and the community. The center provides community-based educational opportunities for health professionals, supports programs designed to foster recruitment into health-related professionals among underrepresented populations, and sponsors community outreach efforts in the 19-county Coastal Bend region.

South Texas Center

The South Texas Center provides support for health professions education, recruits students from South Texas into the health professions, provides health outreach programs to disadvantaged populations in the region and facilitates research on health issues specific to the Lower Rio Grande Valley. Graduate degree programs, such as a Master of Public Health (M.P.H.) degree, are offered by the School of Rural Public Health through its distance education program located at the STC.

External links

* [http://cbhec.tamhsc.edu/ Coastal Bend Health Education Center Website]
* [http://stc.tamhsc.edu/ South Texas Center Website]