New Texas Medical School Set to Emphasize Primary Care

Something big is brewing in Texas -- a new medical school that aims to change the way medical students in the state are recruited and trained, and that ultimately will steer many of them straight into a career in primary care. 

Plans for the University of Houston (UH) College of Medicine were first discussed in 2013, and a vision for its framework began to take shape in 2014.

Along the way, those charged with crafting the medical school's focus and curriculum proclaimed a bold goal: 50 percent of graduates will pursue primary care in family medicine, internal medicine or pediatric residency programs.