The first students who will have the option of training full time with the RAHC have begun making week-long visits to Harlingen to evaluate the program and its facilities.
Response is positive.
Preparing Doctors to Meet the Unknown Meet Dr. Joseph Dougherty, director of the new RAHC-affiliated Internal Medicine Residency Program. He is using his extensive experience to develop a program that will prepare medical students and residents for the future of primary care. History of Progress Valley Baptist Medical Center offers RAHC students a teaching hospital that has kept pace with the health care needs of the Valley's growing population. Alberto Pena appreciates the opportunity to train in the Rio Grande Valley. The Edinburg native says the experience has prepared him for a future practice in the region he calls home.