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  • Texas Tech Offers Quick MD Program (to address doc shortage)

    03/25/2010 8:33:45 AM PDT · by RaiderRose · 70 replies · 1,467+ views
    Lubbock Avalanche Journal ^ | March 24, 2010 | Sarah Nightingale
    Surgeons, cardiologists and psychiatrists often take center stage in the medical field. But a new program at Texas Tech's Health Sciences Center is all about family doctors. The university unveiled Tuesday a three-year medical degree to help address a shortage of primary care physicians in West Texas and across the nation. The new program will allow medical students to complete their degree in three years, rather than the typical four. They'll also receive a $13,000 scholarship to cover tuition and fees during their first year, Tech Chancellor Kent Hance said. "They get a scholarship in the first year, and don't...