Faculty members from three campuses of the Universidad Autonoma de Tamaulipas (UAT) visited the Health Science Center on April 29 as part of a binational curriculum committee developing a new master’s degree program in infectious diseases.
Starting this fall, UAT will offer the master’s degree in Reynosa, across the border from McAllen. The program will be made available to other cities by videoconferencing.
The new initiative is funded through a $290,000 grant from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).
Pictured in the front row from left are Dr. Carlos Emilio Aguirre of UAT’s Matamoros campus; Evelia Leal Ugarte, Matamoros; Rosa Issel Acosta, Reynosa; Anabel Bocanegra Alonso, Reynosa; Dr. Gerardo Flores, Reynosa; and Thomas Mayes, interim dean of the School of Medicine, Health Science Center.
Pictured in the back row from left are Hector Montalvo, Matamoros; Richard Garcia, assistant vice president for South Texas programs, Health Science Center; Hector Rafael Sanchez, Tampico; and Paula Winkler, director of the South Central Area Health Education at the Health Science Center.
Teresa N. Quitugua (not pictured), Ph.D., assistant professor of microbiology at the Health Science Center, also is assisting the curriculum development.
The U.S.-Mexico Training, Internships, Exchanges and Scholarships Partnership Initiative (TIES) grant is awarded by the Association Liaison Office for University Cooperation in Development, which is part of the USAID.
