Texas Woman鈥檚 University broke ground Friday on a new $107 million health sciences center.
School officials say the facility will help graduate more health care professionals, particularly ones trained to serve rural areas.
鈥淒enton and many of the surrounding counties are designated as medically underserved, and there's a lot of rural counties around here,鈥� TWU Chancellor Carine Feyten said. 鈥淎nd so our new health science center will really help bridge that gap.鈥�
The 136,000-square-foot facility will serve students in health fields like nursing, physical therapy and occupational therapy.
鈥淚t's a lot more integrated and holistic in terms of their preparation鈥� Feyten said, 鈥渟o that when they go out in the field, they'll be prepared to work in that kind of team and be much more well-rounded.鈥�
TWU officials expect the health center to open in 2025.
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