Construction of UT's New Dell Medical School Kicks Off

The University of Texas at Austin kicks off construction of its new Dell Medical School today.

In 2012, Travis County voters approved raising property taxes to help pay for the medical school and teaching hospital, which will offer community medical services.

The UT System Board of Regents has approved a $334 million dollar plan for construction. The Seton Healthcare Family has committed $295 million to a new teaching hospital – the Seton Medical Center at The University of Texas – to replace University Medical Center Brackenridge. Here's an overview of the partnership.

Construction will remake the Red River corridor; it has already closed a potion of Red River Street opposite the Frank Erwin Cetner – which itself is demolished in later phases of construction. The first medical student class is expected in 2016.

More at http://kut.org/post/construction-uts-new-dell-medical-school-kicks .