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The Health Science Center at UT Tyler company history timeline

1985

In the area of graduate medical education, the newly created Family Practice Residency Program accepted its first physician residents in 1985.

1991

The new school also serves as home to a teaching kitchen, faculty, staff and administrative offices and an event space that showcases a mural painted by Kilgore artist L.C. Kitchen in 1991.

2002

Doctor Kirk Calhoun began his tenure as president in September 2002, and is credited with advancing UT Health Center into the 21st century.

2008

In 2008, the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board authorized the Ph.D. in Human Resource Development program.

2009

Under Doctor Calhoun’s leadership, a new three-story, $67-million Academic Center was built in 2009.

2011

UT Tyler observes 40th anniversary with yearlong celebration that begins June 10, 2011.

2012

A first-ever, degree-granting program, a master’s in biotechnology, welcomed its first class of students in August 2012.

2014

The Department of Computer Science and Computer Information Systems was added to the College of Business School of Technology in 2014.

2015

9% enrollment increase during fall 2015, 8,862 students (largest fall semester enrollment increase in UT Tyler’s history). Grand Opening – Ben and Maytee Fisch College of Pharmacy.

2016

In 2016, a master’s program in public health welcomed its first class of students, and two new medical residencies in rural family medicine and psychiatry were approved.

2017

On September 2017, an exciting public announcement was made that would forever change patient care in Northeast Texas.

2018

The purchase was finalized on March 1, 2018.

In August 2018, The University opened up the new 140,000-square-foot Soules College of Business.

2019

On September 19, 2019, The University of Texas at Tyler Health Science Center celebrated the grand opening of their newest addition to campus, the School of Community and Rural Health.

2020

In a series of events, February 2020 proved to be a monumental month for The University of Texas at Tyler Health Science Center.

On February 12, 2020, less than a week following UT System’s announcement of its intention to launch a medical school in East Texas, UT Health Science Center at Tyler received a historic gift commitment as the first response to a call for private and public support needed to fund it.

On February 27, 2020, The University of Texas System Board of Regents unanimously approved the proposal to establish a medical school in Tyler.

2022

The School of Community and Rural Health was renamed to “The School of Health Professions” in June of 2022.

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