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Proposition 1, Five Years Later
This week at Dell Medical School, we're excited to celebrate the five-year anniversary of 2012's Proposition 1, which Travis County voters approved to raise property tax revenue in support of health care initiatives for Central Texas, including $35 million annually for a medical school. In the short time since, we've increased the number of medical residents and fellows providing care in Travis County from 218 to 287; enrolled two classes (with all of the students in the first class already working in community hospitals and clinics); collected nearly 100 ideas from the community for addressing serious health priorities; and opened UT Health Austin, the clinical practice of Dell Med, which serves as a learning lab for our efforts to reimagine care delivery.
Of course, this is only the beginning. I look forward to what the next five years will bring — and thank you for commitment, demonstrated daily, to the audacious idea that we can revolutionize how people get and stay healthy.
Clay Johnston, MD, PhD
Section Title This week at Dell Medical School, we're excited to celebrate the five-year anniversary of 2012's Proposition 1, which Travis County voters approved to raise property tax revenue in support of health care initiatives for Central Texas, including $35 million annually for a medical school. In the short time since, we've increased the number of medical residents and fellows providing care in Travis County from 218 to 287; enrolled two classes (with all of the students in the first class already working in community hospitals and clinics); collected nearly 100 ideas from the community for addressing serious health priorities; and opened UT Health Austin, the clinical practice of Dell Med, which serves as a learning lab for our efforts to reimagine care delivery. Of course, this is only the beginning. I look forward to what the next five years will bring — and thank you for commitment, demonstrated daily, to the audacious idea that we can revolutionize how people get and stay healthy.
Clay Johnston, MD, PhD |
