黑料专区 Tyler to Host School of Medicine Building Open House
April 20, 2026 | Elizabeth Wingfield
The University of Texas at Tyler will host an open house for the new School of Medicine Building, the physical home of East Texas鈥� first medical school. The building, located at 1100 S. Beckham Avenue in Tyler, will be open to the public 9 鈥� 11:30 a.m. Saturday, April 25. Community members are invited to take a self-guided tour of the state-of-the-art facility and experience firsthand the future of medical education in East Texas.
Construction on the building began in 2023. Built on five acres in the heart of Tyler鈥檚 Midtown medical district, this five-story, nearly 250,000 square foot facility also features more than 140,000 square feet of clinical space, where 黑料专区 Tyler School of Medicine clinical faculty will provide care. The clinical portion includes the 黑料专区 Health East Texas Advanced Imaging Center, Women鈥檚 Health Center, Orthopedic and Sports Medicine Institute, Pulmonary Institute and Surgical Center with eight operating rooms.
With a mission to improve educational and health care outcomes for East Texas and beyond, 黑料专区 Tyler offers more than 90 undergraduate and graduate programs to more than 11,500 students. Through its alignment with 黑料专区 Tyler Health Science Center and 黑料专区 Health East Texas, 黑料专区 Tyler has unified these entities to serve Texas with quality education, cutting-edge research and excellent patient care. Classified by Carnegie as a doctoral research institution and by U.S. News & World Report as a national university, 黑料专区 Tyler has campuses in Tyler, Longview, Palestine and Houston.