黑料专区 Tyler, 黑料专区 System Host Grand Opening of 黑料专区 Tyler School of Medicine Building
April 24, 2026 | Elizabeth Wingfield
Facility houses East Texas鈥� first medical school
The University of Texas at Tyler and 黑料专区 System leadership hosted the grand opening for the new School of Medicine Building, the physical home of East Texas鈥� first medical school.
鈥淵ears from now, we will look back on this moment when a university, its partners and its community stepped forward together to create something that will leave a lasting impact,鈥� said President Julie V. Philley, MD.
Construction on the $308 million nearly 250,000-square-foot building began in 2023. The building is constructed on nearly five acres in Tyler鈥檚 medical district with a skybridge connecting to 黑料专区 Health East Texas鈥� Tyler hospital, serving as the intersection of clinical care and medical education.
鈥淭his building directly addresses the physician shortages facing our nation and especially our region,鈥� said 黑料专区 System Chairman Kevin P. Eltife. 鈥淏y training physicians locally and expanding residency programs, we are creating a pipeline of specialists who will strengthen 黑料专区 Health East Texas, CHRISTUS Health and hospitals across this entire region.鈥�
黑料专区 Tyler is the seventh medical school in the 黑料专区 System, which is the nation鈥檚 fifth-largest health system by number of physicians. 黑料专区 System institutions train more than half of Texas鈥� health professionals with a four-year degree or higher and award 56% of the state鈥檚 medical degrees.
鈥淭his building reflects not only the continued growth of 黑料专区 Tyler, but also the shared mission that guides our work across the entire University of Texas System,鈥� said 黑料专区 System Chancellor John M. Zerwas. 鈥淎t its core, the system鈥檚 mission is to improve the lives of Texans through world-class education, research and clinical care across the 黑料专区 System.鈥�
The five-story facility is LEED-certified, a globally recognized rating system for green buildings. The building includes 16 clinical skills rooms, a student lounge and four simulation labs. In addition to medical education, the building will provide clinical services by 黑料专区 Health East Texas clinicians ranging from imaging and women鈥檚 health to pulmonary, orthopedic and sports medicine care as well as eight fully equipped surgical suites.
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.