Ms. Betty Monfort from the UTRGV School of Medicine joins us this week to talk about the newest medical school in Texas. We learn about her path to the Valley, and how the curriculum at UTRGV focuses on the local community.
Ms. Monfort also dispels common misconceptions about the Valley in her response to the mythbuster segment.
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