The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston is a leader in the number of Hispanic students enrolled in medical schools in the United States, according to a magazine survey.
Hispanic Outlook on Higher Education, in its June edition, ranked UTMB No. 4 in its listing of the total number of Hispanics enrolled in medical schools in the U.S.
"UTMB has a proud tradition of educating one of the most diverse student bodies in the nation," said Dr. Garland D. Anderson, executive vice president and provost of UTMB. "We are proud that civil rights pioneer, Dr. Hector P. Garcia, was a graduate of our medical school, and that - at one point in our history - we had educated 75 percent of the Hispanic physicians in the U.S. We look forward to continuing this tradition as we educate the health care workers of tomorrow."
Using 2007 enrollment figures, the magazine said that, of the 861 students enrolled in UTMB's School of Medicine, 134 were Hispanic, placing UTMB fourth on the list of total number of students. But when percentages are used to rank the medical schools, UTMB is ranked No. 3, with a Hispanic student population of 16 percent.
The figures used by the magazine came from the National Center for Education Statistics' Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System and utilize the traditional survey figures for establishing the number of Hispanics enrolling or completing studies at surveyed schools.