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—Jexas medical school graduates
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saving tor residency programs
e Associated Press
CORPUS CHRISTI — Hundreds of Texas-educat-
k medical school graduates have left the state for
J id*ncy programs in other parts of the country,
ing with them knowledge gained in a $250,000
)gram partially funded by taxpayers.
Allhough residencies are traditional training
nmds for young doctors, state officials said few
urn to practice in Texas.
“We’re subsidizing other states by exporting
>re medical doctors than decide to practice in the
^ te of Texas,” State Higher Education Commis-
1 mer Kenneth Ashworth said.
am "we spend $250,000 per student in our medical
l/ iooI and then states like California attract them
th their residency programs,” he said.
“Tliey do their residency out there and get estab-
Ml bed and tend to stay.”
As a result, not many are settling in South Texas,
icrje almost a third of the doctors are nearing re-
~ emcnt age.
The region has about half the number of doctors,
i ntists and nurses for each 100,000 people as the
it of Texas.
South Texas has only 6 percent of the state’s doc-
rs, but has 18 percent of its population, 1993 fig-
es show. There are only 66 doctors for every
'0,000 South Texans, compared with 93 for every
■4141. iQ.OOO Texans and 105 for every 100,000 U.S. cit-
tns.
residents say South Texas deserves a health
icnce center or medical school and that the state
■““■■■oul'l shift its priorities to make sure it gets one.
®hers have urged expanded medical education,
pluding more South Texas residency programs de-
)rni
“We spend $250,000 per student
in our medical school and then
states like California attract them
with their residency programs.”
— Kenneth Ashworth, State Higher
Education Commissioner
signed to attract future doctors to the region.
In South Texas, 517 doctors are over 65 and
1,286 are over 50, according to the Area Health Ed
ucation Center, based in San Antonio.
On Tuesday, lawmakers will meet in Harlingen to
hear possible solutions from health care and educa
tion experts.
’’What we need is not an additional medical
school so much as a way to get doctors to locate (in
South Texas) and want to stay there after getting
their practice established,” Ashworth said, noting
that there are eight medical schools in the state and
two medical school extensions.
“We’re educating a heck of a lot of doctors but
we’re shipping them out of state,” he said.
According to statistics from the Higher Educa
tion Coordinating Board, about 40 percent of med
ical students leave the state for residency programs
in other areas.
“There is a need in the Valley for a medical
school,” said state Rep. Irma Rangel, D-Kingsville,
and chairwoman of the Mexican-American Caucus,
which supports the South Texas medical school
proposal.
"linton enjoys relaxing Sunday with family
531 for li e Associated Press
, $ 144 for ■
sandSCiALTAS — President Clinton at-
1 game a: ided Palm Sunday services before
wing on his favored Arkansas
trd’s exp zoi backs in their bid for a Final
ur berth Sunday.
ney on Clinton, up early die day after his
appropn other Roger’s wedding to Dallasite
.rgraves oily Martin, was out jogging by
oursemen 15 a.m. He said he felt good
out the Razorbacks’ chances
• of the. ainst the Michigan Wolverines lat-
aves, inci Sunday.
tion. Clinton greeted a few local resi-
graves ar. nts during the course of his 25-
m Houst nute jog along Turtle Creek, and
?93, toi ;ned die current issue of Sports II-
s at Loui itrated for Stanley Oberst, a Plano
h LSU's; gh school teacher. The magazine
and coop
MU Systt__
has Clinton on
the cover hold
ing a basketball,
with the phrase
“A Man from
Hoop.”
Oberst got
the magazine
signed only af
ter he clashed
briefly with Se
cret Service
agents who
thought he was
getting too close to the president.
“I guess I was so excited, I
seemed nervous and nervous people
make them nervous,” Oberst said.
After his run, Clinton readied for
morning church services, where he
was accompanied by his wife,
Hillary Rodham Clinton, and
daughter, Chelsea. The first family
visited the First Baptist Church of
Richardson, where the pastor deliv
ered a sermon about Janis Joplin —
her problems, her loss of hope and
her descent into drug and alcohol
abuse.
“I think she is a symbol of our
day,” said the Rev. Brian Harbour,
who came here several years ago
from Little Rock, Ark., where he
had been pastor of Clinton’s church.
“We’re delighted to have our
friends from Washington” with us,
Harbour told his huge congrega
tion. He reminisced briefly about
the old days, specifically mentioning
Clinton and Chelsea.
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J Mark Mathews, a senior computer science major, said he
pldn’t understand how anyone could do such a thing to
I tenisdves and to the baby.
Bl can’t understand the pressures on a woman that would
lake her throw it away,” he said. “It’s a baby. You just don’t
irow a baby away.”
Rebecca Dunn, a junior psychology major, said she was ini-
ally surprised that it could happen without anyone knowing.
R —■ ■ -
I think she was just desperate. I don’t
hink she should be charged with mur-
ler until she talks to a psychologist.”
- Rebecca Dunn, a junior psychology major
OltS r s ^ e was j ust desperate,” she said. “I think she needs
dp. I don’t think she should be charged with murder until she
ilks to a psychologist.”
« Charney Putney, assistant director of Residence Life, said a
95J oor meeting was called by the residence hall staff to inform
udents about the incident.
re r’The counseling center is aware as well,” she said. “We’re
tsically telling students that if they’re having a hard time deal-
Sg with it, they should go to them.”
I Wiatt said several students suspected the woman was preg-
>4 int by her appearance.
||lowever, when they asked her, she denied it.
. I Wiatt said the student is a sophomore general studies major
p.lt1.J om Rockwall, Texas.
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UPD discovered the baby wrapped in a
garbabe bag inside a Mosher Hail garbage
chute similar to the one pictured above.
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THE COMPUTING TOOLBOX
A weekly column dedicated to computing at Texas A&M
w elcome to the first in a series of columns
designed to introduce everyone to the computing
environment and to help you get more out of your ■
computing experience at Texas A&M. Some of the
authors work at Computing and Information Ser
vices (CIS). CIS serves the educational, administra
tive, and research missions of Texas A&M. CIS is
subdivided into several functions or “projects,” each
of which facilitates computing in the broadest sense.
CIS works to improve the “big picture”; policy
making and planning extends into the future. Our
weekly visit to The Battalion will serve two main
purposes: first, to highlight some of the more
interesting and exciting aspects of computing at
Texas A&M; second and most importantly, to
provide a forum for you, the “computer user.”
We hope that in the coming months you will use
this as a tool for improving resources, for airing
opinions, and for suggesting improvements in our
computing environment. We like to think that CIS is
entirely “customer-driven” and can make your life a
little easier, but we need your help.
What is a virus, and how can you keep your
computer healthy? What does the campus network
look like? What is the Internet? Each week this
column will explore another facet of computing at
Texas A&M, and different authors will offer their
spin on computing issues. That means that one week
we may discuss a particular software package or a
piece of hardware, but the next week the focus may
be on the campus-wide network as a whole or a
peek into plans for the future. Occasionally, when
our questions pile up, we’ll dedicate a column to
our Computing Wizard.
We hope to create an active interest in comput
ing here and to spur everyone to take advantage of
CIS services. We’d like to tell you something that
you didn’t know, to give you something to discuss
with your co-worker at the water cooler tomorrow
morning, and to get you to “spread the word” about
computing resources. For example, did you know
that CIS provides over 70 free computing short
courses every semester ranging from an introduc
tion to Macintosh to code optimization on a
supercomputer? Or that within the next few months
150 microcomputers will be installed in the new
West Evans Library Annex? Or that you can log
onto your account even if you’re halfway around
the world?
These are just a few of the issues that we’ll
dive into over the next few months, and we’d like
your input, too. If you have a particular aspect of
computing that you would like to see discussed
here, or if you have a question (or better yet, a lot of
questions!) that we can answer for you, please call
the phone number or send e-mail to the address that
you’ll see posted at the end of this article each
week.
Ask the Computing Wizard
What exactly is a
“computing
resource?”
A: We use the
term “resource”
to refer to
computing labs,
hardware (com
puters, disk drives,
monitors, and so on), software (the programs that
run on the computers), printers and output centers,
and the people at CIS.
Q: Does CIS manage all computing resources?
A: Although CIS manages many computing
resources on campus, most resources are managed
separately by other departments and agencies.
Oftentimes, you must be a member of a particular
agency or be taking courses within a specific
department to be eligible for a computing account
on non-CIS resources.
Q: Hey, I have a really good idea how to improve
computing resources. Whom should I tell?
A: Please send all suggestions and comments to our
“virtual suggestion box” at
SMTP%”SUGGEST@TAMU.EDU”
Upcoming Events
The following free short courses will be presented
in the upcoming weeks:
Introduction to Excel for the PC
March 31, 9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m., 107 Blocker
Introduction to Processing on the Cray (Ft. one)
April 4, 3:00p.m. - 5:00p.m., 039 Wisenbaker
Introduction to Processing on the Cray (Pt. two)
April 6, 3:00p.m. - 5:00p.m., 039 Wisenbaker
The Microcomputer Training Group (MTG) of
CIS also offers the following classes for a small fee.
Call the MTG at 845-9999 to make reservations.
Microsoft PowerPoint (Apple)
April 18, 2:00p.m. - 4:00p.m., 002 Teague, $15
Aldus Persuation (Apple)
April 19, 2:00p.m. - 4:00p.m., 002 Teague, $15
MacroMedia Director (Apple)
April 20, 1:00p.m. - 4:30p.m., 002 Teague, $25
Microsoft Powerpoint (IBM)
April 21, 2:00p.m. - 4:00p.m., 218 Teague, $15
Aldus Persuasion (IBM)
April 22, 2:00p.m. - 4:00p.m., 218 Teague, $15
Asymetrix ToolBook (IBM)
April 25, 1:00p.m. - 4:30p.m., 218 Teague, $25
(Please send comments, suggestions for topics, and
questions for the Computing Wizard via e-mail to
SUGGEST@TAMU.EDU or call 845-9325.)