Health care Health Care Edition
BY LIZZY SPANGLER
2025
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SHSU’s Health Professions Building set for February 2026 opening
Some context
SHSU regents approved the design for the building in February 2024 and held the groundbreaking ceremony for the building that April, per prior reporting. “By being in The Woodlands-Conroe area, we tap into a number of major health care systems,” Zapalac said.
Sam Houston State University is eying February 2026 for the opening of its new Health Professions Building, estimated to cost around $65 million to $70 million, said Ryan Zapalac, dean for the College of Health Sciences. Students are expected to begin using the building in the summer of 2026, which will be located in Conroe next to the university’s College of Osteopathic Medicine. There will be four academic programs housed within the new building—two existing programs and two proposed programs, Zapalac said. “We’ve got a place there, a hub where people are working together, they’re learning together, but they’re learning also how to work together,” Zapalac said.
SHSU Health Professions Building programs Program Size Status
Master of Science in athletic training Master of Science in dietetics Master of Science in physician assistant studies
20 students per cohort 10 students per cohort* 60 students per cohort
Existing program Existing program Proposed program,
CITY CENTRAL AVE.
anticipated fall 2026 start date
Doctor of physical therapy
40 students per cohort*
Proposed program,
45
anticipated fall 2027 start date
E N TRAL PKWY.
*SHSU IS EVALUATING EXPANDING THE SIZE OF THESE TWO PROGRAMS. SOURCE: SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY COMMUNITY IMPACT
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