Health care
BY LIZZY SPANGLER
Health Care Edition
2024
Community Impact 's annual Health Care Edition features news on the timeliest topics in the industry. Content ranges from major health care developments to listings of nearby health care facilities. Articles within this guide are focused on local topics a ecting your community, the metro and the state of Texas, and are written by our team of journalists to meet our mission of providing trusted news and information everyone gets.
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SHSU holds groundbreaking for new Health Professions Building
What they're saying
“The Health Professions Building represents Sam Houston State’s commitment to health care education, student success and community well-being.”
On April 29, Sam Houston State University held a groundbreaking ceremony for its new Health Professions Building located in Conroe. The new building, for which design was approved in late February, will be four stories and located next to the university’s College of Osteopathic Medicine, according to prior reporting. SHSU Chief Finance O cer Amanda Withers said the total project is set to cost around $70 million. “[The building] will expand our presence, it will demonstrate our continued commitment to academic excellence, innovation and prioritizing shared resources between the medical school and the health professions,” SHSU President Alisa White said. “I’m excited for the future.” During the groundbreaking ceremony, Emily Roper, dean of SHSU’s College of Health Sciences, said the new building will house four academic programs. “Bringing together athletic training, dietetics, physician’s assistant and physical therapy under one roof, students have greater opportunities for interprofessional education and shared learning,” Roper said.
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“It’s the interconnectivity ... that’s o ered between the medical school here [and] the school of nursing. ... It just sets the perfect backdrop for [interaction].” AMANDA WITHERS, SHSU CHIEF FINANCE OFFICER
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The new building will house four academic programs, including:
Master of Science in athletic training
Master of Science in dietetics
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Doctor of physical therapy
Withers said the university anticipates moving into the new building in January 2026, with students starting to use the building that fall.
Master of Science in physician assistant
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