New UH Medical School Is Aimed At Tackling Texas' Primary Care Shortage
Before Breanna Chachere started medical school at the University of Houston, she experienced firsthand the gaps in health care access in Texas.
"I grew up in a family that had a lot of issues and prevalence of chronic diseases," said Chachere. "I definitely grew up in a medically underserved city, so that often meant we had to travel outside of Alvin, Texas to get the medical care — quality care I would call it — that we needed."
Before heading to the East Coast for graduate school, Chachere continued to see these health disparities show up while working at public schools in La Porte and Pearland. She said witnessing it in the Houston area drew her to the medical field.
"This is my community and it felt very natural for me to come home to study medicine in the place where I ultimately hope to practice," said Chachere.
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