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Anonymous donor gifts UH $3M, pays entire tuition for medical students

Anonymous donor gifts UH $3M, pays entire tuition for medical students

Anonymous donor gifts UH $3M, pays entire tuition for medical students

The UH College of Medicine will be the university's 15th academic college and will train primary care physicians with a focus on underserved communities in Houston and across the state.

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