"In the next five to 10 years, Willis hopes to double the class size to 80. Currently they have preliminary accreditation and are aiming to receive temporary accreditation in 2025 and get full accreditation in the future. They are working on their strategic plan and continuing to add faculty, he said."
Looks like class size won't be expanding for a while but they do intend on it.
UT Tyler School of Medicine facility construction underway
Other info from the article...
Abt EY 2023: "42.5% are the first generation in their family to attend graduate school, 57.5% have an income less than $100,000, 30% have an income less than $50,000, 22.5% assisted in raising other children in their family, 12.5% contributed family income, 30% were on free or reduced lunch and 27.5% were the first generation of their family to pursue their undergraduate degree.""Of the inaugural class, 95% are from East Texas and 5% have family or connections in the region and intend to practice in the area."
"When looking at the 4,000 applications for the
inaugural class for the school of medicine, Willis specifically picked students from East Texas or with connections to East Texas. So far, there have been 6,000 applicants for the second class."