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Interim Department Chair

Chelsea Chang, MD

Chelsea Chang, MD

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HCEBL 3.124
2102 Treasure Hills Blvd, Harlingen, TX 78550
PCC@utrgv.edu
(956) 296-1460

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Welcome to the Department of Primary & Community Care

The Department of Primary and Community Care provides a wide range of primary care, preventive care, and care management services to individuals, families, and communities in the Rio Grande Valley. The department strives to foster healthier communities while ensuring accessible, high-quality primary care for individuals and families in South Texas. Our department includes women's and children's health, family medicine, internal medicine, integrated behavioral health, population health experts, residency programs, and world-class researchers.

Academic

  • Community Health Partnerships
  • Human Genetics
  • Integrated Behavioral Health
  • Population Health
  • Primary & Preventive Care
  • Women's & Children's Health

Graduate Medical Education Programs

  • Family Medicine Residency at Knapp Medical Center
  • Family Medicine Residency at McAllen Medical Center

Research

  • Geonomics Computing Center
  • Human Genetics
  • Maternal Health Research Center
  • Population Health
  • South Texas Diabetes & Obesity Institute
  • UTRGV Center for Genome Research

Patient Care

  • Area Health Education Center (AHEC)
  • Employee/Student Health
  • Primary & Preventative Care
  • Women's & Childrens's Health
    • Women's Health
    • Pediatrics

Clinical Sites

  • UniMovil
  • UT Health RGV AHEC Primary Care (Bob Clark)
  • UT Health RGV AHEC Primary Care (La Victoria)
  • UT Health RGV AHEC Primary Care (San Carlos) 
  • UT Health RGV Employee Health (Harlingen)
  • UT Health RGV Internal Medicine (Weslaco)
  • UT Health RGV Multispecialty (Harlingen)
  • UT Health RGV Primary Care (Edinburg)
  • UT Health RGV Student & Employee Health (Edinburg)
  • UT Health RGV Student Health (Brownsville)
  • UT Health RGV Student Run Clinic (Proyecto Desarrollo in Peñitas)
  • UT Health RGV Surgery & Women’s Specialty (Harlingen)
  • UT Health RGV Women and Children's Clinic
  • UT Health RGV/Knapp Family Health Center (Mercedes)

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Edinburg

1214 W. Schunior St.
Edinburg, TX 78541
(956) 296-1600

Harlingen

2102 Treasure Hills Boulevard,
Harlingen, TX 78550
(956) 296-1600

Brownsville

One West University Boulevard,
Brownsville, TX 78520
(956) 296-1600

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