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In a sudden move, Texas A&M University Health Science Center announced Friday that it’s unilaterally ending the development of its academic and clinical research affiliations with DHR Health, which the institutions announced just three months ago.
DHR Health, which says it learned of that decision the same day Texas A&M Health made it public, acknowledged the cancellation of the initiative.
Neither institution shed any light on what led to the end.
“Upon further evaluation of our respective missions, we feel this separation is in the best interest of both organizations, the communities we serve and the state,” a statement from Texas A&M Health reads.
The release notes no current Texas A&M sponsored residents will be impacted by the decision and describes the organization’s health-oriented commitment to the Rio Grande Valley.
“We continue to develop the best options to train our students and remain committed to bringing value and collaborative care to our South Texas communities,” Dr. Jon Mogford, Texas A&M Health’s chief operating officer and senior vice president, wrote in the statement.
Tucked into a news release announcing its sponsorship of seven newly accredited residencies and fellowships, DHR Health confirmed that it and Texas A&M are no longer working toward creating new residency programs together.
“DHR Health acknowledges this, and respects Texas A&M Health’s decision and wishes them well,” it read.
In March, the entities described with enthusiasm the new partnership as an agreement that would pave the way for hundreds of new residencies, calling it a bound forward in health care for locals.
The separation is the second such break between DHR Health and a higher education entity in less than a year’s time.
In October, DHR Health decided to unilaterally terminate its affiliation agreement with UTRGV, which supported over 100 residents.
The university described the divorce as part of its “natural evolution,” saying that its mission no longer aligned with a “for-profit, physician-owned health system like DHR Health.”
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