Dr. Jorge Duchicela Wins Prestigious Educator Award

Jan 8, 2014, 08:44 AM by Julia Essex

Dr. Jorge Duchicela is the recipient of the prestigious 2013 Texas Rural Health Association (TRHA) Annual Rural Health Academic Preceptor Award for the State of Texas.  Dr. Duchicela has been doing his part to improve rural health care in Texas by teaching students for over 20 years. He serves proudly as the Integrated Rural Training Track Director and faculty for our UTMB Family Medicine residents who are training in Weimar, Texas.

Dr. Duchicela was presented this award at the annual conference of the Texas Rural Health Association on November 18, 2013 during the Association's Awards Luncheon at the Hilton Fort Worth.

"We are so excited to hear that Dr. Duchicela was the recipient of this prestigious award, " says Tricia C. Elliott, MD - UTMB Health Family Medicine Residency Director and Vice Chair for Clinical Affairs.

Congratulations Dr. Duchicela and keep up the great work you do in Weimar.