University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

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The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth)
Motto DISCIPLINA, PRAESIDIUM, CIVITATIS
Established 1972
Type Public
President Giuseppe N. Colasurdo, MD
Academic staff 1538
Students 4600
Location Houston, Texas, USA
Campus Urban; 3.9 million ft2 (286,000 m2)
Colors Burnt Orange and Gray
Website

http://www.uth.edu/
 
UTH logo

The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth), primarily a graduate education university, educates the largest number of health care professionals in Texas. Created in 1972 by the UT System Board of Regents, UTHealth is located in the Texas Medical Center, one of the world’s largest biomedical education and research facilities. Many of the UTHealth's research programs are ranked in the top quarter in their discipline by the National Research Council.

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About [edit]

The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, formally called UTHealth, includes the schools of dentistry, biomedical informatics, medicine, nursing and public health, and the graduate school of biomedical sciences and University of Texas-MD Anderson School of Health Professions.[1] Its primary teaching hospitals are Memorial Hermann–Texas Medical Center, Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital and Lyndon B. Johnson General Hospital. UTHealth is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award certificate, bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral and professional degrees.[2]

Three UTHealth faculty practices treat patients in a variety of Houston-area clinics: UT Physicians, UT Dentists and UT Health Services. In addition, UTHealth is a leader in providing health care information to the public through the award-winning HealthLEADER online magazine.

Size and budget [edit]

In 2011, UTHealth had an operating budget of $939.5 million, $261.1 million in research expenditures and 380,388 total patient visits. The university has 3.9 million ft2 in 48 buildings and facilities. Since the university was established in 1972, 34,135 students have graduated.[3]

UTHealth has approximately 10,000 faculty, staff, students and residents. It has the seventh-largest medical school in the nation, with a total enrollment of 942 students in 2011.[4]

Distinctions [edit]

  • 244 National Institutes of Health (NIH) grants currently awarded.[3]
  • School of Public Health has the top-ranked doctoral program in Health Promotion/Health Education.[5]
  • School of Nursing ranked in the top 5% of nursing schools by U.S. News & World Report for 2011.[6]
  • The School of Nursing and Student Community Center, which opened in 2004, was the first UT System building to be certified with the LEED® Gold rating for sustainability. The 195,000-sq.-ft. facility has received 11 prestigious local, state and national architectural design awards to date.
  • School of Biomedical Informatics is the first school in the country devoted exclusively to graduate-level studies in Health Informatics.
  • The Medical School has maintained its excellence through 78 accredited GME programs and status as one of the least expensive medical schools in the country.[7]
  • Hispanic Business Magazine has ranked UTHealth as having one of the country’s top 10 medical schools for promoting and encouraging a diverse community where Hispanic students can thrive.
  • The Medical School's Department of Dermatology is ranked as a center of clinical excellence.[8]
  • As the only dental school in southeast Texas, the School of Dentistry currently offers 10 accredited programs: DDS, dental hygiene, two primary care general residency programs and six specialty programs in pediatric dentistry, endodontics, oral and maxillofacial surgery, prosthodontics, periodontics and orthodontics.[9]
  • The University of Texas Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences at Houston has the only Accredited Genetic Counseling program in Texas.[10]
  • Prince Mahidol Award for Medicine - Palmer Beasley, MD (1999); Stanley Schultz, MD (2006)
  • American Academy of Arts and Sciences - Irma Gigli, MD; John L. Spudich, PhD
  • Institute of Medicine - Irma Gigli, MD; Roberta Ness, MD, MPH; James T. Willerson, MD
  • American Association for the Advancement of Science - L. Maximilian Buja, MD; John H. Byrne, PhD; Kathleen Gibson, PhD; Irma Gigli, MD; Jerry Wolinsky, MD
  • American Academy of Nursing - Mara Baun, DNSc, RN; Susan Benedict, DSN, CRNA; Nancy Bergstrom, PhD, RN; Deanna Grimes, DrPH, RN; Sandra Hanneman, PhD, RN; Joanne Hickey, PhD, RN; Duck-Hee Kang, PhD, RN; Thomas Mackey, PhD, RN; Marianne Marcus, EdD, RN; Janet Meininger, PhD, RN; Susan D. Ruppert, PhD, RN; Patricia L. Starck, DSN, RN; Geri Wood, PhD, RN

Schools [edit]

UTHealth includes six schools:

University Housing [edit]

The university has two student housing properties, 7900 Cambridge and 1885 El Paseo.[11] 7900 Cambridge, a two-story complex, was built in 1982 and includes the Child Development Center. 1885 El Paseo, a four-story complex, was built in 2005.

Minor dependent residents of both complexes are zoned to the Houston Independent School District. Residents of both complexes are zoned to Whidby Elementary School,[12] Cullen Middle School[13] and Lamar High School.[14]

Research Centers and Institutes [edit]

UTHealth comprises six schools and several centers and institutes whose work aligns with the university's mission of education, research and clinical care.[15]

Medical School

School of Biomedical Informatics

School of Dentistry

School of Nursing

School of Public Health

The University of Texas Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences at Houston

University

Collaborative Research Institutes and Centers

Leadership [edit]

The President of UTHealth is Giuseppe N. Colasurdo, MD.[16] The following is a list of deans for each of UTHealth's six schools:

See also [edit]

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External links [edit]

References [edit]

  1. ^ UTHealth Fact Book. Retrieved April 12, 2012.
  2. ^ [1] Retrieved June 19, 2012.
  3. ^ a b [2] Retrieved June 19, 2012.
  4. ^ U.S. News & World Report Best Medical Schools: Research U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved April 12, 2012.
  5. ^ [3] Retrieved April 12, 2012.
  6. ^ [4] Retrieved June 19, 2012.
  7. ^ [5] Retrieved June 19, 2012.
  8. ^ http://dermatologytimes.modernmedicine.com/dermatologytimes/Dermatology/Clinical-Centers-of-Excellence-Dermatology/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/592583
  9. ^ [6] Retrieved June 19, 2012.
  10. ^ [7] Retrieved June 21, 2012.
  11. ^ "School of Nursing 2009 – 2011 Catalog." University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. 49. Retrieved on November 24, 2011.
  12. ^ "Whidby Elementary Attendance Zone." Houston Independent School District. Retrieved on November 24, 2011.
  13. ^ "Cullen Middle Attendance Zone." Houston Independent School District. Retrieved on November 24, 2011.
  14. ^ "Lamar High School Attendance Zone." Houston Independent School District. Retrieved on November 24, 2011.
  15. ^ [8] Retrieved June 19, 2012.
  16. ^ "Giuseppe Colasurdo, M.D. appointed sixth president in UTHealth’s 40-year history". Retrieved 22 October 2012. 

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