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The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
MottoDisciplina, Praesidium, Civitatis
TypePublic
Established1972
PresidentLarry R. Kaiser, M.D.
Academic staff
1389
Undergraduates429
Postgraduates3399
Location
Houston
,
Texas
,
USA
CampusUrban; 3.9 million ft2 (286,000 m2)
Athleticsrecreational
Colorsburnt orange and gray
Websitehttp://www.uth.edu/
 
UTH logo

The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston was created by the UT System Board of Regents and supported by the Texas Legislature in 1972. Located in the world-renowned Texas Medical Center, the school is primarily a graduate education university focusing on the health sciences.

Size and budget

In 2008, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston had an operating budget of $762.3 million with $191.7 million in research expenditures. The university has 3.9 million ft2 in 44 buildings and facilities throughout the Texas Medical Center, the world's largest medical center. Since the university was established in 1972, 34,135 students have graduated. Over 600 grant-funded research projects are in progress at any given time. The health science center further enjoyed $108.1 million in endowments in 2008 and had a $2.3 billion economic impact on the Houston metropolitan region.

The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston is popularly called "UTHealth".

Achievements

  • 220 NIH grants
  • Ranked 60th out of 535 in NIH funding of Domestic Institutions of Higher Education
  • 19 Medical School faculty members ranked among America's Top Docs
  • School of Public Health ranked number 1 in doctoral health education.
  • School of Nursing ranked in top 5% of nursing schools by U.S. News and World Report for 2008.
  • School of Biomedical Informatics is the only graduate school of its kind in the country.
  • Nobel Prize Laureate - Ferid Murad, MD, PhD
  • Prince Mahidol Award for Medicine - Palmer Beasley, MD
  • National Academy of Science - Ferid Murad, MD, PhD
  • Academy of Arts and Sciences - Ferid Murad, MD, PhD; William J. Schull, PhD; Irma Gigli, MD
  • Institute of Medicine - LuAnn Aday, PhD; C. Thomas Caskey, MD; Irma Gigli, MD; Ferid Murad, MD, PhD; 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; Ferid Murad, MD, PhD; Doreen Rosenstrauch, MD, PhD, RN, FAHA; Jerry Wolinsky, MD; Sam Kaplan, PhD
  • American Academy of Nursing - Mara Baun, DNSC, RN, FAAN; Nancy Bergstrom, PhD, RN, FAAN; Marlene Z. Cohen, PhD, RN, FAAN; Deanna Grimes, DrPH, RN, FAAN; Sandra Hanneman, PhD, RN, FAAN; Joanne Hickey, PhD, APRN, BC, ACNP, FAAN; Thomas Mackey, PhD, NP-C, FAAN; Marianne Marcus, EdD, RN, FAAN; Janet Meininger, PhD, RN, FAAN; Patricia L. Starck, DSN, RN, FAAN; Geri Wood, PhD, RN, FAAN
  • S. Ward Casscells III, M.D., vice president for biotechnology at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, served as Assistant Secretary of Defense (Health Affairs)from 2007-2009.
  • Department of Dermatology ranked as center of clinical excellence[1]

Schools

The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Research Institutes and Centers

University Research Institutes and Centers

Collaborative Research Institutes and Centers

See also

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References

  1. ^ http://dermatologytimes.modernmedicine.com/dermatologytimes/Dermatology/Clinical-Centers-of-Excellence-Dermatology/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/592583

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