UT Health Science Center Achievements
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The UT Health Science Center is one of the leading research institutions in Texas and one of the major health sciences universities in the world. |
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The UT Health Science Center is the chief catalyst for the $16.3 billion biosciences and health care sector in San Antonio’s economy. |
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The UT Health Science Center’s Cancer Therapy & Research Center is the only NCI-designated Cancer Center in South Texas. |
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The UT Health Science Center’s Medical Arts & Research Center (MARC) is the new home of the physicians of UT Medicine San Antonio, the practice plan of the School of Medicine. The MARC promises patients integrated health care under one roof. A new Electronic Medical Records system will allow members of the health care team to access, monitor and update patient records quickly and easily. |
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The UT Health Science Center is home to an international clinical trial on strokes, a first–of–its–kind study, founded by a $37 million public grant that is the largest in the UT Health Science Center’s history. |
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The UT Health Science Center’s Sam and Ann Barshop Institute for Longevity and Aging Studies is a world leader in the scientific understanding of the basic biology of aging. |
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UT Health Science Center faculty are international leaders in cancer, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, aging, stroke prevention, kidney disease, orthopaedics, research imaging, transplant surgery, neurosciences, pain management, genetics, nursing, oral health and many other fields. |
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More than 27,000 graduates (physicians, dentists, nurses, scientists and other health professionals) serve the citizens of Texas and the world. |
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The Palmaz Stent, developed by the Health Science Center’s own Dr. Julio Palmaz has been named “one of 10 patents that changed the world.” |
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The UT Health Science Center is a participating institution in the National Children’s Study, the largest study of children’s health ever conducted. |
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Medical Arts and Research building |
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The Barshop Institute for Longevity
and Aging Studies |