Established in 1972 byΒ The University of Texas System Board of Regents, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) is Houstonβs Health University and Texasβ resource for health care education, innovation, scientific discovery and excellence in patient care. The most comprehensive academic health center inΒ the UT SystemΒ and the U.S. Gulf Coast region, UTHealth is home to schools ofΒ biomedical informatics,Β biomedical sciences,Β dentistry,Β nursingΒ andΒ public healthΒ and theΒ John P. and Kathrine G. McGovern Medical School. UTHealth includesΒ The University of Texas Harris County Psychiatric Center, as well as the growing clinical practicesΒ UT Physicians,Β UT DentistsΒ andΒ UT Health Services. The universityβs primary teaching hospitals areΒ Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center,Β Childrenβs Memorial Hermann HospitalΒ andΒ Harris Health Lyndon B. Johnson Hospital.
MISSION
As a comprehensive health science university, the mission of The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston is to educate health science professionals, discover and translate advances in the biomedical and social sciences, and model the best practices in clinical care and public health.
We pursue this mission in order to advance the quality of human life by enhancing the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease and injury, as well as promoting individual health and community well-being.
VISION
Excellence above all in the quest to be an acknowledged leader in the collaboration to treat, cure and prevent the most common diseases of our time through education, research and clinical practice.