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— MICHAEL E. DEBAKEY VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER
Serving as the primary health care provider for nearly 130,000 veterans in southeast Texas, the Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center (MEDVAMC) (www.houston.va.gov) is one of the largest VA medical centers in the country. Veterans from all over the country are referred to MEDVAMC for specialized diagnostics, radiation therapy, surgery and assorted other medical treatments. In addition to annually logging more than 1 million outpatient visits, MEDVAMC boasts a number of specialized centers and focuses geared toward the needs of veterans. Located on a 118-acre campus once part of the Hermann Estate, MEDVAMC’s state-of-the-art six-story facility has 357 acute care beds, a 40-bed Spinal Cord Injury Center and a 141-bed Community Living Center. An active research and development facility that is a member of the Texas Medical Center, MEDVAMC ensures that veterans have access to cutting-edge medical and health care technology. MEDVAMC also is a teaching hospital affiliated with Baylor College of Medicine.
— RICE UNIVERSITY–BIOSCIENCE RESEARCH COLLABORATIVE
Consistently ranked as one of America’s best academic and research universities, Rice University (www.rice.edu) is considered the Ivy League of the South. Through that knowledge and discovery, the mission at Rice is to pursue path-changing research, provide unsurpassed teaching and contribute to a better world. A number of its research labs are housed in the Bioscience Research Collaborative (BRC), an innovative space in which scientists, educators from Rice and professionals from Texas Medical Center institutions collaborate on leading research in medicine and human health. As such, BRC has become a catalyst for interdisciplinary collaboration, creativity, collaboration and learning.
— TEXAS A&M HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER
Graduates of the Texas A&M Health Science Center (TAMHSC) (www.tamhsc.edu) transform health and make a difference around the world as doctors, nurses and dentists who treat patients in need, as public health professionals who bring preventative measures to underserved communities and as scientists who deliver lifesaving discoveries to the marketplace. Among its five colleges is the Houston-based Institute of Biosciences and Technology, which has earned national recognition for excellence, value and diversity—a true testament to its unparalleled educational experience. Drawing from a vast network of scientists, educators and clinical partners at the Texas Medical Center, TAMHSC provides real-world solutions through evidence-based discoveries and develops highly qualified graduates ready to address the needs of an ever-changing population.
— THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT HOUSTON
Known as Houston’s health university, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) (www.uth.edu) addresses complex challenges to human health, drives policy to elevate health care delivery and advances research to improve patient outcomes. Founded in 1972, UTHealth supports more than 10,000 faculty, staff, students and residents who are committed to delivering innovative solutions for advancing human health and well-being. The most comprehensive academic health center in The University of Texas System and the Gulf Coast region, UTHealth educates more health care professionals than any other like institution in the Texas. UTHealth includes the School of Biomedical Informatics, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences at Houston, School of Dentistry, McGovern Medical School (one of the nation’s largest), the highest ranked School of Nursing in Texas and School of Public Health as well as the comprehensive Harris County Psychiatric Center. To further its mission, UTHealth’s primary teaching hospitals include Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center, Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital and Harris Health Lyndon B. Johnson Hospital.
— UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH AT GALVESTON (UTMB HEALTH)
The first academic health center in Texas, the University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) at Galveston (www.utmb.edu) has grown from one building, 23 students and 13 faculty members in 1891 into a modern health science center with more than 70 major buildings, more than 3,000 students and more than 900 faculty. On 84 acres, the main campus of UTMB at Galveston includes four schools, three advanced-study institutes, a major medical library, a Level I trauma center and several research facilities, including Galveston National Laboratory, which is the country’s only BioSafety Level 4 laboratory on a university campus. Although not physically on the Texas Medical Center campus, UTMB Health has been a member since 2010 with its offering of an integrated network of hospitals and clinics that provides a full range of primary and specialized medical care.
Serving as the primary health care provider for nearly 130,000 veterans in southeast Texas, the Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center (MEDVAMC) (www.houston.va.gov) is one of the largest VA medical centers in the country. Veterans from all over the country are referred to MEDVAMC for specialized diagnostics, radiation therapy, surgery and assorted other medical treatments. In addition to annually logging more than 1 million outpatient visits, MEDVAMC boasts a number of specialized centers and focuses geared toward the needs of veterans. Located on a 118-acre campus once part of the Hermann Estate, MEDVAMC’s state-of-the-art six-story facility has 357 acute care beds, a 40-bed Spinal Cord Injury Center and a 141-bed Community Living Center. An active research and development facility that is a member of the Texas Medical Center, MEDVAMC ensures that veterans have access to cutting-edge medical and health care technology. MEDVAMC also is a teaching hospital affiliated with Baylor College of Medicine.
— RICE UNIVERSITY–BIOSCIENCE RESEARCH COLLABORATIVE
Consistently ranked as one of America’s best academic and research universities, Rice University (www.rice.edu) is considered the Ivy League of the South. Through that knowledge and discovery, the mission at Rice is to pursue path-changing research, provide unsurpassed teaching and contribute to a better world. A number of its research labs are housed in the Bioscience Research Collaborative (BRC), an innovative space in which scientists, educators from Rice and professionals from Texas Medical Center institutions collaborate on leading research in medicine and human health. As such, BRC has become a catalyst for interdisciplinary collaboration, creativity, collaboration and learning.
— TEXAS A&M HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER
Graduates of the Texas A&M Health Science Center (TAMHSC) (www.tamhsc.edu) transform health and make a difference around the world as doctors, nurses and dentists who treat patients in need, as public health professionals who bring preventative measures to underserved communities and as scientists who deliver lifesaving discoveries to the marketplace. Among its five colleges is the Houston-based Institute of Biosciences and Technology, which has earned national recognition for excellence, value and diversity—a true testament to its unparalleled educational experience. Drawing from a vast network of scientists, educators and clinical partners at the Texas Medical Center, TAMHSC provides real-world solutions through evidence-based discoveries and develops highly qualified graduates ready to address the needs of an ever-changing population.
— THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT HOUSTON
Known as Houston’s health university, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) (www.uth.edu) addresses complex challenges to human health, drives policy to elevate health care delivery and advances research to improve patient outcomes. Founded in 1972, UTHealth supports more than 10,000 faculty, staff, students and residents who are committed to delivering innovative solutions for advancing human health and well-being. The most comprehensive academic health center in The University of Texas System and the Gulf Coast region, UTHealth educates more health care professionals than any other like institution in the Texas. UTHealth includes the School of Biomedical Informatics, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences at Houston, School of Dentistry, McGovern Medical School (one of the nation’s largest), the highest ranked School of Nursing in Texas and School of Public Health as well as the comprehensive Harris County Psychiatric Center. To further its mission, UTHealth’s primary teaching hospitals include Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center, Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital and Harris Health Lyndon B. Johnson Hospital.
— UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH AT GALVESTON (UTMB HEALTH)
The first academic health center in Texas, the University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) at Galveston (www.utmb.edu) has grown from one building, 23 students and 13 faculty members in 1891 into a modern health science center with more than 70 major buildings, more than 3,000 students and more than 900 faculty. On 84 acres, the main campus of UTMB at Galveston includes four schools, three advanced-study institutes, a major medical library, a Level I trauma center and several research facilities, including Galveston National Laboratory, which is the country’s only BioSafety Level 4 laboratory on a university campus. Although not physically on the Texas Medical Center campus, UTMB Health has been a member since 2010 with its offering of an integrated network of hospitals and clinics that provides a full range of primary and specialized medical care.
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