The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

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The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

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Motto Disciplina, Praesidium, Civitatis
Established 1972
Type Public
President James T. Willerson
Staff 1261
Undergraduates 347
Postgraduates 3399
Location Houston, Texas, USA
Campus Urban; 3,076,020 ft² (286,000 m²)
Athletics recreational
Colors burnt orange and gray
Website http://www.uthouston.edu/
 
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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. The UTHSC-H School of Public Health ranked #1 in doctoral health education in 2004.

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[edit] Size and budget

In 2005 UTHSC-H had an operating budget of $600.4 million with $150.2 million in Research expenditures (FY 2004). The university has 3,076,020 ft² (286,000 m²) in 36 buildings throughout the Texas Medical Center, the world's largest medical center. Over 600 grant-funded research projects are in progress at any given time. UTHSC-H further enjoyed $60.9 million in endowments in 2004 and had a $1.7 billion economic impact on the Houston metropolitan region.

[edit] Awards and honors

  • 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; 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; Jerry Wolinsky, MD
  • American Academy of Nursing - Mara Baun, DNSC, RN, FAAN; Nancy Bergstrom, PhD, RN, FAAN; Marlene Z. Cohen, PhD, RN, FAAN; Frank Cole, PhD, RN, CEN, CS, FNP, 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; Gwen Sherwood, PhD, RN, FAAN; Patricia L. Starck, DSN, RN, FAAN; Geri Wood, PhD, RN, FAAN
  • President George W. Bush announced on February 22, 2007 his intention to nominate S. Ward Casscells III, M.D., vice president for biotechnology at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, to be Assistant Secretary of Defense (Health Affairs).

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The University of Texas System
Arlington • Austin • Brownsville • Dallas • El Paso • Pan American • Permian Basin • San Antonio • Tyler
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center • UT Medical Branch • UT Southwestern Medical Center • UTHSC Houston • UTHSC San Antonio • UTHC Tyler
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