UT Southwestern Medical Center is an academic medical institution in Dallas-Fort Worth combining patient care, biomedical research, and education through four schools.
The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center is an academic medical institution based in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, operating for over 75 years. Its work spans three interconnected areas: patient care across multiple specialties, biomedical research, and the education of healthcare professionals. The institution's research and clinical operations generate and depend on large volumes of biomedical and clinical data, supporting work in biomedical sciences, public health, and health professions education.
UT Southwestern comprises four schools: the Medical School, the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, the School of Health Professions, and the School of Public Health. Together they cover training for physicians, graduate-level biomedical sciences, health professions, and public health. The institution describes its culture in terms of excellence, innovation, teamwork, and compassion, with a mission-driven focus on building a healthier future and educating the next generation of healthcare professionals.
On the clinical side, UT Southwestern's patient care services are ranked the number one hospital in Dallas-Fort Worth by U.S. News & World Report, with 11 nationally ranked specialties - more than any hospital in Texas. The institution's presence is concentrated in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, within the healthcare, academic medicine, medical education and training, biomedical research, and public health sectors.
