UT Health San Antonio is an academic health center founded in 1959, located in San Antonio, South Texas. It operates six professional schools - in medicine, nursing, dentistry, health professions, graduate biomedical sciences, and public health - educating over 3,600 students annually. Its clinical enterprise delivers patient care across 100 medical specialties, generating approximately 2.5 million patient visits each year.
The institution's research portfolio exceeds $436 million annually, with focused domains including cancer research and Alzheimer's disease research. It employs 8,500 professionals and is a primary catalyst for San Antonio's $44.1 billion healthcare and biosciences sector. Its core mission centers on transforming regional health outcomes through discovery, education, and clinical service.
