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Health Science Center Facts

Facts at a Glance

  • Year Established: 1959
  • Year Joined UT System: 1959
  • President: William L. Henrich, M.D., M.A.C.P.
  • Enrollment: 3,060 (2008)
  • Total number of graduates: 26,400
  • Employees (including both faculty and staff): 5,985 (2008)
  • Budget: $668 million (FY 2008)
  • Percentage of budget coming from state appropriations: 30 percent
  • Research Spending: $210 million (FY 2008)
  • Endowments: 311 endowed accounts, with $406 million, market value (2008)
  • Address: 7703 Floyd Curl Drive, San Antonio, Texas 78229-3900
  • Phone: (210) 567-7000
  • Web site: www.uthscsa.edu

Economic impact on San Antonio and South Texas

  • Nearly $1.3 billion a year contributed to the South Texas economy
  • Chief catalyst for the $16.3 billion biosciences and health care industry in San Antonio
  • Accounted for approximately 12,000 jobs both on and off campus

Mission Statement

The mission of The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio is to serve the needs of the citizens of Texas, the nation and the world through programs committed to excellence and designed to:

  • Educate health professionals to provide the best possible health care for San Antonio, the entire South Texas community and the state of Texas; to apply state-of-the-art treatment modalities; and to continue to seek information fundamental to the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of disease.
  • Play a major regional, national and international role as a leading biomedical education and research institution in the discovery of new knowledge and the search for answers to society’s health care needs.
  • Be an integral part of the health care delivery system of San Antonio and the entire South Texas community, as well as an important component of the health care delivery system of Texas and the nation.
  • Serve as a catalyst for stimulating the life science industry in South Texas, culminating in services and technology transfer that benefit local and state economies.
  • Offer continuing education programs and expertise for professional and lay communities.

Purpose

The UT Health Science Center San Antonio’s purpose is to provide the best in health careers education, biomedical research, patient care and community service to San Antonio and the South Texas/Border Region. Through undergraduate, graduate and postgraduate programs, the faculty is committed to educating health professionals who will provide excellent patient care and research that can be applied to treat and prevent disease.