UT Southwestern Medical Center

Mission Statement

• To improve health care in our community, Texas, our nation, and the world through innovation and education
• To educate the next generation of leaders in patient care, biomedical science, and disease prevention
• To conduct high-impact, internationally recognized research
• To deliver patient care that brings UT Southwestern Medical Center’s scientific advances to the bedside – focusing on quality, safety, and service

History

The story of UT Southwestern Medical Center is one of commitment to excellence, dedication to discovery, and service to the community. It's also a story of phenomenal growth, fueled by exceptional people with an extraordinary vision: to establish an academic medical center second to none.

Since its formation in 1943, Southwestern Medical School has grown from a small wartime medical college into UT Southwestern Medical Center, a multifaceted academic institution nationally recognized for its excellence in educating physicians, biomedical scientists, and health care personnel.

Under the leadership of the late Edward H. Cary, M.D., and Karl Hoblitzelle, a group of prominent Dallas citizens organized Southwestern Medical Foundation in 1939 to promote medical education and research in Dallas and the region. When Baylor University elected to move its school of medicine from Dallas to Houston in 1943, the Foundation formally established Southwestern Medical College as the 68th medical school in the United States.

When a new state medical school was proposed after World War II, leaders of Southwestern Medical Foundation offered the college's equipment, library, and certain restricted funds to The University of Texas, provided the University would locate its new medical branch in Dallas. The Board of Regents accepted this offer from the Foundation, and in 1949 the college became Southwestern Medical School of The University of Texas. In 1954 the name was changed to The University of Texas Southwestern Medical School. The present campus site on Harry Hines Boulevard was occupied in 1955 upon the completion of the Edward H. Cary Building. This placed the Medical School faculty next to the newly built Parkland Memorial Hospital.

In November 1972 the name and scope of the Medical School were changed with its reorganization into The University of Texas Health Science Center at Dallas. In approving the concept of a health science center, the UT System Board of Regents provided for the continued growth of coordinated but separate medical, graduate, and undergraduate components, interacting creatively on the problems of human health and well-being.

In 1986 the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) opened a research facility on the campus. Concentrating on molecular biology, it has brought outstanding scientists to head laboratories in their specialties. These investigators also hold faculty positions in the basic science departments of the Medical and Graduate schools.

In October 1987 the UT System Board of Regents approved changing the name of the health science center to The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, reconfirming its original Southwestern identity. The Medical Center currently encompasses UT Southwestern Medical School,UT Southwestern Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, and theUT Southwestern School of Health Professions.

In October 2009 the UT System Board of Regents and the Board of Trustees of the Seton Family of Hospitals approved the creation of a new partnership with UT Southwestern for medical education and research. The partnership significantly increased the number of residents (doctors in training) practicing at Seton facilities. The agreement also bolstered medical research projects conducted by the Seton Family of Hospitals, and allowed for the expansion of collaborative research efforts with UT Southwestern and The University of Texas at Austin.

The partnership led the UT System Board of Regents to in February 2011 approve changing the institution’s name to The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, stripping “at Dallas” from the name. The change was intended to reflect the growing breadth of the school, including UT Southwestern’s partnership with the Seton Family of Hospitals.

UT Southwestern is located on Harry Hines Boulevard, a 10-minute drive northwest of downtown Dallas. Since the late 1960s the university has grown to include 10.9 million square feet of space with another 1.4 million square feet under construction. Affiliated hospitals adjacent to the campus areChildren's Medical Center Dallas and Parkland Memorial Hospital.

UT Southwestern's faculty and residents annually provide care to more than 90,000 hospitalized patients and oversee nearly 2 million outpatient visits. They also provide $123 million in unreimbursed professional services annually.

The faculty also includes six Nobel Laureates, four of whom are active faculty members, 23 members of the prestigious National Academy of Sciences, and 19 members of the National Academy of Medicine (formerly the Institute of Medicine), a component of the NAS.

And as international medical and scientific needs grow, so too will UT Southwestern. We will keep working to remain at the pinnacle of medical institutions worldwide.

The Office of Diversity & Inclusion and Equal Opportunity is dedicated to implementing strategies and overseeing diversity and inclusion initiatives for UT Southwestern Medical Center.

Diversity is the broad range of attributes, experiences, and characteristics – such as race, gender, cultural heritage, sexual orientation, physical/mental ability, age, or national origin, which are only a few dimensions of diversity that make us uniquely who we are.

At UT Southwestern, inclusion means creating a work environment where each person has the opportunity to participate fully to achieve the mission of the University and is valued for their distinctive experiences, skills, and capabilities.

At UT Southwestern, we pledge every good faith effort to achieve our established goals and have assigned various levels of responsibility to both direct and oversee our affirmative action efforts.

It is important to remember that fostering diversity in an institution is not only about the numbers. Although the Office of Diversity & Inclusion and Equal Opportunity is responsible for monitoring and implementing the University’s affirmative action and equal opportunity policies, our responsibility goes beyond compliance. It is more about creating a culture of inclusive excellence where everyone is valued and engaged, and can bring their “whole” self into the workplace.

Why Consider a Career at UT Southwestern Medical Center?

• Nationally recognized academic medical center
• The only academic medical center in North Texas
• UT Southwestern Medical Center has achieved Magnet recognition from the American Nurses Credentialing Center. Only about 7% of hospitals nationwide have achieved this designation
• World-renowned research
• World-class medical and scientific faculty
• Groundbreaking medical advances
• One of the nation's top stroke treatment centers
• The only NCI-Designated Comprehensive Cancer Center in North Texas

We offer an excellent benefit package (State of Texas benefits), which includes paid medical insurance beginning day one of employment. Learn more about our competitive pay rates and discover the extraordinary opportunities we offer.

Now is a great time to join UT Southwestern Medical Center – The only academic medical center in North Texas!