Academic Programs and Departments

The health science center’s comprehensiveness provides many avenues for developing expertise in the biomedical sciences or the major health professions. In addition, the array of academic programs at the health science center makes it possible for students to earn dual degrees and develop interdisciplinary expertise.

Dental Branch
established 1905 as the Texas Dental College

Department of Diagnostic Sciences
Department of Endodontics
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Anesthesiology
Department of Orthodontics
Department of Pediatric Dentistry
Department of Periodontics
Department of Prosthodontics
Department of Restorative Dentistry and Biomaterials
School of Dental Hygiene

Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
established 1963

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Biomathematics and Biostatistics
Cancer Biology
Cell and Regulatory Biology
Environmental and Molecular Carcinogenesis
Genes and Development
Genetic Counseling
Human and Molecular Genetics
Immunology
Medical Physics
Microbiology and Molecular Genetics
Molecular Pathology
Neuroscience
Oral Biomaterials
Toxicology
Virology and Gene Therapy

Medical School
established 1969

Department of Anesthesiology
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery
Department of Dermatology
Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Imaging
Department of Emergency Medicine
Department of Family and Community Medicine
Department of Integrative Biology and Pharmacology
Department of Internal Medicine
Division of Cardiology
Division of Endocrinology
Division of Gastroenterology
Division of General Medicine
Division of Hematology
Division of Infectious Diseases
Division of Medical Genetics
Division of Oncology
Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
Division of Renal Diseases and Hypertension
Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunogentics
Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics
Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy
Department of Neurology
Department of Neurosurgery
Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences
Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery
Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Department of Pediatrics
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Department of Surgery
Division of General Surgery
Division of Immunology and Organ Transplantation
Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Division of Pediatric Surgery
Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Division of Trauma and Critical Care
Division of Urology

School of Public Health
established 1967

Divisions
Biostatistics
Environmental and Occupational Health
Epidemiology
Health Promotion and Behavioral Sciences
Management, Policy and Community Health
Regional Campuses
Brownsville MPH Program
Dallas MPH Program
El Paso MPH Program
San Antonio MPH Program

School of Nursing
established 1972

Department of Nursing for Acute and Continuing Care
Division of Adult Health
Division of Critical Care and Transplantation
Division of Emergency Care
Division of Nurse Anesthesia
Division of Technology
Department of Nursing Systems
Division of Community Health
Division of Gerontology
Division of System Management and Education
Division of Theory, Research and System Support
Department of Nursing for Target Populations
Division of Children and Child-rearing Families
Division of Oncology
Division of Psychiatric/Mental Health
Division of Women, Childbearing and Families

School of Health Information Sciences
established 1973 as the School of Allied Health Sciences
re-established in 2001 as the School of Health Information Sciences

Faculty of Health Informatics Expertise
Clinical Informatics
Cognitive Science in Informatics
Telehealth
Computational Biomedicine and Bioinformatics
Learning and Technology
Artificial Intelligence and Medical Decision Support
Informatics for Biosecurity and Disaster Relief
Image and Signal Analysis
Modeling and Simulation of Biomedical Systems and Processes
Instructional Research and Evaluation
Educational Research Design
Learning Sciences