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
www.db.uth.tmc.edu

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
gsbs.uth.tmc.edu

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

Medical School
established 1969
www.med.uth.tmc.edu

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

School of Public Health
established 1967
www.sph.uth.tmc.edu

Divisions
Biostatistics
Environmental & Occupational Health
Epidemiology & Disease Control
Health Promotion & Behavioral Sciences
Management, Policy & Community Health
Regional Campuses
Brownsville Regional Campus
Dallas Regional Campus
El Paso Regional Campus
San Antonio Regional Campus

School of Nursing
established 1972
son.uth.tmc.edu

Department of Nursing for Acute and Continuing Care
Division of Adult Health
Division of Critical Care & 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 & 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
www.shis.uth.tmc.edu

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