About Us
UT Southwestern, one of the nation’s premier academic medical centers, integrates pioneering biomedical research with exceptional clinical care and education. The institution’s faculty members have received six Nobel Prizes and include 25 members of the National Academy of Sciences, 23 members of the National Academy of Medicine, and 14 Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigators. The full-time faculty of more than 3,200 is responsible for groundbreaking medical advances and is committed to translating science-driven research quickly to new clinical treatments. UT Southwestern physicians provide care in more than 80 specialties to more than 120,000 hospitalized patients, more than 360,000 emergency room cases, and oversee nearly 5 million outpatient visits a year.
Mission
Promoting health and a healthy society that enables achievement of full human potential
We:
- EDUCATE
Physicians, scientists, and caregivers optimally prepared to serve the needs of patients and society - DISCOVER
Research that solves for unmet needs by finding better treatments, cures, and prevention with a commitment to ensuring real world application - HEAL
Best care possible today, with continuous improvement and innovation for better care tomorrow
Our Values
- Excellence: We strive for the highest standards of clinical excellence, educational distinction, research integrity, and administrative quality in all we do. We are rigorous in our commitment to ongoing improvement.
- Innovation: We endeavor to develop new knowledge about diseases and treatment, enhance the lives of patients through better care and treatments, creatively approach challenges, and inspire the next generation of physicians, scientists, and health professionals.
- Teamwork: We work collaboratively and with a shared purpose, drawing on our diverse backgrounds, talents and ideas, and bringing an unwavering integrity to everything we do.
- Compassion: We foster an environment in which patients, visitors, and colleagues are treated with respect, dignity, and kindness in every encounter, every day.
Our Specialty is the Health of Texas
At UT Southwestern, we're advancing the field of medicine, generating important economic benefits for Texas, and improving the health of our fellow Texans.
Learn more about our Texas Impact.
Facts About UT Southwestern
Enrollment (Fall 2024)
Faculty (as of Fall 2024)
Research Facts
More than 5,990 projects funded by support from federal agencies, the state of Texas, foundations, individuals, and corporations.
14 Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigators and four HHMI Faculty Scholars on campus.
Annual research expenditures have grown from $46.7 million in 1985 to more than $767 million in 2023-24.
Research Funding
