Where complex is commonplace

Health care professionals at UT Southwestern are always prepared for what’s next. Our physicians, scientists, and educators are constantly searching for new and better ways to tackle emerging health threats as well as help patients overcome life-threatening diseases. Here, complex is commonplace. Together, we are finding answers and saving lives.

UT Southwestern has built a reputation for taking on rare, challenging cases with phenomenal expertise. That aptitude also extends to the research arena, where our investigators are world-renowned for breakthroughs, and to biomedical education, where the new Peter O’Donnell Jr. School of Public Health and the recently added Department of Biomedical Engineering promise to build on the momentum.

Examples of complexity perfected are numerous: from research involving gene editing to avert heart attack damage to the evolution of a pancreatic robotic surgery program into one of the best in the world.

Efforts of excellence at UT Southwestern have led to numerous distinctions in 2023, including:

• Named to U.S. News & World Report's Honor Roll of best hospitals in the nation for the first time
• Recognition from the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) Group on Women in Medicine and Science Leadership Award for an Organization. The award went to the Women in Science and Medicine Advisory Committee (WISMAC) and the Office of Women’s Careers (OWC) for commitment to developing female leaders
• Ranked No. 3 among global health care institutions in the 2023 Nature Index for published research
• Named on Best Large Employers, Best Employers for Women, and Best Employers for Diversity lists by Forbes/Statista

All that has been accomplished at UT Southwestern this past year would not have been possible without the invaluable collaboration and support from our community. In this Year in Review, we celebrate the teamwork and standard of excellence at UT Southwestern that is propelling science, medicine, and biomedical education into the future.