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A Message from the Dean of
the UT Medical School at Houston
The four-year curriculum for medical students outlined in this catalog is the product of over 30 years of the Medical School’s continual growth and development. To date, more than 4,000 physicians have graduated from the UT Medical School and each represents an important part of who we are. Please take a moment to review our comprehensive and innovative programs. From first-year course work that provides clinical exposure to second-year Problem-Based Learning case studies that integrate basic and clinical sciences, this Medical School is committed to continual innovations and training opportunities that keep pace with these times of rapid health care changes.
Our opening retreat and orientation program for new students set the stage for the four years and serves as an important statement that this is a student-friendly school, providing faculty resources and student-support programs designed around a philosophy that your medical education will be a lifelong endeavor. From our teaching hospitals, including Memorial Hermann – Texas Medical Center and Lyndon B. Johnson General Hospital, to community-based health centers and clinics throughout the Houston area, we continue to develop learning opportunities that few schools can match in scope and quality. Located in the Texas Medical Center, your education takes place in a medical city, not just a medical building. As we diversify in ambulatory care and address a new era of medical practice, our training opportunities are changing in response to your educational career needs.
We are mindful of our responsibility to expose our students to recent advances, both technological and intellectual, in medicine. We recognize and utilize computer simulation and resources as an important partner in the practice of medicine. With equal diligence, we encourage students to maintain their empathy, sensitivity, and commitment to ethical and compassionate care. We believe that “high-tech, high-touch” medicine is not a contradiction in terms, and our curriculum reflects this philosophy.
Please review the program outlined in our catalog. It is our goal to provide you a quality education that is both rigorous and rewarding, with your success and the health of our global community in mind.
Giuseppe N. Colasurdo, M.D.
Dean and H. Wayne Hightower Distinguished Professor in the Medical Sciences |
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