Specifications include, but are not limited to:The University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler (“UTHSCT” and “University”) is one of six health institutions of the world-renowned University of Texas System. As the only university medical center in Northeast Texas, UTHSCT is a leading regional healthcare provider with over 1,000 employees serving an area the size of West Virginia and a population over 1.3 million. UTHSCT exists to serve its region of the state and beyond through excellent patient care and community health, comprehensive education, and innovative research. UTHSCT excels at training the next generation of family medicine, occupational medicine, and internal medicine resident physicians. In addition, UTHSCT’s new School of Medical Biological Sciences offers a Master of Science in Biotechnology degree. Additionally, the biomedical research conducted at UTHSCT is nationally recognized and funded by private foundations, non-profit organizations, the Centers for Disease Control, and the gold standard of research support – the National Institutes of Health. UTHSCT operates more than twenty outpatient clinics, a 180-bed hospital, and a Level IV Trauma Center. UTHSCT’s signature programs are in oncology (cancer), pulmonary medicine (lung disease), and primary care (internal medicine and family medicine).
