The Health Science Center At UT Tyler
Academics
While research has long been a part of its history, residency programs started in 1985 with Family Practice. With a focus on training health professionals, an occupational medicine residency program was added in 1994, an internal medicine residency in 2010, and rural family medicine and psychiatry in 2016. With the addition of the clinical affiliate, UT Health East Texas, plans are underway to extend residency programs in general surgery, trauma surgery, and expand the internal medicine program. In addition to the graduate medical education, in 2012 the School of Medical Biological Sciences was established, offering a Master of Science degree in biotechnology. The first class began in August 2012 and the first degree was awarded in 2013. In 2016, the School of Community and Rural Health was established, offering a master's degree in Public Health (2017) and a master's in Health Administration (2019).
The UT System announced on February 6, 2020, their intention to establish School of Medicine at UT Tyler. 3 weeks later the board unanimously approved the plan to move forward with planning. The System also announced it had accepted an $80 million donation from the legacy charity of UT Health East Texas, the East Texas Medical Center Foundation to aid with planning and starting costs, with a hope to beging instruction in fall of 2023.
On January 4, 2021, UT Tyler and UTHSCT officially merged to become one institution known as UT Tyler. The unified institution is led by former UTHSCT President Kirk A. Calhoun, M.D.
Research
Research centers and institutes at UT Tyler HSC include the Center for Biomedical Research, Heartland TB Center, Northeast Texas Consortium (NETnet), The Center for Population Health, Analytics and Quality Advancement (formerly Northeast Texas Center for Rural Community Health), the Public Health Lab of East Texas, Southwest Center for Agricultural Health, Injury Prevention and Education, Texas Institute for Occupational Safety and Health® (TIOSH®), and the Texas Lunch Injury Institute.
Clinical Partner UT Health East Texas (UTHET), is a network of hospitals, clinics, an EMS/Air 1 service, rehabilitation centers, freestanding emergency centers, urgent care facilities, fitness centers, and other locations.
Locations
Affiliate UT Health operates clinical practices at these locations.
- The Health Science Center at UT Tyler
- UT Health Tyler (Downtown)
- UT Health Olympic Center Tyler
- UT Health Athens
- UT Health Carthage
- UT Health Henderson
- UT Health Jacksonville
- UT Health Olympic Center Jacksonville
- UT Health Pittsburg
- UT Health Olympic Center Pittsburg
- UT Health Quitman
- UT Health East Texas Behavioral Health Center
- UT Health East Texas Rehabilitation Hospital
- UT Health East Texas Specialty Hospital
- UT Health Olympic Center Cedar Creek Lake
- UT Health Olympic Center Hideaway Lake
- UT Health Olympic Center Lake Palestine
Camp Fannin
A Camp Fannin Memorial stands today on the campus.
References
- ^ "UT System Board of Regents gives green light to Tyler medical school". cbs19.tv. Retrieved 2021-08-30.
- ^ "UT System Regents appoint Kirk Calhoun president of unified Tyler institution". University of Texas System. UT System. Retrieved 30 August 2021.