UTMB School of Health Professions

Welcome to UTMB, the oldest medical school in the Southwest United States! For over a century, the University of Texas Medical Branch has dedicated its efforts toward improving the health of Texans. Since 1968 the School of Health Professions has helped carry on this tradition. Over 6,000 professionals for the nation's healthcare workforce have gotten their education with us - the vast majority of whom continue to practice in Texas.

Take The First Step - For more information about getting your education at UTMB, please contact the SHP Office of Academic and Student Affairs by phone at (409) 772-3030 or by email at shp.recruiting@utmb.edu.

HEALTH PROFESSIONS NEWS

Mossberg receives Walker Award - Kurt Mossberg, PT, PhD a faculty member in both the SHP Physical Therapy Department and Rehab Sciences program received the 2009 Jack Walker Award from the American Physical Therapy Association. This award recognizes a research article that makes “an important contribution to the understanding of clinical practice and patient care”.

Freeman awarded Logan Professorship - Clinical Laboratory Sciences Chair, Dr. Vicki Freeman, was awarded the Suzanne Logan Endowed Professorship for her application “Building and Maintaining Relationships across Professions”, which was recently approved by the selection panel of the Academy of Master Teachers.

Whitlock receives Sealy Center award - Dr. Greg Whitlock, a member of the Clinical Laboratory Sciences faculty, was selected to receive the Sealy Center for Vaccine Development Graduate Student Award.

PAS Pass Rate 100% - The December 2008 graduates of the Physician Assistant Studies program had a 100% pass rate on the board exams from the National Commission on Certification of Physicians Assistant.

UTMB School of Health Professions Ranked 8th Nationally in NIH Funding - The School of Health Professions (formerly allied health sciences) at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston was ranked eighth in grant funding in 2007 from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The ranking is based on a comparison of funding levels for all health related professions schools in the U.S. and Puerto Rico.

Ken Ottenbacher, senior associate dean for research and graduate education, said "The School’s grant funding from the NIH and other federal sources has increased substantially over past several years and this directly reflects the excellence of our faculty, postdoctoral fellows, and graduate students. We are very proud of their accomplishments."