The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio), located in the South Texas Medical Center of San Antonio, serves as the primary academic health science center for the South Texas region. The 100-acre campus, established in 1959, encompasses modern medical facilities and research laboratories integrated within San Antonio's largest medical complex. Operating under the University of Texas System, the institution offers graduate and professional degree programs through its schools of medicine, nursing, dentistry, health professions, and biomedical sciences. UT Health San Antonio maintains teaching partnerships with numerous regional hospitals and clinics, while its research programs focus on cancer, aging, diabetes, and neuroscience. The institution's Long School of Medicine serves as the primary teaching hospital for medical education in South Texas, and its research facilities include the Greehey Children's Cancer Research Institute and the Barshop Institute for Longevity and Aging Studies.