About UT Health Science Center

OUR VISION

To be a world-class academic health center transforming health and health care for a diverse society.

UT Health San Antonio is a dedicated community partner, and it is through our academic, research and health care initiatives that we serve San Antonio and south Texas residents. Playing a vital role in the fiscal health of the region, UT Health San Antonio is an important engine of growth for our local and state economy with direct impact on the labor market,research and development, as well as investment in the local market related to expansion of services.

Mission, Vision and Core Values

Mission Statement

The mission of The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, also called UT Health San Antonio, is to make lives better through excellence in education, research, health care and community engagement. Strategies for achieving this mission are: educating a diverse student body to become excellent health care providers and scientists; engaging in research to understand health and disease; commercializing discoveries, as appropriate, to benefit the public; providing compassionate and culturally proficient health care; engaging our community to improve health; and influencing thoughtful advances in health policy.

Approved by The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board on April 25, 2012 and reaffirmed by The University of Texas System Board of Regents at the February 23-24, 2022 Board meeting.

Vision

To be a world-class academic health center transforming health and health care for a diverse society.

Core Values

Accountability: We are committed to responsible and transparent stewardship of university resources.

Diversity: We strive for inclusivity across the university.

Excellence: We continue to strive for excellence through creativity, innovation and dedication.

Innovation: We discover, create, develop and measure new, exciting and effective methods of education or pedagogy, research and clinical care.

Integrity: We are truthful, equitable and committed to intellectual honesty.

Professionalism: We will maintain the highest standards of professionalism through ethical behavior, life-long learning and respect for all members of the university.

Teamwork and Collaboration: We support each other and promote interprofessional collaboration.

Tradition: We learn from our history, create an optimistic future and promote the unique nature of the health science center environment.