University of Texas Medical Branch

The University of Texas
Medical Branch
University of Texas Medical Branch seal
MottoDisciplina praesidium civitatis (Latin)
Motto in English
Cultivated mind is the guardian genius of democracy.[1]
TypePublic academic health science center
Established1891
Parent institution
University of Texas System
Endowment$ 560 million[2]
PresidentJochen Reiser
Administrative staff
12,000
Students3,169 (2,826 full-time equivalent) (Fall 2015)[3]
Location
Galveston
,
Texas
,
United States
CampusUrban, 350 acres (140 ha)
ColorsRed, white, and gray[4]      
Websitewww.utmb.edu

The University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) is a public academic health science center in Galveston, Texas, United States. It is part of the University of Texas System. UTMB includes the oldest medical school in Texas,[5] and has about 11,000 employees.[6] As of April 2024, it had an endowment of $763 million.[7]

Established in 1891 as the University of Texas Medical Department, UTMB has grown from one building, 23 students and 13 faculty members to more than 70 buildings, more than 2,500 students and more than 1,000 faculty.[8] It has five schools (Medicine, Nursing, Health Professions, Public and Population Health, and Graduate Biomedical Sciences), three institutes for advanced study, a comprehensive medical library, four on-site hospitals (including an affiliated Shriners Hospital for Children), a network of clinics that provide primary and specialized medical care and numerous research facilities.

UTMB's primary missions are health sciences education, medical research (it is home to the Galveston National Laboratory) and health care services.[9] Its emergency department at John Sealy Hospital is certified as a Level I Trauma Center and serves as the lead trauma facility for a nine-county region in Southeast Texas; it is one of only three Level I Trauma centers serving all ages in Southeast Texas.[10]

  1. ^ "The University of Texas Seal - Traditions". UT History Central. Texasexes.org. 1905-10-31. Retrieved March 29, 2015.
  2. ^ "Endowment Information". UTIMCO. Retrieved October 31, 2015.
  3. ^ "Education Facts". UTMB Health. University of Texas Medical Branch. 2015-10-26. Archived from the original on 2016-05-01. Retrieved 2016-05-04.
  4. ^ "UTMB Health: Visual: Color Palettes: Primary Palettes". UTMB Health. Retrieved 26 July 2013.
  5. ^ "UTMB School of Medicine". Retrieved 8 May 2013.
  6. ^ "UTMB Data". University of Texas Medical Branch. Retrieved 8 May 2013.
  7. ^ "Endowment Information". University of Texas Investment Management Company. April 30, 2024. Archived from the original on 30 March 2019. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
  8. ^ "About UTMB Health".
  9. ^ "UTMB not 'shirking' its charity care responsibilities". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 8 May 2013.
  10. ^ "Verified Trauma Centers". American College of Surgeons. Retrieved 8 May 2013.