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The University of Texas Medical Center

World-Class Health Care in the Heart of Texas

The University of Texas at Austin’s emerging academic medical center, anchored by Dell Medical School, is an unprecedented opportunity that brings together state-of-the-art clinical care, cutting-edge research and next-generation medical education in the heart of Austin — which, until now, has been the largest U.S. city without an academic medical center.

“This is Texas doing what only Texas can do.

We have a generational opportunity to reimagine what it means to be a patient, to train future doctors and to innovate and build for a future shaped by the greatest acceleration in knowledge and technology in human history.

The potential for impact is bigger, even, than Texas. This changes the world.”

– Claudia Lucchinetti, M.D.
Senior Vice President for Medical Affairs, The University of Texas at Austin
Dean, Dell Medical School

Leveraging a $1 billion academic research enterprise and a historic partnership with the world-renowned University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, UT is building more than a hospital. We’re creating a seamless, digitally enabled health system — powered by data, AI and innovation — that transforms not only how care is delivered, but how people get and stay healthy.

A New Destination for Health, Rooted in Central Texas

For too long, many Central Texans have had to travel elsewhere for complex care. That ends here. By expanding access to lifesaving treatments, attracting the brightest minds in medicine and research, and developing an integrated, person-centered care model, UT’s medical center will transform Austin into a premier destination for health. 

Defining the Future, Together

UT's medical center unites the strengths of Dell Med, MD Anderson and UT’s top-ranked programs in engineering, nursing, pharmacy, business and more — creating a comprehensive, seamlessly integrated health system that redefines what’s possible in health care. Here, physicians, researchers and students work side by side to turn bold ideas into breakthroughs that improve lives.

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How Academic Medicine Built A National Powerhouse

Built and led by Dell Med faculty, the Texas Center for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Disease rose to become a top-ten program in just seven years.

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Mission Critical

Investigators from disciplines across a Tier 1 research campus are joining forces to advance health and medicine, from precision biologics to digital twins and more.

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A Vision For the Workforce of the Future

Meet Kirby Taylor, M.D., one of more than 490+ Dell Med residents and fellows expanding access to primary and specialty care across Central Texas.