/Institutions/University-of-Texas-Southwestern-Medical-Center/json/2024-2025/Medical-School-local.json

/Institutions/University-of-Texas-Southwestern-Medical-Center/json/2024-2025/Medical-School.json

Medical School Catalog

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Since 1974, UT Southwestern Medical School has enrolled more than 200 first-year students annually. Current class size is from 235 to 240 students annually. In addition to the approximately 950 students in the four-year undergraduate medical curriculum, nearly 1,900 clinical residents and postdoctoral fellows receive training at the school and its affiliated hospitals each year.

The educational programs are conducted in modern buildings on the campus and in the clinical facilities of the affiliated hospitals. The school is dedicated to the education of physicians who are thoroughly grounded in the scientific basis of modern medicine, who are inspired to maintain lifelong medical scholarship, and who will care for patients in a responsible and compassionate manner. The faculty and staff are committed to serving society not only by educating future medical practitioners but also by contributing to future medical developments through research and state-of-the-art health care. The majority of graduates practice clinical medicine upon completion of training, and the general curriculum is oriented toward this goal. Many graduates will combine the practice of medicine with careers in teaching and research. For students who wish to pursue careers in research, available opportunities include a summer research program, 12-week Scholarly Activity, fourth-year electives, year-round research experience, or formal training leading to combined M.D. and Ph.D. degrees.