MISSION

The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas is a component institution of The University of Texas System and is committed to pursuing high standards of achievement in instruction, research, and clinical activities. Since its inception in 1943, UT Southwestern has evolved as one of the leading biomedical institutions in the country, and its programs are designed and implemented with the intent to sustain this progress in the future.

As an academic health science center, the central mission of the university is to educate health professionals whose lifelong career objectives will be to provide the best possible care, apply the most appropriate treatment modalities, and continue to seek information fundamental to the treatment and prevention of disease. Within an environment of interdisciplinary activity and academic freedom at UT Southwestern, students receive training from faculty scholars who have in-depth expertise in the many specialties of health-care and the biomedical sciences. Faculty members also engage in research and patient care so that they can generate new knowledge in the fight against disease and maintain their clinical skills while serving the people of Texas to the best of their ability. Research findings are made available directly to students and indirectly to the general public as practicing professionals adopt new treatment modalities. The focus of the faculty, students, employees, and administration will remain on providing exemplary educational programs, creating new knowledge, delivering quality medical care, maintaining the highest ethical standards, advancing the scientific basis of medical practice, and demonstrating concern and compassion for all people. Every aspect of the university's operation will be conducted in as cost-effective a manner as possible.