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UT Health Science Center Update
Presentation to the National Conference of State Legislatures
Legislators in the LabLegislators in the Lab
William L. Henrich, M.D., MACP, PresidentJune 10, 2010
Five Schools
Dental School
School of Health
Graduate School of
School of Nursing
School of Medicine School ProfessionsBiomedical
Sciences
NursingMedicine
Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long (Central) Campus
Texas Research Park Campus Greehey (North) Campus
Harlingen Campus Edinburg CampusLaredo Campus
3,000 students educated each yearImpact f th 750 residents and fellows trained annually
27 000 graduates practice within the region
of the Health
27,000 graduates practice within the region
6,500 faculty and staff employed Science Center
$102 million in uncompensated care each year
$16 3 billion biomedical industry catalyst$16.3 billion biomedical industry catalyst
$259 million research portfolio
$753 million budget
$914 illi t t l i i t$914 million total economic impact
SouthTTexas
Research Facility
53% completecomplete
To be completed early 2011When complete:
103,000 sq ft To be completed early 2011usable space
Sam and Ann Barshop Institute for Longevity and Aging Studies
$12 M in NIH funds
Rapamycin amongRapamycin among top breakthroughs of 2009
Z. Dave Sharp, PhD& Randy Strong, PhD
Discovery: compound rapamycin extends lifespan of middle-aged
mice by 28 to 38 percent
Kenneth Hargreaves, DDS, PhDg , ,
Dental pain management
Researched chili peppers
C t d lCreated new class of non-addictive painkillersp
Sunil Ahuja, MD, PhDj , ,
AIDS researcher
Featured in Texas Monthl maga ine’sMonthly magazine’s "35 People Who Will Shape our Future"
Translational Research
• Palmaz stentPalmaz stent
• EZ-IOEZ-IO
• Titanium ribTitanium rib
• RapamycinRapamycin
• Tissue regenerationTissue regeneration
Strong Hospital Partnerships
CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Health Care Systemy
University Health System Methodist Healthcare System
Baptist Health SystemSouth Texas VeteransHealth Care System
Strong Military Partnerships
• South Texas Veterans Health Care System
• Brooke Army Medical Center Brooke Army Medical Center
y
• Wilford Hall Medical Center
• National Trauma Institute
• Institute for Surgical Research
Wilford Hall Medical Center
g
Wilford Hall Medical Center
Cancer Therapy & Research Center
Holds NCI-designated status
Ian Thompson, MD
• Chairman of UrologyExecutive Director of the CTRC
• Largest prostate cancer ti t i lprevention trial
Medical Arts & Research Center (MARC)
Opened August 2009
286,034 sq. ft.
Cost: $108 M
200 physicians
School of Medicine DeanFrancisco González Scarano MDFrancisco González-Scarano, MD
• Chairman of Neurology University of Pennsylvania
• NIH funded
• Institute of Medicine member
• Begins August 1Begins August 1
Comprehensive Children’s HospitalSan Antonio has 2 excellent children’s hospitals:
- CHRISTUS Santa Rosa and Methodist Children’s Hospital- However, these hospitals do not offer full service care
San Antonio is the only major city in the U.S. without a freestanding children’s hospitalg p
- The city is also experiencing a “brain drain” - Quality/cost effectiveness issues
The freestanding children’s hospital: - 200-250 beds; $1.5-2 million per bed- $300-350 million investment$300 350 million investment- Sustain high quality care; retain outstanding clinical faculty- Constant specialty physician coverage- Offer depth and breadth of medical specialtiesOffer depth and breadth of medical specialties - Clinical quality and advantages to the clinical practice
Center for Medical Humanities and Ethics
Sept. 14 Ewing Halsell Distinguished Lecture Pianist/psychologist Richard Kogan, MD, presents a lecture/recital “Music and the Mind: Robert Schumann”
O t 15 F k B t J MD M i l L t i M di l EthiOct. 15 Frank Bryant Jr., MD, Memorial Lecture in Medical EthicsRebecca Skloot, science writer, author of The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks and contributing editor of Popular Sciencemagazine will speak on the ethics of informed consentmagazine, will speak on the ethics of informed consent.
Nov. 15 Conversations About Ethics: Stem Cell ResearchChristopher Thomas Scott Director of the Stanford UniversityChristopher Thomas Scott, Director of the Stanford University Program on Stem Cells in Society, will speak on the ethicsof stem cell research
Health Care Challenges in San Antonio
High rates of:High rates of:• Poverty• Uninsured/underinsured• Obesity• Diabetes
T• Teen pregnancy • Low birth weight infants• Domestic violence• Domestic violence• Low educational attainment
Health Care Provider Challenges
• Aging nursing populationAging nursing population
• Larger aging population with high expectations
M d d f• More demand for health care services
• Reduced funding for services
Health Science Center Solutions
• Provide health care for 1/3 of uninsured/underinsured iin our area
• Salud America! (obesity)
• Texas Diabetes Institute
• Sex education (middle and high school)
• PREMIEre program (support for low birth weight infants and families)
• Domestic violence research (Schools of Nursing/Medicine)
Academic Pipeline Programs
• Visits by middle and high schools to the Health Science Center in 2009: 8 071Health Science Center in 2009: 8,071
• Annual HSC Science Expo: 2,321 middle, high school and college students exploredhigh school and college students explored opportunities in the health professions
• Voelcker Biomedical Research Academyy
• Med Ed Program: 1,139 students from South Texas
• Collegiate Mentorship Program
“J t P d ” i t i• “Juntos Podemos” nursing mentoring program
Unique Strengths of our Health Science Centerof our Health Science Center
1. Strong partnerships with clinical partners
2. Strong partnership with the military: clinical, educational, research
3. Supportive UT System
4. New space on line/coming on line
5. Exciting new recruitments on the horizon
6 Positive momentum to be among the most eminent6. Positive momentum to be among the most eminent academic Health Science Centers in the nation