Buildings
2002-2003 Catalog
South Campus
The James W. Aston Ambulatory Care Center is an outpatient facility where faculty members see patients referred by private physicians. This nine-floor clinical center provides residents, students and faculty with access to a broad spectrum of illness and patient needs. Laboratory and X-ray services are available in the building so that most services can be provided during a single patient visit.Edward H. Cary Building, the first permanent building of the medical school, is a five- level structure housing facilities of the departments of Anesthesiology and Pain Management, Dermatology, Internal Medicine, Neurology, and Pediatrics.
The Dan Danciger Research Building houses clinical laboratories and research offices for the departments of Internal Medicine, Neurological Surgery, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Orthopaedic Surgery, Pathology, Pediatrics, Radiation Oncology, and Surgery.
The Fred F. Florence Bioinformation Center houses Academic Computing Services, Biomedical Art Services, Continuing Education, the Alfred W. Harris Faculty-Alumni Center, the Library, the Medical Television Center, News and Publications, and Student and Alumni Affairs (including the offices of the Registrar and Student Financial Aid). Internal Medicine, Ophthalmology, Pediatrics, Plastic Surgery, Radiology and Surgery have office and laboratory space in the seven-story building.
The Tom and Lula Gooch Auditorium seats 1,200 in an upper-level auditorium offering excellent acoustics and projection equipment. On the lower level it houses the Gallery Cafeteria with food court, additional dining-seminar rooms and the University Store.
The Cecil H. and Ida Green Biomedical Research Building, a nine-story building, houses a number of specialized interdisciplinary research centers, including the Center for Human Nutrition, the Simmons Arthritis Research Center, the Green Center for Reproductive Biology Sciences, the Gifford Laboratories for Diabetes Research and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. It also contains offices and laboratories for Biochemistry and Internal Medicine.
The Cecil H. and Ida Green Science Building is the largest building on the South Campus. The Green Science Building houses major basic science facilities for the departments of Biochemistry, Cell Biology, Molecular Genetics, Pharmacology and Physiology. A major portion of the building is devoted to individual multipurpose laboratories for use by students.
The Karl Hoblitzelle Clinical Science Building, a nine-level building, contains principal offices and laboratories of major clinical departments, including Dermatology, Internal Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Orthopaedic Surgery, Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Pathology, Pediatrics, Radiation Oncology, Radiology, and Surgery.
The Philip R. Jonsson Basic Science Research Building adjoins the Green Science Building. The five-level facility is the principal location of the basic science departments of Biochemistry, Cell Biology, Pharmacology and Physiology. This building also houses the electron microscopy laboratories, Internal Medicine faculty and the Office of Medical Education.
The Eugene McDermott Academic Administration Building, a landmark 12-level structure, gives the South Campus a striking focal point and houses major administrative offices and departments. These include the offices of the president and vice presidents of the medical center and the deans of the medical and graduate schools. The campus cashier's office is located on the first floor.
The Eugene McDermott Plaza is the architectural center of the South Campus, affording scenic outdoor access between buildings. Below the plaza are the medical center's principal teaching facilities, including four large lecture halls arranged in a circle around a central audiovisual core. A student lounge area faces a sunken garden with a pool and fountain, part of the Margaret and Erik Jonsson Gardens. Also on the lower level are Client Services, a student snack area and academic classrooms.
The Algur H. Meadows Diagnostic Imaging Center, a one-and-a-half-story facility, serves patients at both Zale Lipshy University Hospital and Parkland Memorial Hospital. It houses three magnetic resonance imaging units for clinical diagnosis, as well as for medical education and research. The center's funding includes support from the Meadows Foundation of Dallas.
The Harry S. Moss Clinical Science Building provides office and laboratory space for major clinical departments and principal research centers. Housed in its eight levels are facilities for Internal Medicine, Neurology, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Surgery, Urology, and the Moss Heart Center.
The Skillern Building currently provides exercise facilities and lounge and recreation space for students. When the Williams Center is completed, Student Activities will move to the new building and the offices of the Registrar, Student Financial Aid, and Student and Alumni Affairs will move to the Skillern Building, a one-story structure at the west end of McDermott Plaza.
The Charles Cameron Sprague Clinical Science Building is interconnected with two major teaching hospitals on the South Campus: Parkland Memorial Hospital and Zale Lipshy University Hospital. The Sprague Building houses clinical faculty in the departments of Anesthesiology and Pain Management, Internal Medicine, Neurological Surgery, Neurology, Ophthalmology, Pathology, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Psychiatry, Radiology, and Surgery, as well as the outpatient section of the General Clinical Research Center.
The Bryan Williams, M.D., Student Center, named for a longtime faculty member and former associate dean for student affairs, is currently under construction. When completed, the facility will include a gymnasium, multipurpose rooms, indoor jogging track, racquetball courts, a conditioning room with weights and exercise equipment, and locker and shower facilities.
North Campus
Clinical Building 1 and Clinical Building 2, located on the west side of Harry Hines Boulevard north of Record Crossing, house clinical facilities for the departments of Anesthesiology and Pain Management, Dermatology, Family Practice and Community Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, and Psychiatry.Exchange Park is an office complex adjacent to the North Campus housing the Office of Human Resources and programs in Biomedical Communications, Clinical Psychology, Child Psychiatry, Emergency Medicine Education and Psychiatry.
The Nancy B. and Jake L. Hamon Biomedical Research Building adjoins the Simmons Biomedical Research Building. This eight-level building houses facilities for the Department of Molecular Biology, the Department of Microbiology and four research centers: the Hamon Center for Basic Research in Cancer, the Center for Immunology, the McDermott Center for Human Growth and Development and the Center for Basic Neuroscience.
The Mary Nell and Ralph B. Rogers Magnetic Resonance Center was the first structure on the North Campus and houses clinical and research facilities for Radiology.
The Seay Biomedical Building is the third research tower built on the North Campus. The eight- story building adjoins the Simmons Biomedical Research Building and houses clinical facilities for Internal Medicine, Psychiatry and Surgery. Also located in t he building are the Seay Center for Basic and Applied Research in Psychiatric Illness, the Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center, the Southwestern Center for Breast Care, and the Center for Biomedical Inventions.
The Simmons Biomedical Research Building, in honor of Reuben Leon and Fairess Clark Simmons, was the first research tower built on the North Campus. The 11-story building houses the Excellence in Education Foundation Auditorium, Library annex, snack bar and research-grant support services. Major research facilities include the Center for Developmental Biology, the Hamon Center for Therapeutic Oncology Research, the Komen Alliance Center for Breast Cancer Research, the Cancer Immunobiology Center, the Center for Basic Neuroscience, and the McDermott Center for Human Growth and Development.