Southwestern Medical School
2002-2003 Catalog
Since 1974 Southwestern Medical School has enrolled approximately 200 freshman students each year. In addition to the 800 students in the four-year undergraduate medical curriculum, more than 1,000 clinical residents and postdoctoral fellows receive training at the school and its affiliated hospitals each year.
The educational programs are conducted in attractive 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 serve society not only by educating future medical practitioners but also by contributing to future medical developments through research. The majority of graduates eventually practice medicine, 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, opportunities are available to develop these interests either through summer research experience, year-round research experience or formal training leading to combined M.D. and Ph.D. degrees.
Medical Faculty
The excellence of any educational institution is determined by the caliber of its faculty. The faculty at Southwestern Medical School has many distinguished members, including four active Nobel laureates, more than any other medical school in the world; 13 members of the National Academy of Sciences; 11 members of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences; and 15 members of the Institute of Medicine.Faculty members of the medical school have reached positions of prominence in American and international medicine. Many of the more than 1,150 full-time faculty members have been elected to the presidencies of national or international professional societies, have chaired major national and international medical committees, have been members of study sections for the National Institutes of Health, or are editors or members of editorial boards of medical and scientific journals.
The number of Southwestern students placing at the top in national competitive examinations and earning residency positions in outstanding postgraduate programs demonstrates a high degree of teaching effectiveness.
Accreditation
The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, GA 30033-4097; telephone number 404-679-4501) to award the bachelor's (B.A./B.S.), master's (M.A./ M.S./M.P.T./M.P.A.S.), doctoral (Ph.D.) and medical professional (M.D.) degrees.The University of Texas Southwestern Medical School is fully accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education of the Association of American Medical Colleges and the American Medical Association.