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Texas Medical Center

The Texas Medical Center (TMC) is the largest cluster of medical and health institutions in the world; virtually a city within a city. TMC is the largest group employer in Houston with over 50,000 employees. More than 2.3 million patient visits are recorded annually. An average of 107,000 people pass through the TMC daily, equaling the population of many cities in the U.S. TMC is one of three metropolitan clusters in Houston, the others being Downtown and the Galleria area. TMC was founded in the 1940's, at a time when the Houston Ship Channel was developed to the Gulf of Mexico, making the city a major shipping and trading port. The site bought from the City of Houston lay close to Hermann Park and across a boulevard from Rice University.

The Texas Medical Center encompasses more than 600 acres of land with a comprehensive medical complex of 41 institutions including 15 hospitals with more than 6,600 licensed beds. All institutions are dedicated to patient care, education and research on a non-profit basis. There are two medical schools in the Center and many institutions with specialized interests. It is an international center for patient referral and health professions training. The Houston Academy of Medicine - Texas Medical Center Library, a medical library with more than 3000 journals, over 221,000 bound volumes, books, audiovisuals and computers is a valuable resource.

The University of Texas-Houston Health Science Center (UT-HHSC) is the largest educational institution in the TMC. The Medical School is one of six schools and several interdisciplinary centers, institutes and programs that comprise the UT-HHSC. The School of Public Health, created in 1967, for public health education and disease prevention, is the only school of public health in Texas. The other components are The Dental Branch, The School of Nursing, The School of Allied Health Sciences, The Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Harris County Psychiatric Center and the Mental Sciences Institute.

Researchers, clinicians, epidemiologists, and basic scientists all gain from the collaborative environment, collective resources and expertise provided by the many facilities and expertise within the UT system. Additional resources available within the UT system include housing, child care, health care, and recreational facilities.

The UT/TV system gives doctors the capability of broadcasting their expertise and assistance to other institutions in the world. This network produces educational programs and televises conferences from the medical school to be broadcast via satellite to affiliated hospitals, providing access to those on rotations away.