Dell Medical School at The University of Texas at Austin has directly or indirectly attracted 415 new faculty physicians to Austin and Travis County since its launch in 2014. This news comes amid a rapidly growing population in Central Texas as well as an increasing doctor shortage in the region and across the state.
What children eat affects their lifelong health. But influencing their habits can be difficult, especially for underserved families with fewer resources. However, providing caregivers easy access to produce and flexible resources can lead to improvements in kids’ diets in a short time.
Rachel Boaz Gorham ishelping the Livestrong Cancer Institutes clinical team measure and improve the patient experience in ways that go far beyond disease management.
What happens when a patient doesn’t receive care quickly enough for an eye disease? For specialists like Harry Aung, M.D., Ph.D., quality eye care is about more than just 20/20 vision.
At its first in-person graduation ceremony due to the COVID-19 pandemic, tonight Dell Medical School at The University of Texas at Austin will honor 47 medical students in its Class of 2022 who are beginning their journey as new physicians.
For patients who undergo surgery to remove brain tumors, long-term impacts can include a loss of abilities that help them live meaningful lives.
UT Health Austin and Dell Children’s launch first pediatric transplant center in Central Texas.
Tera F. Howard, M.D., isn’t just leading conversations about increasing diversity in medicine — she’s actively working to make it a reality.
Almost 90% of Texas women whose pregnancies were covered by public insurance were uninsured at some point in the first year after delivery, according to a new study from researchers at The University of Texas at Austin.
Graduating Dell Med students matched to residencies across 18 states; nearly half will stay in Texas, with 1 in 4 remaining in Austin.
A patient-centered care team can include professionals ranging from physicians to nurses to social workers. But what if technology was brought to the table and viewed as a member of the team?
In a historic milestone for The University of Texas at Austin and its clinical partner Ascension Seton, the first kidney transplant procedure was performed at the Adult Abdominal Transplant Center, a collaboration between Ascension Seton and UT Health Austin, the clinical practice of Dell Medical School.
Youth mental health is in crisis across the U.S. In Central Texas, meeting the need requires tackling the problem from all sides.
Local religious leaders joined Dell Med psychiatry residents to improve support for Austinites’ mental health with a focus on spirituality and faith.
Psychedelic drugs are among the most promising treatments for people with conditions like PTSD and severe depression. A new center at Dell Medical School aims to unravel how they work.
Dell Med student Arjun Srivastava is passionate about building a career in psychiatry through research and community outreach.
Esther Melamed researches the origins of neurological autoimmune diseases with the goal of improving disease prevention and treatment for patients.
Groundbreaking findings from a new study comparing two clot-busting stroke medications. Dell Med stroke expert Steven Warach, M.D., says a newer generation drug cuts serious brain bleeding in patients by half.
Dell Med and Texas Global are working to improve access to health in Puebla, México, while building physicians of the future through the Academic Model Providing Access to Healthcare (AMPATH) program in Mexico.