Cultivated mind is the guardian genius of Democracy, and while guided and controlled by virtue, the noblest attribute of man. It is the only dictator that freemen acknowledge, and the only security which freemen desire.

Mirabeau B. Lamar

Where liberty has arisen, learning must be cherished—or liberty itself becomes a fragile thing.

Lyndon B. Johnson

Mission of the University

The mission of The University of Texas at Austin is to achieve excellence in the interrelated areas of undergraduate education, graduate education, research, and public service. The University provides superior and comprehensive educational opportunities at the baccalaureate through doctoral and special professional educational levels.

The University contributes to the advancement of society through research, creative activity, scholarly inquiry, and the development and dissemination of new knowledge, including the commercialization of University discoveries. The University preserves and promotes the arts, benefits the state’s economy, serves the citizens through public programs, and provides other public service.

Accreditation

The University of Texas at Austin is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) to award baccalaureate, master’s, professional, and doctorate degrees. The University of Texas at Austin also may offer credentials such as certificates and diplomas at approved degree levels. Questions about the accreditation of The University of Texas at Austin may be directed in writing to the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, GA 30033-4097, by calling (404) 679-4500, or by using information available on SACSCOC’s website (www.sacscoc.org).

The Dell Medical School at The University of Texas at Austin was established in September 2013 and has been designed from the ground up as a 21st-century medical school at a top-tier U.S. research university in a vibrant, entrepreneurial, socially conscious and conscientious city. The Dell Medical School aims to measurably improve health by educating leaders, developing new models of care, advancing innovation from health products to health care delivery, and building models that scale for increasing impact. As part of a groundbreaking role for academic medicine in rethinking and redesigning health care to enable better health for all.

Undergraduate Medical Education (UME)

Dell Medical School students gain the core competencies to practice modern medicine while also learning how to become better leaders, communicators, partners, and caregivers. Training includes a focus on value-based health care, team-based learning, space for self-discovery, expanded clinical opportunities, engagement with community partners, and more.

This shift in the way doctors are educated equips students with the knowledge, skills, and confidence needed to transform the health care system and improve outcomes locally.

The Dell Medical School awards a Doctorate of Medicine (M.D.). The first inaugural class of medical students graduated in May 2020.

Graduate Medical Education (GME)

Residency and fellowship programs at Dell Medical School ensure that all physicians in training are prepared to engage in the critical work of revolutionizing how people get and stay healthy with a signature curriculum, Advancing Care Transformation, or ACT.

This unique learning experience emphasizes value-based health care, quality improvement, equity, leadership, teamwork and other key competencies in health systems science.

The Graduate Medical Education (GME) handbook information is updated and maintained by GME.

The GME handbook is available online at here. Please contact the program with concerns or questions.