The ninth-largest medical school in the United States, we are the largest of the seven schools of UTHealth Houston.
Working in the heart of the Texas Medical Center, our faculty, staff, students, and trainees have amazing opportunities in patient care, research, and collaboration.
Known as a collegial and friendly school, we attract outstanding students. More students apply here than any other public medical school in Texas. With our affordable tuition and fees, we are consistently rated as one of the best values in medical education. We are proud to celebrate our annual traditions that include a Student Retreat for incoming students, White Coat Ceremony, Student Clinician Ceremony, and, of course, Match Day and Commencement.
Our high-tech curriculum is grounded by our values of humanism and respect for each patient. Quality, wellness, and your career are our priorities.
With more than 900 accredited residency and fellowship positions in specialty and subspecialties, we offer an incredible breadth of clinical training programs and are proud to train the best specialists for Texas. Our primary teaching hospital, Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center, recently was ranked second in the United States among major teaching hospitals.
It is gratifying to know that our more than 8,000 graduates are serving their communities and are carrying on our McGovern Medical School tradition. We welcome you to McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston and invite you to be a part of our story.
To educate a diverse body of future physicians and biomedical scientists for a career dedicated to the highest ideals of their profession; to provide outstanding patient-centered care; and to conduct innovative research that benefits the health and well-being of the population of Texas and beyond.
Core Values
The John P. McGovern Foundation has made a transformational $75 million gift to bolster medical training, provide full scholarships and support scientific discovery and innovation at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) and its medical school, UTHealth President Giuseppe N. Colasurdo, MD, announced Nov. 23, 2015.
McGovern Medical School is fully accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME). The next survey is scheduled for the 2027-2028 academic year. More information is available on the LCME website at www.lcme.org , or contact LCME through [email protected]
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) to award baccalaureate, masters, doctoral, and professional degrees. Degree-granting institutions also may offer credentials such as certificates and diplomas at approved degree levels. Questions about the accreditation of The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston 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).
