Strong research emphasis with 7 to 9.25 non-clinical research blocks per academic year
Opportunity to be involved with ongoing research protocols in the Department of Pediatrics and various Departments at the Medical and Graduate Schools at UTHSCSA and at a number of research facilities, including the Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Research, a facility housing the largest primate research colony in the United States
Option for Combined Master of Science in Clinical Investigation offered through the UTHSCSA General Clinical Research Center, sponsored by the National Institutes of Health (K30).