• Dr. Randall Urban stands in a hallway of a hospital wearing his white coat

    Curiosity and clarity around strengths leads to decades long career

    After more than 20 years at the University of Texas Medical Branch, Dr. Randall Urban is now vice president and research director of UTMB’s Institute for Translational Science. His work involves bringing scientists and medical professionals together to work on pressing public health issues and move new discoveries from the laboratory to the patient room.

  • UTMB students in white coats stand in the gallery of the Texas Senate as they are recognized by the senators on the floor

    UTMB students visit Texas Capitol

    More than seventy University of Texas Medical Branch students from all five schools recently made the nearly four-hour drive to the Texas State Capitol in Austin for UTMB Student Day. They were there to talk to elected officials and learn the ins-and-outs of the policymaking process.

  • Leonard Wang, UTMB MD/MPH student selected as a 2025 Medical Fellow for the Fellowships at Auschwitz for the Study of Professional Ethics

    UTMB MD/MPH Student Selected for Prestigious Ethics Fellowship

    University of Texas Medical Branch MD/MPH student Leonard Wang has been selected as a 2025 Medical Fellow for the Fellowships at Auschwitz for the Study of Professional Ethics, joining a distinguished cohort of medical, clergy, and journalism professionals for an intensive summer program in Germany and Poland.

  • A crowd of UTMB nursing students at graduation dressed in black cap and gowns and orange sashes

    UTMB School of Nursing ranks 10th nationally, first in Texas

    The online master’s program provided by the School of Nursing at the University of Texas Medical Branch has once again been deemed one of the best in the nation. UTMB’s School of Nursing ranked 10th in the country according to the U.S. News & World Report 2025 Best Online Master’s in Nursing Programs released today.

  • Fulbright HSI Leader 2024

    UTMB named a 2024 Fulbright Hispanic-Serving Institution Leader

    The honor acknowledges the institutions’ support for Fulbright exchange participants and promotion of Fulbright program opportunities, which ultimately aim to increase mutual understanding and support friendly and peaceful relations between the people of the United States and the people of other countries.

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    HEC awarded full accreditation from simulation in healthcare society

    The Health Education Center at the University of Texas Medical Branch has been awarded full accreditation from the Society for Simulation in Healthcare. Widely recognized as the gold standard in health care simulation, the accreditation acknowledges UTMB's exceptional performance in this vital aspect of healthcare education and training.

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