Working together to combat community health problems and disparities in care

The University of Texas System Board of Regents has approved plans to create a School of Public Health, a collaboration between The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, also called UT Health San Antonio, and The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA). The new school will provide academic instruction relevant to public health and serve as a focus of research activities directed toward community health problems, as it maintains and grows relationships with all entities interested in public health.

Read our a special update report from The School of Public Health regarding the last year's progress.

Quickfacts

100

jobs will be added specifically to support the UT School of Public Health San Antonio

$20 million

is estimated to be generated by the school's academic and research missions

400 students

will be supported by the school's programs within the next five years

SPH Student in Library

Collaborating to Advance South Texas Health

UT Health San Antonio and UTSA offer collective strengths to serve as a strong foundation for advancing public health education and service to South Texas. Building on efforts to advance community health and wellness, both institutions share a rich and collaborative history in meeting the unique health needs of the region’s diverse population.

Now accepting students for our inaugural class

The University of Texas School of Public Health San Antonio is now accepting student applications for its first cohort beginning in Fall 2024. Offering a Master's degree in Public Health, the School of Public Health will provide a unique public health education by integrating advanced health research, collaborating on new academic programs to serve a diverse population and building public health leaders who understand and are dedicated to finding positive interventions to mitigate our greatest public health challenges. Click here to apply.

“Launching the new School of Public Health in San Antonio is a transformative opportunity of a lifetime. We are using the partnerships between UT Health, UTSA, San Antonio, Metro Health, and Bexar County to harness the brain trust and human power to address public health problems. Everything that we do will have the focus of the community at its center.”
Vasan Ramachandran, MD, inaugural dean of The University of Texas School of Public Health San Antonio
Dr. Ramachandran smiling in a photo