Navigation

What is UH Health?

UH Health represents the health-related interests of the four universities of the University of Houston System: UH, UH-Clear Lake, UH-Downtown, and UH-Victoria.

Healthcare is a dominant industry in the Texas Gulf Coast region, and the UH System provides a large portion of the education programs needed to develop and sustain the regional health workforce. Regional healthcare and related-industry employers are experiencing severe shortages of nurses, pharmacists, optometrists, social workers, speech-language pathologists, clinical psychologists, behavioral analysts, healthcare managers, and many other types of workers. Careers in healthcare and related fields provide high-quality, high-income, high-satisfaction jobs. 

The universities of the UH System are serving the education needs of health-career-minded students at all levels of the education pipeline, awarding a large share of the region's health-related bachelor's, master's, doctoral, and professional degrees. A degree from a UHS university is a proven stepping stone for admission to highly ranked medical, nursing, dental, and other health-professions schools throughout Texas and the U.S.

With recent high-profile faculty hires and new membership in the Texas Medical Center, UH is rising rapidly in the ranks of premier health research universities. Health-related research accounted for more than 50 percent of the university's total research expenditures in 2009. UH's 2009 research awards from the National Institute of Health (NIH) totaled $14.8 million and topped all other domestic higher education institutions in the region. UH ranked among the top five institutions in Texas, both domestic and medical, for awards from the NIH National Eye Institute and the NIH Institute for Child Health and Human Development. Opportunities for undergraduate research experience abound for UH students, on the UH campus and throughout the Texas Medical Center.

The UH System is on track to become a destination of choice for students, faculty, staff, and community partners interested in healthcare careers and research opportunities.

The University of Houston System is a Member Institute of the

logo

Health Calendar

Day Date Time Event
There are no health events at this time.

View All Upcoming Events

Health News

  • Developing New Vaccines for Hookworm Among Topics at UH Lecture - 02/07/12

    Dr. Peter J. Hotez, an internationally recognized clinician and investigator of neglected tropical diseases and vaccine development, will be giving a lecture at UH Feb. 10. Hotez is one of many prominent scientists with broad appeal who will be hosted by UH in support of the university’s health initiative.

  • Sharper Imaging in Glaucoma Focus of $1.85M NIH Grant - 01/26/12

    UH vision scientist Jason Porter received a $1.85 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to investigate whether his techniques are more effective than others in understanding the earliest changes of glaucoma, which could lead to developing a way to earlier diagnose the disease.

  • Alliance Teams Up at UH to Help Visually Impaired Children - 12/07/11

    For the second year, a children’s vision alliance is teaming up at UH’s College of Optometry to provide life-changing aids to visually impaired Houston-area children in need.