UT Health Science Center Update

Presentation to the National Conference of State Legislatures

Legislators in the LabLegislators in the Lab

William L. Henrich, M.D., MACP, PresidentJune 10, 2010

Five Schools

Dental School

School of Health

Graduate School of

School of Nursing

School of Medicine School ProfessionsBiomedical

Sciences

NursingMedicine

Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long (Central) Campus

Texas Research Park Campus Greehey (North) Campus

Harlingen Campus Edinburg CampusLaredo Campus

3,000 students educated each yearImpact f th 750 residents and fellows trained annually

27 000 graduates practice within the region

of the Health

27,000 graduates practice within the region

6,500 faculty and staff employed Science Center

$102 million in uncompensated care each year

$16 3 billion biomedical industry catalyst$16.3 billion biomedical industry catalyst

$259 million research portfolio

$753 million budget

$914 illi t t l i i t$914 million total economic impact

SouthTTexas

Research Facility

53% completecomplete

To be completed early 2011When complete:

103,000 sq ft To be completed early 2011usable space

Sam and Ann Barshop Institute for Longevity and Aging Studies

$12 M in NIH funds

Rapamycin amongRapamycin among top breakthroughs of 2009

Z. Dave Sharp, PhD& Randy Strong, PhD

Discovery: compound rapamycin extends lifespan of middle-aged

mice by 28 to 38 percent

Kenneth Hargreaves, DDS, PhDg , ,

Dental pain management

Researched chili peppers

C t d lCreated new class of non-addictive painkillersp

Sunil Ahuja, MD, PhDj , ,

AIDS researcher

Featured in Texas Monthl maga ine’sMonthly magazine’s "35 People Who Will Shape our Future"

Translational Research

• Palmaz stentPalmaz stent

• EZ-IOEZ-IO

• Titanium ribTitanium rib

• RapamycinRapamycin

• Tissue regenerationTissue regeneration

Strong Hospital Partnerships

CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Health Care Systemy

University Health System Methodist Healthcare System

Baptist Health SystemSouth Texas VeteransHealth Care System

Strong Military Partnerships

• South Texas Veterans Health Care System

• Brooke Army Medical Center Brooke Army Medical Center

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• Wilford Hall Medical Center

• National Trauma Institute

• Institute for Surgical Research

Wilford Hall Medical Center

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Wilford Hall Medical Center

Cancer Therapy & Research Center

Holds NCI-designated status

Ian Thompson, MD

• Chairman of UrologyExecutive Director of the CTRC

• Largest prostate cancer ti t i lprevention trial

Medical Arts & Research Center (MARC)

Opened August 2009

286,034 sq. ft.

Cost: $108 M

200 physicians

School of Medicine DeanFrancisco González Scarano MDFrancisco González-Scarano, MD

• Chairman of Neurology University of Pennsylvania

• NIH funded

• Institute of Medicine member

• Begins August 1Begins August 1

David Jimenez, MDDavid Jimenez, MD

Minimally InvasiveyCranium Surgery

Comprehensive Children’s HospitalSan Antonio has 2 excellent children’s hospitals:

- CHRISTUS Santa Rosa and Methodist Children’s Hospital- However, these hospitals do not offer full service care

San Antonio is the only major city in the U.S. without a freestanding children’s hospitalg p

- The city is also experiencing a “brain drain” - Quality/cost effectiveness issues

The freestanding children’s hospital: - 200-250 beds; $1.5-2 million per bed- $300-350 million investment$300 350 million investment- Sustain high quality care; retain outstanding clinical faculty- Constant specialty physician coverage- Offer depth and breadth of medical specialtiesOffer depth and breadth of medical specialties - Clinical quality and advantages to the clinical practice

Community Service

Center for Medical Humanities and Ethics

Sept. 14 Ewing Halsell Distinguished Lecture Pianist/psychologist Richard Kogan, MD, presents a lecture/recital “Music and the Mind: Robert Schumann”

O t 15 F k B t J MD M i l L t i M di l EthiOct. 15 Frank Bryant Jr., MD, Memorial Lecture in Medical EthicsRebecca Skloot, science writer, author of The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks and contributing editor of Popular Sciencemagazine will speak on the ethics of informed consentmagazine, will speak on the ethics of informed consent.

Nov. 15 Conversations About Ethics: Stem Cell ResearchChristopher Thomas Scott Director of the Stanford UniversityChristopher Thomas Scott, Director of the Stanford University Program on Stem Cells in Society, will speak on the ethicsof stem cell research

Health Care Challenges in San Antonio

High rates of:High rates of:• Poverty• Uninsured/underinsured• Obesity• Diabetes

T• Teen pregnancy • Low birth weight infants• Domestic violence• Domestic violence• Low educational attainment

Health Care Provider Challenges

• Aging nursing populationAging nursing population

• Larger aging population with high expectations

M d d f• More demand for health care services

• Reduced funding for services

Health Science Center Solutions

• Provide health care for 1/3 of uninsured/underinsured iin our area

• Salud America! (obesity)

• Texas Diabetes Institute

• Sex education (middle and high school)

• PREMIEre program (support for low birth weight infants and families)

• Domestic violence research (Schools of Nursing/Medicine)

Academic Pipeline Programs

• Visits by middle and high schools to the Health Science Center in 2009: 8 071Health Science Center in 2009: 8,071

• Annual HSC Science Expo: 2,321 middle, high school and college students exploredhigh school and college students explored opportunities in the health professions

• Voelcker Biomedical Research Academyy

• Med Ed Program: 1,139 students from South Texas

• Collegiate Mentorship Program

“J t P d ” i t i• “Juntos Podemos” nursing mentoring program

Unique Strengths of our Health Science Centerof our Health Science Center

1. Strong partnerships with clinical partners

2. Strong partnership with the military: clinical, educational, research

3. Supportive UT System

4. New space on line/coming on line

5. Exciting new recruitments on the horizon

6 Positive momentum to be among the most eminent6. Positive momentum to be among the most eminent academic Health Science Centers in the nation