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University of Houston Health Science Center
Initiative
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UH Health Science Center UH System Strategic
Principles

• Strategic Principle 1 Institutional Excellence
• The UH System universities will continue to
  strive for excellence in all undergraduate,
  graduate and professional programs, as well as in
  research and public service.
• Initiative 2
• Create a University of Houston Health Science
  Center and UH System MITC at the Texas Medical
  Center.

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UH Health Science Center Overarching Objective
The University of Houston will become the
university of the Texas Medical Center

• Full range of academic programs that serve the
  needs of TMC organizations and their employees
• Research and training programs that capitalize
  on the strengths of UH and all TMC institutions
• Expanded patient services for UH clinical
  programs

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UH Health Science Center Opportunities

• Increased Collaboration
• Between the University of Houston and Texas
  Medical Center institutions
• Among faculty from different colleges and
  departments at the University of Houston, as well
  as its sister UHS institutions
• Benefits of Increased Collaboration
• Development of new, innovative multidisciplinary
  academic and research programs
• Increased external research funding
• Interdisciplinary education, research and patient
  care

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UH Health Science Center Opportunities

• Expanded Client/Patient Base and Student
  Opportunities
• New patient markets for UH clinical programs
• Increased opportunities for student internships
  and field-based experience at TMC institutions
• New student markets for UH undergraduate,
  graduate and professional programs

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UH Health Science Center Challenges
Funding What funding streams exist or can be
established for the new health science center so
that it is a benefit to (rather than a financial
drain on) the remainder of the university?

• Formula funding health sciences designation
• Special item support
• Fees for service
• Grants, contracts and indirect cost recovery
• Tier-one excellence funds
• Philanthropy

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UH Health Science Center Challenges
Administration and Leadership Can an
infrastructure be organized to develop and then
coordinate relationships between UH
health-related faculty and programs with the
needs and ongoing activities in the Texas Medical
Center?
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UH Health Science Center Administration
Leadership

• Role of Health Science Center Administration
• Provide a focus for the health care disciplines,
  programs, research interests and patient care
  interests
• Provide leadership, liaison and coordination of
  programs and services to the Texas Medical Center
  and its constituent members
• Provide a structure for the development of
  interdisciplinary initiatives, programs,
  disciplines and professions that have
  health-related dimensions

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UH Health Science Center Administration
Leadership

• Potential HSC Components
• Pharmacy
• Optometry
• Social Work
• Health Human Performance
• Psychology
• Communication Disorders

• Health Law Policy
• Health Care Administration
• Health Care Marketing
• Health Care Sociology
• Medicine Society

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UH Health Science Center Progress to Date

• Inventory of academic and research programs
• Creation of Health Sciences Task Force
• Initial MOU with Methodist Hospital System
  regarding institutional affiliation
• Discussions with City of Houston regarding
  transfer to UH of the City Public Health Building
  in the TMC
• Submission of tuition revenue bond and special
  item requests to the Texas Legislature

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