The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Mission Statements & Student Achievement Metrics

The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth Houston) evaluates success with respect to student achievement consistent with its mission, which is to prepare healthcare professionals in order to advance the quality of human life by enhancing the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease and injury. The Deans of each of UTHealth Houston’s six schools are responsible for establishing and evaluating student success criteria (program outcomes) specific to approved degree or certificate programs, by location and/or mode of delivery as appropriate, and disaggregated to the extent data are available. Program outcomes and processes by which schools review student achievement data are indicated with a check mark in Table below.

 

UTHealth Houston Student Achievement Data Categories

McWilliams School of Biomedical Informatics mission and metrics

Program	Completion Rate	Retention	Job Placement	Course Completion	Licensure
M.S.
Ph.D.

School of Dentistry mission and metrics

Program	Completion Rate	Retention	Job Placement	Course Completion	Licensure
Dental Hygiene
D.D.S.
M.S.D./PGCRT

MD Anderson UTHealth Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences mission and metrics

Program	Completion Rate	Retention	Job Placement	Course Completion	Licensure
M.S. - Biomedical Sciences
M.S. - Genetic Counseling
M.S. - Medical Physics
Ph.D.

McGovern Medical School mission and metrics

Program	Completion Rate	Retention	Job Placement	Course Completion	Licensure
M.S.
M.D.

Cizik School of Nursing mission and metrics

Program	Completion Rate	Retention	Job Placement	Course Completion	Licensure
B.S.N.
M.S.N.
D.N.P.
Ph.D.

School of Public Health mission and metrics

Program	Completion Rate	Retention	Job Placement	Course Completion	Licensure
M.P.H.
M.S.
Dr.PH.
Ph.D.