The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio School of Nursing
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| The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio School of Nursing |
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| Established | 1969 |
| School type | Public Public university A public university is a university that is predominantly funded by public means through a national or subnational government, as opposed to private universities. A national university may or may not be considered a public university, depending on regions... |
| Dean | Eileen T. Breslin |
| Location | San Antonio San Antonio, Texas San Antonio is the seventh-largest city in the United States of America and the second-largest city within the state of Texas, with a population of 1.33 million. Located in the American Southwest and the south–central part of Texas, the city serves as the seat of Bexar County. In 2011,... , Texas Texas Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in... , USA United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... |
| Enrollment | 765 students (2009) |
| Homepage | nursing.uthscsa.edu |
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio School of Nursing, often abbreviated UTHSCSA-SoN, is a tier one institute of higher education (the only one in South Texas
South Texas
South Texas is a region of the U.S. state of Texas that lies roughly south of and including San Antonio. The southern and western boundary is the Rio Grande River, and to the east it is the Gulf of Mexico. The population of this region is about 3.7 million. The southern portion of this region is...
), and one of ten nursing schools in the State of Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
. It is located on the main campus of University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio is an institute of health science education and research, located in the South Texas Medical Center....
in San Antonio, Texas
San Antonio, Texas
San Antonio is the seventh-largest city in the United States of America and the second-largest city within the state of Texas, with a population of 1.33 million. Located in the American Southwest and the south–central part of Texas, the city serves as the seat of Bexar County. In 2011,...
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The school was ranked 40th nationally in 2010, and 32nd by NIH funding.
Education
The School has 13 Fellows of the American Academy of Nursing, and has 2 Centers of Excellence:- The Academic Center for Evidence-Based Practice
- The Center for Community-Based Health Promotion with Women and Children