Research Impact Partners

Division of General Internal Medicine faculty members are experts in comprehensive primary care, coordination of specialty and primary care including transitions of care from the hospital to the clinic, complex organ disease, and understanding and addressing the impact of social drivers of health. Faculty expertise is wide-ranging, including scholarship on medical education, addiction, LGBTQ+ health, HIV care and prevention, healthcare for the homeless, and QI in primary care. The division’s faculty members provide education and clinical care across multiple sites including CommUnityCare Health Centers, Central Health, the VA, Vivent Health (an HIV primary care clinic) and UT Health Austin.

The Environmental Science Institute (ESI) was founded as a multi-disciplinary institute for basic scientific research in environmental studies. The Institute serves as a focal point on campus for a wide scope of interdisciplinary research and teaching. ESI coordinates cross-departmental environmental science instruction; facilitates education and outreach in STEM fields; and disseminates advances in the area of enviromental science that are important locally and globally. ESI coordinates innovative educational outreach programs that work together to support awareness of science, technology, engineering and math, promost better communication of scientific research, and ultimately spark an interest in science and learning. Host Science - Cool Talks provides a front row seat to world-class research. Presented by ESI, this nationally recognized series allows leading researchers from UT and other prominent universities to share their passion about science, technology, engineering and math with the general public. Events are held six times a year (on-campus or virtually).

This team supports training for Dell Med researchers and learners conducting translational investigation, as well as the development of an integrated learning health system in which research is embedded in, drives and reinforces excellence in clinical, educational and community-focused missions.

The summer High School Research Academy provides high school students with an immersive and hands-on five-week interdisciplinary research experience at the University of Texas at Austin campus. (Including 9th-12th grade students)

This nationally recognized series allows leading researchers from The University of Texas and other prominent universities to share their passion for science, technology, engineering and math with the general public. Events are held six times a year. Visit our website for the latest talk!