Why Choose a Teaching Hospital?
Academic teaching facilities are special places where student doctors care for patients under the supervision of teaching doctors. One great benefit of receiving care at a teaching hospital is that several doctors consult regarding each patient’s care. Student and supervising doctors maintain accountability as they challenge one another concerning healthcare decisions made on each person’s case. Many advances in the research laboratories of TTUHSC are then incorporated into patient care through clinical research programs at UMC, giving patients state-of-the-art care. Teaching hospitals provide highly specialized patient care services with a specific commitment to academic medicine. The healthcare system relies on teaching hospitals for primary care and routine patient services, as well as innovative and technically sophisticated services. UMC and TTUHSC are members of the Association of American Medical Colleges, a non-profit association founded in 1876. The AAMC represents the nation’
