Academics
We’re creating the next generation of innovators, advocates, caregivers and life-savers. Connected by our values and unwavering desire to do more, we’re leading the way for a better future for all.
Five schools, united together
Drawing from our vast network of scientists, educators and clinical partners from five schools, we deliver real-world solutions and highly qualified graduates who are equipped to address the health needs of an ever-changing population.
Unlimited academic opportunity
With educational degrees and programs in dentistry, medicine, nursing, pharmacy, public health and medical sciences, we have something for everyone. Become part of a welcoming, inclusive environment that educates the next generation of leaders, delivers the best care and produces life-saving discoveries.
Browse our degrees and programsMeeting of the minds
From interprofessional training and education, to innovative programs like Engineering Health and Healthy South Texas, we’re reinventing health professions education. For us, it’s a comprehensive approach to how faculty teach, how students learn and how health care is delivered.
A culture of collaboration
We go beyond putting students from different disciplines in a room together. Here we have an educational system that trains health care leaders in interdisciplinary settings, allowing them to realize their full potential as members of holistic health care teams.
Through simulated experiences, mission trips across the world and groundbreaking programs, we empower the next generation of leaders who won’t accept the status quo.
Transformational educators
Highly accomplished clinicians, researchers and distinguished scholars are instrumental in producing graduates who are amply prepared for the realities of an evolving health care landscape. Get to know the dedicated faculty who support our mission.
Mark Benden
An ergonomic engineer by trade, Mark Benden, PhD, associate professor at the School of Public Health, is always on the lookout for the latest and greatest innovative solutions to solve some of the most complex public health issues.
Ten years ago, Benden developed workstations that allow productivity while combating sedentary lifestyles–and so the idea of stand-biased desks was born.
Stacey Mitchell
Stacey Mitchell, DNP, MBA, FAAN, registered nurse and clinical associate professor at the School of Nursing, is a leader in forensic health care, with years of experience examining and treating survivors of abuse and trauma.
She teaches in the school's Forensic Nursing Program, which offers a master’s degree in forensic nursing and a graduate certificate in forensic health care.
Reginald Taylor
An orthodontist and director of pre-doctoral orthodontics, Reginald Taylor, DMD, is a leader in oral health care, with decades of experience educating students, treating patients and learning more about the periodontal ligament and bone through basic science and clinical research.
Hector Chapa
A board-certified OB-GYN, Hector Chapa, MD, FACOG, is the clerkship director for OB-GYN at Texas A&M School of Medicine. He has taught as an invited physician-faculty member in South Africa, Israel, the European Union, the Netherlands, Norway, Ireland, Chile, Columbia and Canada due to his unique lecture style and passion for evidence-based learning.
Read more about Dr. Chapa’s work
Mark Benden
An ergonomic engineer by trade, Mark Benden, PhD, associate professor at the School of Public Health, is always on the lookout for the latest and greatest innovative solutions to solve some of the most complex public health issues.
Ten years ago, Benden developed workstations that allow productivity while combating sedentary lifestyles–and so the idea of stand-biased desks was born.
Stacey Mitchell
Stacey Mitchell, DNP, MBA, FAAN, registered nurse and clinical associate professor at the School of Nursing, is a leader in forensic health care, with years of experience examining and treating survivors of abuse and trauma.
She teaches in the school's Forensic Nursing Program, which offers a master’s degree in forensic nursing and a graduate certificate in forensic health care.
Reginald Taylor
An orthodontist and director of pre-doctoral orthodontics, Reginald Taylor, DMD, is a leader in oral health care, with decades of experience educating students, treating patients and learning more about the periodontal ligament and bone through basic science and clinical research.
Hector Chapa
A board-certified OB-GYN, Hector Chapa, MD, FACOG, is the clerkship director for OB-GYN at Texas A&M School of Medicine. He has taught as an invited physician-faculty member in South Africa, Israel, the European Union, the Netherlands, Norway, Ireland, Chile, Columbia and Canada due to his unique lecture style and passion for evidence-based learning.
Read more about Dr. Chapa’s work