University of Texas Medical Branch-Galveston

Services

Basic

day care, health service, health insurance

Counseling

minority student, career, personal, academic, psychological

Campus Safety

24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks

Campus Life

Housing

Overview

• The school offers housing for students.
• 11% of students live in school housing.
• The school does not provide assistance for off-campus housing.

Room Accessories

• 100% are equipped with high-speed internet connections.

• Popular events on campus: Student Socials, Classical Concerts, All Sports Day, SGA Blood Drives, Leadership Movie Series, Bizarre Holidays
• Student activities: student government, student newspaper, yearbook
• In total, there are about 72 organizations on campus.
• Honor societies: School of Nursing-Who’s Who, Sigma Theta Tau; School of Allied Health Sciences-Lamda Tau National Technology Honor Society (Clinical Laboratory Sciences), Magnolia Kids Project Task Force, Multicultural Awareness Council, Phi Kappa Phi National Honor Society, Pi Alpha Honor Society (Physician Assistant), Pi Theta Epsilon National Honor Society (Occupational Therapy), Student Chapter American Academy of Physician Assistants, Student Occupational Therapy Association, Student Organization for Clinical Laboratory Science, Student Organization-SAHS, Student Organization of Respiratory Therapy, Student Physical Therapy Association; School of Medicine-The Gold Humanism Honor Society, AOA Medical Honor Society; Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences-Sigma Xi, Phi Kappa Phi
• International organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) Chinese Student Association; Frontera de Salud; International Student Organization; Jewish Student and Faculty Organization; Multicultural Awareness Council; Muslim Medical Association; Que Quiere Decir Spanish Club; Student National Medical Association; United Latin American Medical Students;
• Other organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) Alliance in Internal Medicine; Alpha Kappa Kappa; Alpha Omega Alpha; American Medical Association/Texas Medical Association; American Medical Student Association; American Medical Women’s Association; Baptist Student Ministry; Biological Chemistry Student Organization; Call to Protect Branch at UTMB; Catholic Medical Student Association; Catholic Newman Center; Christian Medical Association; Committee for Career Development; Committee for Public Policy; Dermatology Interest Group at UTMB; Doctoral Nursing Student Organization; Emergency Medical Interest Group; Experimental Pathology Graduate Student Organization; Family Medicine Interest Group; Galveston County Health Fair; Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Straight Alliance; Graduate Student Organization; Honor Education Council; Island Cycling Group at UTMB; Med Peds Student Interest Group; Microbiology and Immunology Student Association; Military Medical Student Association; Newman Club; The Oncology Society; Otolaryngology Student Association; Pathology Student Society; Pediatric Journal Club; Pediatric Student Association; Phi Beta Pi Fraternity; Phi Chi Medical Fraternity-Zeta Chapter; Phi Rhi Sigma; Physician Assistant Student Society; Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Interest Group; Preventive Medicine and Community Health Graduate Student Organization; Respitory Therapy Student Association; The Running Club at UTMB; SAHS Student Organization; St. Vincent’s House Free Clinic; Student Association of Gynecology and Obstetrics; Student Donors for Texas; Student Interest Group in Neurology; Student Nurses Association at UTMB; Student Occupational Therapy Association; Student Organization of Clinical Laboratory Science; Student Orthopedic Surgery Journal Club; Student Physical Therapy Association; Student Psychiatry Organization; Student Surgical Society; Students for Bioethics ande Humanities; Students Improving Global Health Together; Surf Club; Syncope (Acapella Group); TAPA at UTMB; Telemedicine Interest Group; Urological Student Association; Wesley Campus Ministry;
• Student papers: (Appears as submitted by school) UTMB Magazine (twice annually); Impact (bi-monthly); Omni (quarterly);

Travel

• Nearest airport(s) (distance in miles): Houston, Texas (50)
• Nearest train(s) (distance in miles): Houston, Texas (50)
• Nearest bus-station(s) (distance in miles): Houston, Texas (50)
• Public transportation serves the campus.
• All students are permitted to have cars on campus.

Employment

• School employment is available.

• 5 fraternity houses

ROTC

• Army ROTC: Not offered
• Navy ROTC: Not offered
• Airforce ROTC: Not offered

Additional Policies

class attendance policies set by individual instructors, hazing prohibited, smoking prohibited