{"id":2770,"date":"2023-02-24T13:29:32","date_gmt":"2023-02-24T19:29:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iimsprod.wpengine.com\/education\/?page_id=2770"},"modified":"2026-04-02T08:57:56","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T13:57:56","slug":"tsphd","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/iims.uthscsa.edu\/education\/education\/tsphd\/","title":{"rendered":"Translational Science PhD Program"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]The Translational Science Ph.D. program is a joint program between\u202fUT Health San Antonio, UT San Antonio, UT Austin, and UTHealth Houston School of Public Health.<\/p>\n<p>This collaboration of four universities to offer a single joint doctoral degree is unique in the UT System. The program is designed to use the existing resources and expertise in specific key areas of each university to offer a strong, diverse, and competitive doctoral program.<\/p>\n<p>The program prepares the next generation of scientists to lead the multi-disciplinary biomedical research teams of the future in increasingly complex research environments. These scientists advance knowledge toward the goal of translating basic biomedical scientific discoveries into strategies that will improve healthcare delivery, patient outcomes, and community health.[\/vc_column_text] \n            <p>\n                <a class=\"button \" href=\"https:\/\/www.uthscsa.edu\/academics\/biomedical-sciences\/what-know-you-apply\" title=\"Apply Now\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\">\n            Apply Now\n            <\/a>\n                \n            <\/p>\n        [vc_separator border_width=&#8221;3&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;]<div class=\"flex-video widescreen\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wvu_OnxUO-U\" title=\"Translational Science PhD Program\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_row_inner equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; equilizer_id=&#8221;rowOne&#8221; el_class=&#8221;match&#8221;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;] \n        <a class=\"callout panel-mobile text-center color blue\" href=\"https:\/\/iims.uthscsa.edu\/education\/program-goals-and-objectives\/\" data-equalizer-watch=\"rowOne\">\n            <span class=\"fa-stack fa-2x\">\n            <i class=\"fas fa-circle fa-stack-2x\"><\/i>\n            <i class=\"fas fa-far fa-edit fa-stack-1x fa-inverse\"><\/i>\n            <\/span><h3 class=\" \">Program Goals &amp; 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