The official UT Southwestern Medical Center Twitter account.UT Southwestern Medical Center is the No. 1 hospital in Dallas-Fort Worth for the eighth consecutive year and ranks among the nation's top hospitals for care in 11 specialties – the most in Texas for 2024-25 – according to U.S. News & World Repor

Core values

- **Addressing Health Disparities**: Programs like the Breast Screening and Patient Navigation Program (BSPAN), Colon Cancer Screening, and the PROSPR Study are designed to reduce health disparities and improve access to care for underserved populations[1].
- **Socioeconomic Factors and Health Outcomes**: Research on socioeconomic factors affecting heart failure patients and other studies on social determinants of health aim to identify and address critical nonmedical factors influencing health outcomes[4].
- **Community Health Initiatives**: The Community Health Pathway for medical students, student-run free clinics, and various special interest organizations focus on community-based participatory research, addressing issues like poverty, homelessness, and access to care[2][3].
- **Innovation and Public Health**: The use of artificial intelligence for cancer detection, COVID-19 prevalence studies, and other innovative research projects contribute to better health outcomes and public health policy[1].