Discussion about UTSA and The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio coming together under one metaphorical roof had persisted in some fashion for decades. But when the UT System Board of Regents and leaders at both institutions started deeply thinking about the synergies between the two universities, a captivating vision materialized — and those passing “what-ifs” suddenly gave way to exciting, engaging conversations.
“Whether you’re improving lives through medical intervention, healthcare and public health or you’re improving lives through educational attainment and upward social mobility, they both produce an outcome of making lives better,” President Taylor Eighmy explains. “We had this ‘a-ha’ moment when we realized the core missions of each of the institutions were actually identical in spirit: in terms of why we are here, why we serve and who we serve.”
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