Cizik School of Nursing 50th Anniversary (Oral History Collections)

The Jane and Robert Cizik School of Nursing at UTHealth opened in 1972 in the Nurses’ Residence at Hermann Hospital as the University of Texas School of Nursing. In 1976, the School of Nursing joined the UT Health Science Center. The school continued to expand, adding specialized courses of study and Doctorate of Nursing degrees. It was renamed the Cizik School of Nursing in 2017. In 2022, the school celebrated its 50th anniversary.

Dissertations & Theses (Open Access) (McWilliams School of Biomedical Informatics)

Open Access full-text dissertations from McWilliams School of Biomedical Informatics at UTHealth Houston, formerly UTHealth Houston School of Biomedical Informatics (SBMI). 2003 - current.

Doctor of Nursing Practice Projects (Cizik School of Nursing)

The Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) program prepares clinical scholars recognized for outstanding leadership and innovation to apply their talents and expertise to delivery of evidence-based patient- and population-centered care that improves systems of care and positively influences patient outcomes. The program focuses on inter-professional collaboration and development of the kinds of competencies in quality improvement and safety that lead to enhanced outcomes for patients, families, providers, and organizations.

The DNP post-master’s program admits nurse practitioners, clinical nurse specialists, certified registered nurse anesthetists (CRNAs), nurse executives, and nurses focused on informatics. The part-time program offers flexibility to accommodate working professionals. Note that BSN-prepared nurses interested in becoming nurse anesthetists are encouraged to review the BSN-DNP in Nurse Anesthesia information.

The BSN-DNP programs are designed to be flexible and provides for optional nurse practitioner tracks without having to earn a Master of Nursing degree first. The program focuses on clinical competencies, inter-professional collaboration and development of the kinds of knowledge in quality improvement and safety that lead to enhanced outcomes for patients, families, providers, and organizations.

Cizik School of Nursing, a part of The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) is ranked in the top 5% of graduate nursing programs in the United States. The campus is located in the Texas Medical Center, a place where students can enjoy the resources of a distinguished academic health science center and the broad learning opportunities offered by the world’s largest medical center. The DNP program at Cizik School of Nursing (UTHealth), established in 2006, was the first of its kind for Texas.

The Curriculum

The UTHealth School of Nursing provides program options for nurses tailored to their training:

• Nurse Practitioners/Clinical Nurse Specialists
• Nurse Executives
• Nurse Anesthetists
• Nurse Informaticists

Students attend classes at the Houston campus for three two-day sessions per semester and engage in online learning, following an 8-semester curriculum plan. Preceptorships and fellowships support both individual goals and achievement of the national Doctor of Nursing Practice competencies.

James Greenwood Sr. and Jr., MDs Papers (People Who Shaped Texas Medical Center Beginnings)

The James Greenwood Sr. and Jr., MDs papers consists of article drafts and reprints, professional correspondence, patient notes, journals, and photographs that document the careers of James Greenwood Sr. and James Greenwood Jr. in the fields of neuropsychiatry and neurosurgery, respectively.

Journal Articles (School of Public Health)

Open-access full-text journal articles from students, staff and faculty publishing articles in academic journals, 2003-present.

Journal of Family Strengths (Children at Risk)

ISSN 2168-670X

The Journal of Family Strengths (JFS), formerly Family Preservation Journal, is an open-access, double-blind peer-reviewed online journal produced by the CHILDREN AT RISK Institute in partnership with the Texas Juvenile Crime Prevention Center - Prairie View A&M University and The TMC Library. JFS is devoted to presenting theoretical, policy, practice, and evaluation articles on the strengths perspective in family-centered practice to improve services that promote and sustain family systems.

Mac Suzuki Photograph Collection (Atomic Bomb Casualty Commission)

The Mac Suzuki Photograph Collection contains 838 color slides of 35 mm film taken by Mac Suzuki, MD. Most of the images were taken in Japan between 1948 and 1952 while Dr. Suzuki’s worked with the Atomic Bomb Casualty Commission. This material was donated by the children of Dr. Suzuki, details of the collection can be found via its finding aid.

Medical World News Publications (Medical World News Photograph Collection)

This collection includes selected pages from each issue of Medical World News Volumes 1 - 35. Pages include cover page, masthead, table of contents, acknowledgements, and (in most cases) advertisement index. Series give insight into the information published in the magazine from 1960-1994, and the photographs that may exist in the collection.

One People Media Photo Collection (Intercultural Cancer Council Records)

This series contains photographs and digital images that document the events, activities, programs, and people of the Intercultural Cancer Council between the years from 2002-2008.

Texas Hadassah Medical Research Foundation Records (Radiation Effects & Events Collections)

This collection consists of one scrapbook and a recorded interview/conversation with Debbie Goldberg that document the work of the organization. The collection also contains photographs and printed materials related to Debbie Goldberg's work coordinating the shipment of medical supplies to Israel and Palestine. An audio interview with transcript is also available.