The Department of Clinical Sciences provides an academic, educational, and cultural home for clinical investigators across all departments and disciplines at UT Southwestern.

The infrastructure and function of the Department of Clinical Sciences is similar to that of other interdepartmental multidisciplinary centers focused on individual diseases; however, the goals of the Department are broad-based and encompass all clinical research throughout UT Southwestern.

Mission: The mission of the Department is to accelerate and enhance the training and career development of clinical investigators, promote the conduct of high-quality patient-oriented research, develop effective mechanisms to facilitate translational research, and provide a formal mechanism of institutional recognition for clinical scientists.  To achieve these goals the Department has the authority to grant faculty appointments and to integrate, coordinate, and expand core training activities in clinical research across all departments and core elements of the clinical research infrastructure for the benefit of its trainees, faculty, and the entire institution. 

This Web site provides some insight into those functions and structures.  We hope you find it useful and easy to navigate.  Any questions, concerns, and/or suggestions regarding the Web site are welcome (please  click here).