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UT Health Science Center San Antonio Admitted to 2012 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll


The UT Health Science Center San Antonio is committed to engaging our community to improve health. In support of our University’s service mission, our students use what they learn both inside and outside of the classroom to transform medically underserved communities in San Antonio, South Texas and around the globe. The Community Service Learning (CSL) Program provides a structure to engage faculty, staff and institutional support of these activities. This University-wide dedication to helping others has earned our Institution a place on the United States President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll since 2009. Our University is the only health science center in Texas, and one of only seven health science centers across the nation, recognized by the Honor Roll. 


Each year, the Honor Roll showcases the U.S. colleges and universities that have best demonstrated their commitment to addressing community needs and engaging students on a lifelong path toward civic engagement. Institutions must demonstrate widespread support and cooperation, as well as meaningful, measureable outcomes in the communities they serve. For more information, visit: http://www.nationalservice.gov/about/initiatives/honorroll.asp


At the Center for Medical Humanities & Ethics, we are proud that our students exhibit tremendous leadership and the promise that they will become community-connected healthcare providers who work to reduce disparities and enhance access to healthcare throughout their careers.



As of July 1, 2008, the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) stipulates that medical schools make available opportunities for students to participate in service-learning activities and encourage and support student participation.


Service learning is defined as a structured learning experience that combines community service with preparation and reflection. Students engaged in service-learning provide community service in response to community-identified concerns and learn about the context in which service is provided, the connection between their service and their academic coursework, and their roles as citizens and professionals.


Community service learning is the bridge between ethics education and development of empathy and humanitarian values.