The School of Allied Health Sciences was established at UTMB in 1968 and now has an enrollment of more than 560 students. The first of its kind in Texas and the southwest region of the United States, it serves the growing health needs of the people of Texas by educating and training an increasing number of students prepared to enter a variety of health professions. The School of Nursing is the oldest school of nursing in the Southwest. It offers bachelors, master of science, and Ph.D. degrees. The master's nursing program is offered through the UTMB Graduate School in the majors of nursing management, primary care practice, nurse midwifery and acute care nurse practitioner.
Students can choose a clinical specialty, a major in teaching, or both.
However, the faculty members of MBI participate actively in the teaching of medical, graduate and other health profession students. The Institute for the Medical Humanities was established in 1973, making UTMB one of the few centers in the United States to develop a program incorporating the humanities into the medical curricula. The institute offers courses in the history of medicine, literature and medicine, medical ethics, philosophy of medicine, and religion and medicine. Through its extensive research and publication programs, the institute has achieved national prominence and has served as a model for other colleges, universities and medical schools interested in beginning similar programs to teach the humanities. More than 22,000 health care professionals have received their education at UTMB since the institution's founding in 1891.