Community
The Greater Houston area is home to people from all walks of life and every corner of the globe, and Cizik School of Nursing at UTHealth Houston is committed to advancing high-quality health care for all.
In addition to research, outreach, and service to the larger community, Cizik School of Nursing strives to create a climate of professionalism, civility, and inquiry that encourages and welcomes input from all students, faculty, and staff. Approximately 60% of our students come from underrepresented groups, bringing with them experiences and perspectives that will shape nursing education, practice, and research in the decades to come.
Health Care Summer Camps
High school students can learn about nursing careers and earn five health care certifications through the Inspiring and Growing Nursing Interest Through Exploration (IGNITE) NursingTM summer camps at Cizik School of Nursing at UTHealth Houston.
Foundations in Nursing Leadership
This intensive, two-day program supports the academic objectives of fostering effective leadership, communication, and teamwork skills. Learn more about this program offered by the Debbie Adams Leadership Academy, and register for an upcoming course.
Help a DNP student solve your real-world problem
Our Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) students can help community partners address real-world health care issues through their final capstone DNP projects. Learn more about partnering with our students, and recommend a DNP project.
Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program
Cizik School of Nursing at UTHealth Houston administers the Harris County Long-Term Care Ombudsman program in collaboration with the Harris County Area Agency on Aging, which is funded by the Texas Health and Human Services Commission. Learn how staff and volunteer ombudsmen advocate for residents of nursing homes and assisted living facilities.
Health care for our community
Cizik School of Nursing’s nurse-managed UT Health Services clinic provides primary care to individual patients and occupational health services for employers throughout the Greater Houston area. In addition, our nurse practitioners and physicians care for the UTHealth Houston community by providing employee health services for the university’s more than 11,000 employees.
A Patient’s Perspective
Les Frieden, a former patient and current faculty member of the UTHealth Houston School of Biomedical Informatics, describes the encouragement and support he received from nurses following a vehicle accident that left him disabled in this video introducing the Joan and Stanford Alexander Fellowship for Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities at Cizik School of Nursing at UTHealth Houston.
