The HSS Program offers students a unique educational experience at the University of Texas at Austin: the atmosphere of a small school, with all of the advantages of a large research university. The program supports a wide range of activities and programs that encompass social, recreational, and academic areas. All Health Science Scholars are automatically admitted to the Freshman Research Initiative. After the FRI, their activities diverge according to their interests. But everyone engages, most of them intensively, in multiple activities ranging from the obvious and expected — research, health care, service — to music ensembles, camping expeditions, even rugby. UT-Austin boasts over 1,000 student organizations, and you'll find Health Science Scholars in dozens of them.
Research Experiences on Campus
- Freshman Research Initiative The FRI is an acclaimed three-semester sequence that begins with the Research Methods course and then places students into a spring semester research laboratory where they learn important research techniques. Summer internships and additional independent inquiry in the fall semester of the sophomore year complete the FRI experience. Students then have the opportunity to become mentors for incoming FRI students and to continue their research.
- Natural Sciences Undergraduate Research Forum Held on a Friday afternoon in April, more than 200 research posters are put on display by students engaged in their undergraduate research. About 100 scientists from academia, national labs, and industry show up to judge the posters and award substantial cash prizes for the best work in each discipline.
Summer Research and Clinical Experiences
International Health Programs
- Howard Hughes INTROP Program - through our Howard Hughes Medical Institute Undergraduate Education Grant, we participate in summer research opportunities with HHMI International Fellows
- Global Medical Training
- Global Medical Brigades
