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Discover your pathway to a rewarding career in the allied health professions. MD Anderson's School of Health Professions offers small classes, state-of-the-art technology and expert faculty to help you earn a degree while training at the top cancer center in the country.
Discover your pathway to a rewarding career in the allied health professions. MD Anderson's School of Health Professions offers small classes, state-of-the-art technology and expert faculty to help you earn a degree while training at the top cancer center in the country.
SHP Virtual Open House
Considering a career in health care? Join us for a virtual open house session for prospective students and educators.
CARES Act Emergency Funds
Federal emergency relief funds supporting SHP students.
Mental Health Resources
Mental health services are provided to SHP students through UT
Health.
Undergraduate Programs
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Clinical Laboratory Science
Uses detective work to diagnose disease
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Cytogenetic Technology
Studies chromosomes to diagnose and treat genetic disease
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Cytotechnology
Studies cells to detect and diagnose disease
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Diagnostic Imaging
Specializing in creating quality images to detect and diagnose disease
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Diagnostic Medical Sonography
Combining ultrasound with diagnostic technologies to support diagnosis and management of disease
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Health Care Disparities, Diversity and Advocacy
Builds the insight and experience needed for a career working closely with patients from all backgrounds
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Histotechnology
On the cutting edge of tissue analysis
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Medical Dosimetry
Creating precision radiation treatment plans
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Molecular Genetic Technology
Goes to the genetic level to detect and monitor disease
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Radiation Therapy
On the front lines of individualized cancer treatment
Advanced Technical Certificates
SHP Viewbook
An Overview of SHP
About the School
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center School of Health Professions, in concert with the mission and visions of MD Anderson Cancer Center, is committed to the education of healthcare professionals, through formal academic programs that award institutional certificates and degrees in health sciences.
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SHP by the Numbers
12
degree programs offered
352
students enrolled for 2023-24 academic year
$2300
estimated cost of 2023-24 tuition and fees for Texas residents
Histotechnology
Detecting cell abnormalities
A histotechnologist prepares tissue for microscopic examination -- an important part of the process to establish and confirm a patient's diagnosis. Histotechnologists make the invisible world of tissue structure visible under a microscope.
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The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
School of Health Professions
1515 Holcombe Blvd., Unit 2
Houston, TX 77030-4009
713-745-1205
askSHP@mdanderson.org
Our Labs
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Conferences
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