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Our Commitment to
Research and Education
Houston Methodist supports our 742 faculty with a $219.2M annual investment in research and education and a planned investment of $300M over five years for strategic academic initiatives. Investigators also have access to more than $106M in philanthropic funds for research and education and a competitive $15.5M philanthropic fund to support translation of their most promising technologies.
Strategic Academic Initiatives
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$
300
M
Over Five Years
Research, Education and Products Development
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$
167.2
M
Research
$
26.7
M
Products Development
$
52
M
Education
Annual Extramural Funding Total
Total $70.3
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$23.7M
NIH Grant Funding
$
11.1
M
Philanthropy
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$
17.7
M
Other Grant Funding
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$
17.8
M
Industry Contracts
Translation & Development
to Bring New Technologies & Therapies to Patients
We bring new scientific discoveries to patients as rapidly as possible through the full cycle of translation from bench research, to prototyping and production, to clinical trials and FDA approval. Houston Methodist has a $26.7M product development fund to navigate promising technologies through this translational pipeline and facilitate a technology transfer handoff to the market for delivery of safe and effective therapies to patients.
26,700,000
Product development fund
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Licensable Technologies
29
Products in Regulatory Pipeline
523
Clinical Trials
Houston Methodist has a $26.7M product development fund to navigate promising technologies through this translational pipeline and facilitate a technology transfer hand off to the market for delivery to patients.
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26,700,000
Product Development Fund
Houston Methodist has a $26.7M product development fund to navigate promising technologies through this translational pipeline and facilitate a technology transfer handoff to the market for delivery to patients.
Worldwide
Collaboration & Leadership
Global collaboration sources the best expertise for interdisciplinary research and education. In 2021, Houston Methodist faculty mentored 1,036 trainees in residence from 68 countries and participated in 6,691 collaborations with peers from 136 countries.
1,722
Peer-Reviewed Publications
68
Learners from 68 Countries
1,256
Research Projects
50
Collaborating U.S. States
136
Collaborating Countries
Collaborations
Training the
Next Generation
of Caregivers & Innovators
Houston Methodist faculty trained 41,809 learners in 2021. Our modern interdisciplinary GME and educational programs have access to advanced resources like the MITIESM virtual hospital and procedural skills labs that support evidence-based practice.
1,509
Health Care
2,413
Pharmacy
41,809
Learners
14,264
Physicians
407
Research
8,347
Allied Health
14,869
Nursing
1.38M
Patient Encounters
4,737
Physicians
742
Faculty
2,110
Credentialed Researchers
41,809
Learners
Patient care
2014
2021
Physicians
4,500
4,737
Employees
17,011
27,947
Beds
1,960
2,509
Admissions
82,739
132,874
Outpatient Visits
764,765
1,625,770
Research
2014
2021
Research Expenditures
$126 M
$167.2M
Extramural Funding
$49.2 M
$70.3M
Faculty
525
742
Credentialed Researchers
1,460
2,110
Clinical Protocols
840
1,387
Peer-Reviewed Publications
1,225
1,722
Collaborations
3,362
6,691
Faculty Academic Activities
1,483
6,136
Education
2014
2021
Total Learners
25,152
41,809
Trainees in Residence
1,653
1,036
GME Programs
42
60
GME Residents & Fellows
245
352
CME Learners
14,719
15,052
MITIESM Learners
6,110
2,907
Research Trainees
399
407
+61%
+113%
+43%
+65%
+66%
+44%
+2.3%
Ranked in 10 Specialties:
Cancer Cardiology & Heart Surgery Diabetes & Endocrinology Gastroenterology & GI Surgery Geriatrics Gynecology Neurology & Neurosurgery Orthopedics Pulmonology & Lung Surgery Urology
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Houston Methodist
Hospitals & Institutes
Clinical Care
8
Hospitals
6
Centers of Excellence
Academic Institute
Research Institute and Education Institute
Affiliated with
Weill Cornell Medicine
Centers of Excellence
Houston Methodist Cancer Center
Houston Methodist Dr. Mary and Ron Neal Cancer Center Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center Houston Methodist Lynda K. and David M. Underwood Center for Digestive Disorders
Houston Methodist Neurological Institute Houston Methodist Orthopedics & Sports Medicine Houston Methodist J.C. Walter Jr. Transplant Center
Departments
Department of Anesthesiology & Critical Care Department of Cardiology Department of Cardiovascular Sciences Department of Cardiovascular Surgery Department of Family Medicine Department of Medicine Department of Nanomedicine
Stanley H. Appel Department of Neurology Department of Neurosurgery Department of Nursing Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Department of Ophthalmology Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Department of Orthopedic Surgery Department of Pathology & Genomic Medicine Department of Pharmacy Department of Radiation Oncology Department of Radiology Department of Surgery Department of Urology
Centers & Programs
Ann Kimball and John W. Johnson Center for Cellular Therapeutics Blanton Eye Institute Center for Bioenergetics Center for Bioinformatics and Computational Biology Center for Cardiovascular Regeneration Center for Computational Surgery Center for Critical Care Center for Health & Nature Center for Immunotherapy Research Center for Molecular and Translational Human Infectious Diseases Research Center for Musculoskeletal Regeneration Center for Neuroregeneration Center for Outcomes Research Center for Precision Surgery Center for Rapid Device Translation Center for Tissue Engineering Center for Urological Regeneration Houston Methodist Institute for Robotics, Imaging and Navigation Houston Methodist Institute for Technology, Innovation & Education (MITIESM) Immunobiology & Transplant Science Center Immunology Center Kenneth R. Peak Brain & Pituitary Treatment Center Lung Center Mathematics in Medicine Program Nantz National Alzheimer Center Regenerative Medicine Program Sherrie and Alan Conover Center for Liver Disease & Transplantation