Accuracy and consistency in the use of our university name and school names reinforces our visibility as one of the nation’s most comprehensive academic health centers.
These editorial standards support effective communication with our audiences. The guidelines apply to external and internal written copy (stories, briefs, news releases), as well as social media posts, and email as appropriate. They may not apply to executive communications and formal correspondence.
University Name
Use UTHealth Houston in copy and headlines. Note: UTHealth is always one word in the name of our university, UTHealth Houston.
There are specific instances which call for the use of the full name of the university: The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. When the full name is used, always capitalize The.
- Legal documents
- Copyright lines
- Diplomas
For research publications, use the "first reference" school name as described below.
School Names
The same guidelines apply for schools within UTHealth Houston.
School names do not include the before the school name; however, the is used before a program or donor name.
Cizik School of Nursing is the best in the country.
The Cizik School of Nursing emergency/trauma nurse practitioner program is the best in the country.
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UTHealth Houston School of Behavioral Health Sciences
First reference:
UTHealth Houston School of Behavioral Health SciencesSubsequent reference options:
the School of Behavioral Health Sciences
the school -
UTHealth Houston School of Dentistry
First reference:
UTHealth Houston School of DentistrySubsequent reference options:
the School of Dentistry
the dental school
the school -
UTHealth Houston School of Public Health
First reference:
UTHealth Houston School of Public HealthFirst reference, if a location is needed for clarity:
UTHealth Houston School of Public Health in Austin
UTHealth Houston School of Public Health in Brownsville
UTHealth Houston School of Public Health in Dallas
UTHealth Houston School of Public Health in El Paso
UTHealth Houston School of Public Health in San AntonioSubsequent reference options:
the School of Public Health
the school -
Cizik School of Nursing at UTHealth Houston
First reference:
Cizik School of Nursing at UTHealth HoustonSubsequent reference options:
Cizik School of Nursing
the nursing school
the schoolLong name as needed for specific usage:
Jane and Robert Cizik School of Nursing at UTHealth Houston -
McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston
First reference:
McGovern Medical School at UTHealth HoustonSubsequent reference options:
McGovern Medical School
the medical school
the schoolLong name as needed for specific usage:
John P. and Kathrine G. McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston -
McWilliams School of Biomedical Informatics at UTHealth Houston
First reference:
McWilliams School of Biomedical Informatics at UTHealth HoustonSubsequent reference options:
McWilliams School of Biomedical Informatics
the schoolLong name as needed for specific or formal usage:
D. Bradley McWilliams School of Biomedical Informatics at UTHealth Houston -
MD Anderson Cancer Center UTHealth Houston Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
First reference:
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center UTHealth Houston Graduate School of Biomedical SciencesSecond reference:
MD Anderson Cancer Center UTHealth Houston Graduate School of Biomedical SciencesSubsequent reference options:
MD Anderson UTHealth Houston Graduate School
the graduate school
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UT Physicians
First reference:
UT Physicians, the clinical practice of McGovern Medical School at UTHealth HoustonSubsequent reference:
UT Physicians -
UT Dentists
First reference:
UT Dentists, the faculty practice of UTHealth Houston School of DentistrySubsequent reference:
UT Dentists -
UT Health Services
First reference:
UT Health Services, primary care provider for employees at UTHealth HoustonSubsequent reference:
UT Health ServicesNote: UT Health Services is the contract provider for several organizations and companies throughout Houston. The phrasing above refers specifically to their relationship to UTHealth Houston employees.
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John S. Dunn Behavioral Sciences Center at UTHealth Houston
The John S. Dunn Behavioral Sciences Center refers to both the building as well as research, clinical, and educational activities within the Faillace Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston.
First reference:
the John S. Dunn Behavioral Sciences Center at UTHealth HoustonSubsequent reference:
the Dunn Behavioral Sciences CenterIf specifically referring to the building:
the Dunn Center Building
the facility
the hospitalIf referring to the physical location of both behavioral health facilities:
UTHealth Houston Behavioral Sciences Campus -
UTHealth Houston Harris County Psychiatric Center
First reference:
UTHealth Houston Harris County Psychiatric Center (HCPC)Subsequent reference:
UTHealth Houston HCPCIf referring to the physical location of both behavioral health facilities:
UTHealth Houston Behavioral Sciences Campus
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Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center
First reference:
Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical CenterSubsequent reference:
Memorial Hermann-TMC -
Memorial Hermann: Other Components
When the story is about several locations in the hospital system:
First reference:
Memorial Hermann Health SystemSubsequent reference:
Memorial Hermann
All references:
Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital
First reference:
Red Duke Trauma Institute at Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical CenterSubsequent reference:
Red Duke Trauma Institute
First reference:
Memorial Hermann Heart & Vascular Institute at Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical CenterSubsequent reference:
Memorial Hermann Heart & Vascular Institute or Heart & Vascular Institute at Memorial Hermann-TMC, depending on whether the story is about the practice or the location -
Harris Health Lyndon B. Johnson Hospital
First reference:
Harris Health Lyndon B. Johnson HospitalSubsequent reference:
Harris Health LBJ -
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
First reference:
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer CenterSubsequent reference:
MD Anderson -
John S. Dunn Behavioral Sciences Center at UTHealth Houston
The John S. Dunn Behavioral Sciences Center refers to both the building as well as research, clinical, and educational activities within the Faillace Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston.
First reference:
the John S. Dunn Behavioral Sciences Center at UTHealth HoustonSubsequent reference:
the Dunn Behavioral Sciences CenterIf specifically referring to the building:
the Dunn Center Building
the facility
the hospitalIf referring to the physical location of both behavioral health facilities:
UTHealth Houston Behavioral Sciences Campus -
UTHealth Houston Harris County Psychiatric Center
First reference:
UTHealth Houston Harris County Psychiatric Center (HCPC)Subsequent reference:
UTHealth Houston HCPCIf referring to the physical location of both behavioral health facilities:
UTHealth Houston Behavioral Sciences Campus