Texas A & M Health Science Center

What Texas A & M Health Science Center does

Texas A&M Health Science Center (operating as Texas A&M Health) is the academic health system component of Texas A&M University, a public, state-chartered institution within the Texas A&M University System. The organization is structured around five colleges and schools — the College of Dentistry, the Naresh K. Vashisht College of Medicine, the College of Nursing, the Irma Lerma Rangel College of Pharmacy, and the School of Public Health — supported by 28 centers and institutes that advance research, outreach, and clinical innovation. With 5,400+ students enrolled and 26 faculty ranked in the top 2% globally, it is one of the larger health science centers in the United States, and it explicitly serves all 254 Texas counties. The institution's mission integrates education, discovery, and clinical service, with a particular emphasis on rural and medically underserved populations.

Its clinical care network spans Family Care, Psychiatry and Behavioral Health, Women's Care Plus, and Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery clinics across Bryan, College Station, Dallas, Round Rock, and Houston, augmented by nurse practitioner-led mobile clinic vehicles, BUILD shipping-container clinics in towns such as Sarita, Fort Davis, and Burton, and a Telehealth Institute extending telebehavioral health into rural counties. The technology stack is anchored by the EPIC MyChart patient portal (transitioned from Healow in May 2025), simulation-based training infrastructure, and telehealth/ECHO capabilities. Revenue is generated through four streams: clinical care billing across commercial insurance, Medicare, Medicaid, marketplace plans, and a sliding-scale self-pay program; tuition and fees from professional and graduate health science education; $93.9M+ in annual research expenditures from grants and sponsored research including NIH and CPRIT awards; and state appropriations as a designated health-related institution of the Texas Legislature, including dedicated 88th-Legislature funding for the Rural Engagement Program created in 2023.

Name

Texas A & M Health Science Center

Legal name

Texas A&M University Health Science Center

Website

https://health.tamu.edu

Company type

Public

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Texas A&M Health Science Center is a public academic health system within Texas A&M University, operating five colleges (Dentistry, Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, Public Health) and a multi-city clinical network that serves patients, students, and rural communities across all 254 Texas counties.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Academic Health Sciences Education & Clinical Care

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113), Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) (621111), Offices of Physicians (62111), Ambulatory Health Care Services (621)

SIC

Services-Offices & Clinics Of Doctors Of Medicine (8011), Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Medical Schools (MD/DO Granting) (EDAHAGAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Health Informatics & Digital Health Programs (EDAHAGAJ), Campus/School-Based Urgent Care & Student Health Centers (HLAFADAI), Healthcare & Life Sciences (EDAAAPAA)

Keywords

• Health sciences education
• Clinical care services
• Medical research programs
• Rural health outreach
• Pharmacy dental nursing

Headquarters

HQ city

Bryan

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices15 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Clinical Care Services: Revenue generated from patient care services billed through insurance (commercial, Medicare, Medicaid, marketplace) and self-pay patients. Sliding scale fees available for uninsured patients.
2. Research Funding: Annual research expenditures of $93.9M from grants and sponsored research programs including NIH funding, CPRIT grants, and other research awards.
3. Educational Programs: Tuition and fees from professional and graduate health sciences education programs across five colleges and schools.
4. State Appropriations: State funding from Texas Legislature as a health-related institution designated by the Texas Legislature, including the 88th Texas Legislature funding for Rural Engagement Program.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels8 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Texas A&M Health Science Center operates as an academic health system delivering health sciences education, biomedical research, and clinical care services. It runs five colleges and schools (Dentistry, Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, Public Health), a network of fixed and mobile clinics across Texas, telehealth programs, and 28 research and outreach centers, including innovative BUILD shipping container clinics serving rural and medically underserved communities.

Product overview

Texas A&M Health Science Center is a comprehensive academic health system comprising five colleges (Dentistry, Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, and Public Health) that train health care professionals and deliver clinical services across Texas. The institution operates a network of clinical care facilities including Family Care, Psychiatry and Behavioral Health, Women's Care Plus, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, and Mobile Clinics. The system includes specialized programs such as the BUILD Medical Containers (mobile shipping container clinics), Telehealth Institute, Rural Engagement Program, and Dementia and Alzheimer's Research Initiative (DARI), along with 28 research and community engagement centers. Patient access is facilitated through EPIC's MyChart patient portal.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• 5,400+ future health leaders currently enrolled across five colleges and schools
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Groundswell HealthcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2024Multi-channel community engagement campaign partnership between Groundswell Health and Texas A&M University to equip Medicare enrollees and community leaders with resources to navigate complex Medicare coverage choices, particularly regarding Medicare Advantage plans and their impact on rural hospitals.
• BUILD (Bound, Utilized, Invaluable Links of Dedication) Student OrganizationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership between Texas A&M University student organization BUILD and Texas A&M Health to deploy converted shipping containers as mobile medical clinics across rural Texas communities. BUILD students design, build, and outfit the container clinics which are then placed and operated in partnership with Texas A&M Health, local officials, and regional health providers.
• Texas A&M Telehealth InstitutecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative initiative across Texas A&M Health colleges advancing telehealth through pioneering service delivery, policy-relevant research, and state-of-the-art technology development to address disparities in access to high-quality healthcare.
• Community Action Corporation of South TexascoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for the Texas Aggie Medical Clinic in Sarita (Kenedy County), providing primary and telebehavioral care through collaboration among Texas A&M Health, Texas A&M Telehealth Institute, and the Community Action Corporation of South Texas.
• Texas Tech University Health Sciences CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration for BUILD container clinics in Fort Davis (Jeff Davis County) and Burton (Washington County), providing telemedicine and tele-counseling services through partnership with local leaders and organizations.
• Opioid Task Force / TOPSminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSpecial initiative equipping communities with resources to prevent overdose and save lives through community-based programs and education.
• Healthy South TexasminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInitiative empowering individuals to prevent chronic diseases through education and support in South Texas communities with significant health disparities.
• Coastal Bend Health Education Center PartnersminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartnerships in education, research, and technology supporting healthcare professionals, students, and community health in the Coastal Bend region based in Corpus Christi.
• Institute for Healthcare AccessminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCenter working to improve healthcare access through research, education, and advocacy for underserved populations.
• Texas A&M University SystemcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerParent university system providing administrative structure, resources, and coordination across Texas A&M Health Science Center and other system components.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Emerging players

• University of Iowa Health Care: Public academic health system combining education, research, and statewide rural health outreach via its Rural Health Resource Center. Comparable mission of statewide rural health service from a public medical school base, though outside Texas.

Direct peers

• Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center: Public health sciences university system with statewide clinical and rural outreach mission. Direct peer — even an existing BUILD container-clinic partner — with very similar multi-college structure and rural-health focus.
• Baylor College of Medicine: Private Texas medical school with major research enterprise and affiliated clinical system. Comparable in combining graduate medical education, research output, and clinical service delivery in the same geography.
• UT Southwestern Medical Center: Texas-based academic medical center combining medical education, research, and clinical care. Directly comparable as a public academic health system within the state, competing for the same research funding, faculty, and clinical patients.
• University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth Houston): State-university health science center offering education, research, and clinical care across multiple schools. Comparable scale, public-university affiliation, and integrated academic-clinical operating model.
• University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio: Public health science center with schools of medicine, nursing, dentistry, and public health — a closely analogous multi-college structure and statewide clinical outreach footprint.
• University of North Texas Health Science Center: Public Texas health science center with osteopathic medicine, pharmacy, public health, and biomedical sciences. Comparable as a multi-disciplinary, state-funded health professions institution with rural health emphasis.

Regional players

• East Tennessee State University Quillen College of Medicine: Public medical school with explicit Appalachian rural-health mission including community-based training and telemedicine. Comparable rural-access and workforce-development focus, but in a different geographic region.

Broad incumbents

• Dell Medical School at UT Austin: Newer Texas medical school within the UT System focused on innovation and value-based care. Comparable academic-medicine function but with a single-school rather than multi-college structure.
• University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB Health): Texas academic health system with schools of medicine, nursing, and health professions plus hospital operations. Comparable as a multi-school public health system, with broader hospital-based rather than ambulatory focus.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/TAMHSC
• Facebookfacebook.com/texasamhealthsciencecenter

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Subsidiaries5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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