The government in Dallas , Texas is primarily vested in the Dallas City Council , Mayor , and City Manager. There is also the Dallas Police Department , Dallas Fire-Rescue , and the Dallas municipal courts. In the 2006–2007 fiscal year, the city's total budget was $ 2.3 billion.
48-758: Dallas Landmark is a designation by the City of Dallas and the Dallas Landmark Commission for historic buildings and districts in Dallas , Texas , United States. Listed sites are selected after meeting a combination of criteria, including historical, economic, architectural, artistic, cultural, and social values. Once a structure or district is designated a landmark, it is protected by an ordinance with specific preservation criteria, which require that any alterations beyond routine maintenance, up to and including demolition, must have their permits reviewed by
96-555: A Master's Degree and a certificate are offered in Clinical Science. Postdoctoral certificates are offered in Research, Advanced Research, Cancer, Educational Techniques, Obesity and Metabolism, and Scientific Management. UT Southwestern runs a Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP) offering a combined M.D. / Ph.D. degree. It is one of only 54 M.D./Ph.D. granting programs nationwide that receive financial support from
144-727: A dissertation mentor from the UT Southwestern Graduate School faculty for training in intellectual and experimental strategies. During these years, the MSTP student functions as a graduate student in his or her laboratory while maintaining an awareness of clinical medicine through program activities. Dissertation research culminates in results that significantly advance the state of biomedical knowledge. About 340 students are enrolled in UT Southwestern's School of Health Professions. The school confers
192-632: A doctoral professional degree in Physical Therapy and master's degrees in Clinical Nutrition, Physician Assistant Studies, Prosthetics-Orthotics, and Rehabilitation Counseling . The school also has a baccalaureate certificate program in Radiation Therapy. The Physician Assistant program was founded in 1972. For the past five years, graduates have had a 100% first-time pass rate on the national certifying exam. Much of
240-485: A new school of public health . It is the largest gift to any school of public health at a public university in the U.S. In 2023, UT Southwestern announced a multi-billion dollar plan for a new pediatric campus for Children's Medical Center Dallas to be built in 2031 adjacent to the main university hospital. In 2022, UTSW kicked off construction of a 296 psychiatric hospital south of the current Children's medical campus. Major affiliations: Annual patient visits to
288-473: A regional training center. The Academy is reverently known as "The Drill Tower" by instructors and graduates, referring to the facility's most taxing structure/activity, a six story tower whose staircase is routinely climbed three times in rapid succession by recruits in full gear and high-rise hose packs. The City of Dallas maintains its own municipal courts for trying Class C misdemeanors including violations of City ordinances , and certain civil matters. In
336-526: A total research expenditure of $ 634.9 million in 2022. UT Southwestern scientists and physician researchers conduct investigations into cancer , stem cells , neuroscience , heart disease and stroke , arthritis , diabetes, and many other fields. At the Peter O’Donnell Jr. Brain Institute on campus, investigators research the basic molecular workings of the brain , and their application to
384-587: Is the largest LEED ( Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design ) silver-certified laboratory space in Texas. UT Southwestern opened its William P. Clements Jr. University Hospital on Dec. 6, 2014, along with the decommissioning of the 50-year-old St. Paul University Hospital. UTSW opened its Radiation Oncology center in 2017. In March 2022, a $ 100 million gift, made by the O’Donnell Foundation , endowed
432-829: Is the largest medical school in the University of Texas System and the State of Texas. UT Southwestern's operating budget in 2021 was more than US$ 4.1 billion , and is the largest medical institution in the Dallas–Fort Worth Metroplex (and therefore North Texas region), annually training about 3,800 medical, graduate, and health professions students, residents, and postdoctoral fellows. UT Southwestern Research Programs amounted to US$ 634.9 million in 2022. UT Southwestern's faculty also provide services at Scottish Rite for Children, VA North Texas Health Care System, and other affiliated hospitals and community clinics in
480-684: Is the only Joint Commission-certified Advanced Comprehensive Stroke Center in North Texas , one of only three in Texas. UT Southwestern is home to an NIH Alzheimer's Disease Center and is a Network of Excellence in Neuroscience Clinical Trials Center. The Doris and Harry W. Bass Jr. Clinical Center for Heart, Lung, and Vascular Disease is a collaborative effort between UT Southwestern faculty and community physicians. The center's transplantation programs for heart , lung , kidney , and liver have been certified by
528-406: Is training about 3,800 medical, graduate, and health professions students, residents, and postdoctoral fellows. UT Southwestern admits approximately 230 students each year. The average MCAT score is 518, and undergraduate GPA in 2023 was 3.93. The acceptance rate for 2014 was 5.6%. UTSW is one of the five least-expensive public medical schools and among the top 10 largest medical schools in
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#1732798403442576-791: The Earle Cabell Federal Building and Courthouse in the Government District of downtown . The same building additionally houses United States Bankruptcy and Magistrate Courts and a United States Attorney office. Dallas also is the seat of the Fifth Court of Appeals of Texas . The United States Post Office operates several post offices in Dallas. The main Dallas Post Office is at 401 Dallas-Fort Worth Turnpike ( Interstate 30, also known as
624-612: The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation gave the university 30 acres (120,000 m ) near the South Campus for future expansion. A 20-year master plan for the site, designed by Edward Larrabee Barnes and John MY Lee and Partners , called North Campus, called for six research towers, a support-services building, an energy plant, and underground parking, in addition to the Mary Nell and Ralph B. Rogers Magnetic Resonance Center and
672-400: The North Texas region. Faculty and residents provide care in more than 80 specialties to more than 100,000 hospitalized patients , more than 360,000 emergency room cases, and oversee nearly 4 million outpatient visits a year, including more than US$ 106.7 million in unreimbursed clinical services annually. Through the major hospitals affiliated with UT Southwestern in the city of Dallas,
720-823: The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas . The department also operates the Dallas Firefighter's Museum at Dallas' oldest remaining fire station, built in 1907, along Parry Avenue near Fair Park . In addition, the department operates in mutual aid agreements with several surrounding municipalities. In 1995, the Dallas Fire Department Training Academy (now the Chief Dodd Miller Training Academy) began to host firefighter recruits from other Metroplex municipalities in its 22-week basic firefighter training school, effectively becoming
768-584: The Wayback Machine , juvenile district courts Archived 2010-07-24 at the Wayback Machine , county courts at law , county criminal courts , justice of the peace and small claims courts , and probate courts Archived 2010-07-25 at the Wayback Machine . The Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) operates the Parole Division Region II headquarters in Dallas. The Dallas I and Dallas III district parole offices are in
816-807: The 1,670 paid, full-time firefighters of the city of Dallas Fire-Rescue Department (DFD), providing both fire protection and emergency medical service to the city. The Dallas Fire-Rescue Department operates out of 57 Fire Stations in 2 Divisions of 9 Battalions, located throughout the city, and maintain and operate a fire apparatus fleet of 57 Engines, 21 Trucks, 40 Rescues, 3 Peak Demand Rescues, 1 Haz-Mat. Unit, 2 Haz-Mat. Teams, 2 Urban Search and Rescue Units, 9 Brush/Booster Units, 1 Marine Unit (based on Lake Ray Hubbard), 7 smaller Fireboats, 1 Swift Water Rescue Unit, and numerous other special, support, and reserve units. All DFD Paramedics are Firefighters, but not all Firefighters are Paramedics; but are trained to at least EMT-Basic. EMT-Paramedics and EMT-B's are trained through
864-430: The 2006–2007 fiscal year, the city's total budget (the sum of operating and capital budgets) was US$ 2,344,314,114. The city has seen a steady increase in its budget throughout its history due to sustained growth: the budget was $ 1,717,449,783 in 2002–2003, $ 1,912,845,956 in 2003–2004, $ 2,049,685,734 in 2004–2005 and $ 2,218,345,070 in 2005–2006. From 1998 until 2005 (the most recent year with available statistics),
912-547: The Dallas City Council. The Designation Committee is an advisory committee appointed by the Landmark Commission made up of Landmark Commissioners and citizens. The combination of historians, architects, archeologists, and preservation consultants is responsible for reviewing applications for new landmarks and historic districts. The committee reviews applications for new city landmarks and forwards
960-627: The Dallas Landmark districts fall within other local or national historic districts, as well. The Dallas mayor and city council appoint an 18-member Landmark Commission consisting of one representative for each district and three alternates for a two-year unpaid term beginning on September 1 of each odd-numbered year. All commissioners have knowledge and experience in the fields of history, art, architecture, or historic preservation. The Landmark Commission and City Plan Commission make recommendations for City of Dallas landmarks that are forwarded to
1008-622: The Graduate School educates biomedical scientists, engineers, clinical researchers, and counselors. Programs lead to Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) and Master of Science (M.S.) degrees and, in some cases, non-degree certificates. The Graduate School has 12 Ph.D. programs: Biological Chemistry; Biomedical Engineering; Cancer Biology; Cell and Molecular Biology; Clinical Psychology; Genetics, Development, and Disease; Immunology; Integrative Biology; Molecular Biophysics; Molecular Microbiology; Neuroscience; and Organic Chemistry. In addition,
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#17327984034421056-556: The Landmark Commission. Buildings eligible for Dallas Landmark structure designation are those that possess any of these merits: Dallas Landmark districts are defined areas with a significant concentration of structures unified by their architectural style or related historical events. Many Dallas Landmark structures are eligible or have been recognized as a contributing property on the National Register of Historic Places or Recorded Texas Historic Landmark list. Many of
1104-567: The Medical Center's clinics average 400,000 a year, up from 50,000 annually 15 years ago. This includes affiliated patient care facilities such as the UT Southwestern University Hospitals. The Harold C. Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center is a National Cancer Institute ( NCI)-designated Cancer Center . UT Southwestern is an Advanced Comprehensive Stroke Center, the highest level of certification. It
1152-608: The Medical School and Graduate School. In October 1987 the UT System Board of Regents approved changing the name of the health science center to The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas. The Center consists of four degree-granting institutions: UT Southwestern Medical School , UT Southwestern Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences , UT Southwestern School of Health Professions , and UT Southwestern O'Donnell School of Public Health . Since
1200-738: The Moncrief Radiation Oncology Center. Three research towers and an elevated campus connector, linking the South Campus with the North Campus, were completed in the 1990s. A fourth 14-story research tower was completed in 2005, followed by a 12-story research tower in 2011. In 1999 the university purchased an additional 50 acres from the MacArthur Foundation, and a portion was used to create an on- campus student - housing complex of 156 apartments . A second phase of 126 units opened in 2004. In 2008,
1248-680: The National Institutes of Health. The largest source of private support for UTSW's program has been from H. Ross Perot . The clinical training curriculum includes coursework in the disciplines necessary to understand human disease at the level of cellular physiology and biochemistry . In addition, students practice clinical skills at UT Southwestern's affiliated clinical training hospitals, including Parkland Memorial Hospital and William P. Clements Jr. University Hospital . Following summer laboratory rotations, students choose one of 10 interdepartmental graduate programs and select
1296-563: The North Campus. The center was named in honor of Mr. Bass, chairman emeritus of the Southwestern Medical Foundation, who served in that role until 2008. With this property , the campus grew to 9 million square feet of laboratory, clinical, educational, and administrative space, covering 387 acres. In 2009, the $ 186 million Biomedical Research Building (NL Building on the North Campus) opened. The building
1344-542: The Tom Landry Freeway ). The Federal Bureau of Prisons has its South Central Regional Office in Dallas. University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center ( UT Southwestern or UTSW ) is a public academic health science center in Dallas , Texas . With approximately 23,000 employees, more than 3,000 full-time faculty, and nearly 4 million outpatient visits per year, UT Southwestern
1392-512: The United States. The school's tuition and fees are approximately $ 23,200 per year for in-state residents, being subsidized by the state of Texas. Admission is competitive and, by mandate of the state legislature, 90% of applicants admitted are from the state of Texas . Many out-of-state students earn competitive scholarships that make up the difference. The Medical School's curriculum emphasizes clinical experience and electives from
1440-553: The city are provided by the Dallas Fire-Rescue Department , which has 1,670 firefighters and 56 working fire stations in the city limits. The Dallas Fire & Rescue chief is Dominique Artis. The department also operates the Dallas Firefighter's Museum at Dallas's oldest remaining fire station, built in 1907, along Parry Avenue near Fair Park . The city of Dallas is protected 24/7, 365 by
1488-414: The city of Dallas has had the highest overall crime rate for the nine United States cities with over 1 million people. Violent crime in Dallas was also ranked #1 during the same time period. Murders peaked at 500 in 1991. It then fluctuated from 227 in 2000 to 240 in 2001, 196 in 2002, 223 in 2003, 275 in 2004, and finally 198 in 2005, marking a sharp decline over the two previous years. However, Dallas
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1536-453: The college became Southwestern Medical School of The University of Texas. In 1954 the name was changed to The University of Texas Southwestern Medical School. The present campus site on Harry Hines Boulevard was occupied in 1955 upon the completion of the Edward H. Cary Building. This placed the medical school faculty next to the then-newly built Parkland Memorial Hospital . In November 1972
1584-579: The federal government's Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. UT Southwestern is governed by the UT System Board of Regents . The Medical Center includes four degree-granting institutions/schools: UT Southwestern Medical School, UT Southwestern Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, UT Southwestern School of Health Professions, and UT Southwestern Peter O'Donnell Jr. School of Public Health. Throughout its history, UT Southwestern has graduated approximately 22,420 physicians and other professionals in all areas of medicine . In 2022 alone, UTSW faculty
1632-602: The first year on. The curriculum comprises three periods: The UTSW curriculum focuses on providing a foundation in biomedical sciences , training in clinical care, and opportunities for research . The Medical School features six Academic Colleges that function as small learning communities, each headed by a faculty mentor. Along with the M.D. degree , UT Southwestern offers options for students to pursue combined degrees and to earn special graduation distinctions. The combined degrees include: With an enrollment of more than 1,000 students (549 predoctoral and 484 postdoctoral ),
1680-417: The information needs of UT Southwestern's research, educational, and clinical activities. The Library and Learning Center maintains a large collection of electronic information resources, print archives, rare books , and materials concerning the history of medicine . It also offers assistance and training in using these resources. The library also has a small branch on the North Campus. UT Southwestern had
1728-535: The late 1960s the university has added more than 6 million square feet of new construction. The 60-acre South Campus includes 20 buildings housing classrooms, laboratories, offices, the extensive University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Library , an auditorium, and a large outpatient center. Affiliated hospitals adjacent to the campus are Zale Lipshy Pavilion, Parkland Memorial Hospital , William P. Clements Jr. University Hospital, and Children's Medical Center Dallas , and Children's Medical Center Plano . In 1987
1776-432: The leadership of Edward H. Cary and Karl Hoblitzelle , a group of Dallas citizens organized Southwestern Medical Foundation in 1939 to promote medical education and research in Dallas and the region. When Baylor University moved its school of medicine from Dallas to Houston in 1943, the foundation formally established Southwestern Medical College as the 68th medical school in the United States. Founded during World War II ,
1824-541: The medical center also has a large presence in the cities of Plano , Frisco , Fort Worth , Coppell , and Irving , prominent suburbs in the Dallas area . UT Southwestern in Dallas has the largest medical residency program in the United States. In 2016, UT Southwestern began providing additional care through Southwestern Health Resources, a network combining the systems of Texas Health Resources and UT Southwestern. The network comprises 31 hospitals , 300 clinics , and more than 3,000 physicians and caregivers. Under
1872-420: The medical school was initially housed in a handful of abandoned barracks. When a new state medical school was proposed after World War II, leaders of Southwestern Medical Foundation offered the college's equipment, library , and certain restricted funds to the University of Texas System , provided the university would locate its new medical branch in Dallas. The Board of Regents accepted this offer, and in 1949
1920-491: The name and scope of the medical school were changed with its reorganization into The University of Texas Health Science Center at Dallas. This provided for coordinated but separate medical, graduate, and undergraduate components. In 1986 the Howard Hughes Medical Institute opened a research facility on the campus. Its investigators also hold faculty positions in the basic science departments of
1968-546: The only cancer center in North Texas with the National Cancer Institute 's "comprehensive" designation, are focusing on discovering drug-like chemicals that drive or inhibit cancer growth, and deciphering mechanisms in cell regulatory networks that go awry and contribute to cancer initiation and growth. Researchers in developmental biology, cancer biology, and stem cell biology work on how developmental processes contribute to cancer's progress. In 2011,
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2016-533: The prevention and treatment of brain diseases and injuries. The Institute covers neurodegenerative diseases; depression and psychiatric disorders ; migraines; and spine, nerve, and muscle diseases . Also at the Institute are voice specialists, rehabilitation experts, and neuroimmunologists, plus basic and translational scientists in cellular and molecular neuroscience, neurobiology , regenerative medicine , neuro-engineering, imaging, and genetics . Researchers at UTSW's Harold C. Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center,
2064-421: The recommendations to the Landmark Commission. For consistency, the lists below use the names from the Dallas Landmark website. Law and government of Dallas The city uses a council-manager government with Eric Johnson serving as mayor, T.C. Broadnax serving as city manager, and 14 council members serving as representatives to the 14 council districts in the city. This organizational structure
2112-636: The same complex as the headquarters, while the Dallas IV district parole office, the Dallas IV satellite, and the Dallas V district parole office are in different locations in Dallas. The Dallas II district parole office is in Garland . The United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas , which exercises original jurisdiction over 100 counties in North and West Texas, convenes in
2160-469: The training occurs at Parkland Hospital. The Peter O'Donnell Jr. School of Public Health is UT Southwestern's newest school. The school was established in 2022. UT Southwestern Medical Center is one of seven health systems in the United States being recognized for its leadership development initiatives to internal employees. The Health Sciences Digital Library and Learning Center supports
2208-582: The university purchased the 24-acre Exchange Park adjacent to the North Campus. In 2008, UT Southwestern announced plans to open the BioCenter at Southwestern Medical District, a facility to commercialize university technologies and attract biotech companies to the area. Also in 2008, UT Southwestern acquired the Exchange Park site and renamed it the Paul M. Bass Administrative and Clinical Center on
2256-457: Was again ranked in 2005 as the most dangerous city out of the ten largest cities in the United States. State trial courts sitting in the City of Dallas or in adjacent portions of Dallas County with jurisdiction of matters arising in the City include civil district courts Archived 2010-06-12 at the Wayback Machine , criminal district courts , family district courts Archived 2010-08-31 at
2304-573: Was recently contested by some in favor of a strong-mayor city charter only to be rejected by Dallas voters. Policing in Dallas is provided predominantly by the Dallas Police Department , which has around 3,100 officers. The Dallas chief of police is Edgardo "Eddie" Garcia (effective February 3, 2021). The Police Headquarters are located in the Cedars neighborhood of South Dallas . Fire protection and emergency medical services in
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