Around UIWSOM

Located in the heart of San Antonio, students have access to a city that blends rich history with a modern, growing healthcare landscape. From iconic landmarks and year-round events to a vibrant food scene, arts, sports and outdoor recreation, there’s always something to explore, all within a more affordable cost of living than many major cities.

Learn more about San Antonio

The University of the Incarnate Word School of Osteopathic Medicine (UIWSOM) is located at Brooks, a historic district being redeveloped into a thriving educational and economic area in San Antonio, Texas. Our school has brought new life to Brooks which is a repurposed U.S. Air Force base that dates back to the days of the Wright Brothers. More than half of us live on the south side of San Antonio surrounded by Spanish missions.

Brooks has transformed to become a hub of medicine, contemporary housing and a lively community where people work, learn and play.

Learn more about Brooks

• Arise Veteran Foundation
• Bexar County Medical Society
• Biomed San Antonio
• Brooks Community
• CASTMed
• CHRISTUS Health
• City of San Antonio Metro Health
• Communicare
• Department of Health and Human Services
• Opportunity Home San Antonio
• The Patient Institute
• Southside Independent School District
• San Antonio Food Bank
• San Antonio Housing Authority
• Texas Academic Decathalon
• Texas Immunization Partnership
• UIW Health Services
• University Health 
• University of North Texas Health Science Center
• UIWSOM Department of Translational Medicine
• WellMed

To learn more about our partnerships and the exciting work UIWSOM is doing in our community, visit our Community Engagement Program page.

Study Osteopathic Medicine in San Antonio’s Military Community

San Antonio is home to one of the largest military populations in the U.S., with more than 250,000 veterans and 80,000 active-duty service members. At the University of the Incarnate Word School of Osteopathic Medicine, students train in a high-need, diverse patient environment with access to clinical partnerships, community health experience, and real-world medical training tied to military and veteran care.

Train Near Joint Base San Antonio

Joint Base San Antonio is the largest joint military base in the United States and a major hub for military medical training. Located near the University of the Incarnate Word School of Osteopathic Medicine campus, it provides students with exposure to a large military and veteran population, as well as opportunities to learn within one of the nation’s most active healthcare and training environments.

Learn more about Joint Base San Antonio (JBSA)

Located within San Antonio, the San Antonio Military Medical Center is one of the nation’s largest academic medical centers and a leading site for trauma care, graduate medical education, and research. Students at the University of the Incarnate Word School of Osteopathic Medicine benefit from access to a high-volume clinical environment and advanced healthcare training.

• The U.S. Army’s largest and busiest medical center
• 425 beds and 1.5 million square feet of in-patient hospital space
• A certified Level 1 Trauma Center that receives more than 4,000 visits a month
• The 40-bed U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research Burn Center
• 58 outpatient specialty clinics that record a million patient visits each year
• More than 60 accredited education programs that include 25 graduate medical education programs, eight nursing programs, 18 enlisted allied health and medic phase II training programs and more

The Army Medical Department Museum at Fort Sam Houston traces the U.S. Army’s contributions to medicine and medical evacuation back to 1775. The historic campus includes a military medicine and research facility and augments the training of more than 36,000 military and civilian students each year.

UIW School of Osteopathic Medicine operates four state-of-the-art facilities on the UIW Medical Campus at Brooks the former home of the U.S. Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine.

Past breakthroughs achieved here that advanced America's early space flight program include:

• T-1 partial pressure suit used during flight of first rocket-powered airplane (1947)
• Space cabin simulation of weightlessness and its impact on human body (1949)
• World's first air transportable iron lung (1958)