University of the Incarnate Word

UIW is a large, private Catholic university with a global footprint and a mission-driven, practice-oriented character; its campuses and programs enroll more than 10,000 students overall. In San Antonio, the university connects health-professions education and research with hospitals, specialty clinics, community organizations, and a major military and veteran healthcare environment. Relationships with CHRISTUS Health, Methodist Healthcare, University Health, and other regional providers support clinical experience, external collaboration, and translation into practice. The Office of Research and Graduate Studies provides proposal, compliance, sponsored-project, and internal-award support, with competitive federal funding including NIH, HRSA, and the Department of Defense. UIW also maintains an intellectual-property policy for commercialization discussions.