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Long School of Medicine faculty are international leaders in behavioral health, neuroscience, imaging research, cancer, diabetes, healthy development and aging, and many other fields. Their affiliation with Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ other provides access to institutional core facilities, 13 UT Health San Antonio centers and institutes, funding programs, six clinical care partners, and several partner institutions (including the Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ Biomedical Research Institute and the Southwest Research Institute).
