The Dell Center for Healthy Living

University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Dietetic Internship Program


Benefits of Student Life at the Texas Medical Center in Houston

Student interns benefit in many ways from working in and around the Texas Medical Center.

  • Access to many different treatment & research facilities like Herman Hospital, Texas Children's Hospital, Ben Taub Hospital, Veterans Memorial Hospital, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Methodist Hospital, University of Texas Medical School, Baylor School of Medicine, University of Texas Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Houston, Rice University, and Texas Southern University
  • Exposure to an international city with many students from around the world.
  • Opportunities for cultural enrichment: Museum of Natural Science, Museum of Fine Art, Contemporary Arts Museum, Miller Outdoor Theatre, Holocaust Museum, Museum of Health and Medical Sciences, Jones Hall, Houston Ballet, Houston Grand Opera, Children's Museum of Houston, Menil Collection, Black Heritage Gallery and more.

Close to many FUN places to visit:

  • Cockerell Butterfly Center
  • Houston Zoo
  • Anheuser-Bush Brewery
  • San Jacinto Monument & Battleship Texas
  • The Galleria
  • Johnson Space Center
  • Space Center Houston
  • Galveston Island (Beach, The Strand)
  • Moody Gardens and Aquarium
  • Memorial Park
  • Party on the Plaza
  • Sam Houston Race Park
  • Gulf Greyhound Park
  • The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
  • Sporting and other events at The Toyota Center to include the world champs Houston Rockets and Houston Comets
  • Minute Maid Park, new home of the Houston Astros.
  • Reliant Stadium, the new home the NFL's Houston Texans
  • Downtown's Bayou Place
  • William's Tower (formerly The Transco Tower)
  • The Water Wall and more
  • The Musuem of Fine Arts
  • The Contempary Art Museum
  • The Children's Museum
  • The Museum of Natural Science
  • The Menil Collection
  • The McGovern Museum of Health
  • The Holocaust Museum
  • The Jones Center
  • The Alley Theater

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