Case Studies

Residents and fellows at Dell Med are honing their skills in the community and learning to take on systemic challenges in the health care. Right here in Central Texas, the impact is already measurable.

We exist in an ecosystem: a dynamic interaction between interdependent people, institutions, everyday settings, social networks and products. Supporting each other’s work is critical to everyone’s success.

After the World Health Organization declared a global pandemic on March 11, 2020, Dell Med — like others around the world — entered uncharted territory.

Dell Med’s goal is a complete revolution in how people get and stay healthy. In partnership with others, we look for ways to create value and improve health in Austin — a model healthy city in the making.

Value-based health care is about efficiently achieving better health outcomes. Dell Med is home to leaders in the value-based care movement — and to an online curriculum that trains health leaders in delivering value to patients.

In part due to support from Dell Med’s Texas Health Catalyst, an affordable, time-saving test for heart-failure patients to use in their homes will soon be available. And that’s only the beginning.

Volunteer students are making a difference — and getting real-world experience — at the Dell Med-supported C.D. Doyle Clinic in downtown Austin, which serves everyone, regardless of their ability to pay.

Women in Travis County are getting much-needed care and attention for complex gynecological issues, such as pelvic floor disorders, chronic pelvic pain and vulvar disorders.

A call for community proposals, open to anyone, is resulting in real change: a new university course designed to teach empathy for homelessness through experiential learning.

A community-wide project is making sure screening for colorectal cancer is available to those facing the greatest challenges to health.