UT Southwestern Medical Center has a caring staff of medical professionals who are committed to enhancing patients’ quality of life as well as meeting the needs of patients’ families. Our staff can direct them to a variety of informative and enriching support groups and other resources, which can be tailored to meet a specific situation.
At UT Southwestern, excellence in patient care includes pointing the way to resources patients and their families may not be familiar with but which have proved invaluable to others. We trust these services will assist patients on the road to healing and improved health.
Diabetes
American Diabetes Association
The American Diabetes Association is the nation's leading nonprofit health organization providing diabetes research, information and advocacy. The mission of the association is to prevent and cure diabetes and to improve the lives of all people affected by diabetes.
Lipid Metabolism
American Heart Association – Cholesterol
The American Heart Association is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to reduce disability and death from cardiovascular diseases and stroke.
Neuroendocrine/Thyroid
American Thyroid Association
The American Thyroid Association (ATA) provides leadership in thyroidology by promoting excellence and innovation in clinical care, research, education and public policy. The organization is dedicated to promoting scientific and public understanding of the biology of the thyroid gland and its disorders so as to improve methods for prevention, diagnosis and management.
Reproductive Endocrinology
American Society for Reproductive Medicine
The American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) is a multidisciplinary organization for the advancement of the art, science and practice of reproductive medicine. The organization accomplishes its mission through the pursuit of excellence in education and research and through advocacy on behalf of patients, physicians and affiliated health-care providers.