UT Southwestern Health System’s Celebration of Excellence will highlight examples of innovation and improvement throughout our hospitals and clinics across five categories: People, Safety, Quality, Service, and Financial Stewardship.

Open to the entire campus, this year's event will feature a keynote speech by Thomas Lee, M.D., M.Sc., internist at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston and Chief Medical Officer of Press Ganey, Inc. Dr. Lee became a Professor at Harvard Medical School and Harvard School of Public Health in 2004. Prior to joining Press Ganey in 2013, he was Network President for Partners HealthCare System, an integrated delivery system founded by Brigham and Women’s and Massachusetts General Hospitals. Dr. Lee has performed research leading to five books and more than 300 articles in peer-reviewed journals, most recently Healthcare’s Path Forward (2023).

The Celebration of Excellence will be held in Tom and Lula Gooch Auditorium on South Campus and will be livestreamed for those who are unable to attend in person. The gates at Staff Garage 2 on South Campus will be open for this event. To access the event, please register to receive the calendar invite for information on attending in person or virtually.

Please register to attend in person or virtually.
 

About Celebration of Excellence

Schedule of Events

Keynote Speaker Bio

2025 COE Parking Information 

•  Lot 4 B - Will be reserved for UTSW COE attendees who work remotely (for the event only)
•  Lot 7 - Will have some spaces available for off-site/non-UTSW COE attendees (Parkland, Children's, THR, VA)
•  Staff Garage 2 – Will have some spaces available for off-site parking (entrance arms will be up) 
•  UTSW employees may also park where your current UTSW Parking Permit allows you to park on South Campus 

2025 COE Shuttle Schedule 

North (North Campus to POB to South Campus) 

• Three shuttles on the Connector
• Constantly running/all day every five minutes
• Starting at 7 a.m.

West (CUH to POB to South Campus) 

• One shuttle on the Connector
• Constantly running/all day every five minutes
• Starting at 6 a.m.

East (Hospital Express - Zale to CUH and divert to South Campus)

• Two shuttles on the streets
• Constantly running/all day every 10 minutes
• Starting at 6 a.m.

Brookriver (BR to TRE Medical/ Market Center Station to CUH/Empire Plaza to South Campus)

• One shuttle from BR/Empire Plaza, CUH, and South Campus on the streets
• Running every 30 minutes
• From 5:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Brookriver Shuttle Stops:

• TRE Medical/Market Center Station
• Brookriver
• Empire Plaza
• Clements University Hospital (CUH; Harry Hines DART Stop)
• South Campus Plaza (transfer)
• TRE Medical/Market Center Station (last stop) 

Get the latest shuttle information.