The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio serves the city of San Antonio and more than 50,000 square miles of southern Texas area. The center focuses on educating health professionals to provide improved health care services, apply specialized treatments and search information relevant to the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of diseases. It trains more than 2,700 students every year in various affiliated hospitals, clinics and health care facilities. The center offers a wide range of continuing education programs for professionals and other health care personnel. It is one of the leading biomedical education and research institutions in the United States. The center offers services through various educational departments of the University of Texas, including dental, biomedical sciences, medical, allied health sciences, nursing, pharmacy and public health departments.