Jump to content

Texas A&M School of Medicine

Coordinates: 30°39′20″N 96°20′37″W / 30.655484°N 96.343518°W / 30.655484; -96.343518
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Texas A&M University College of Medicine
School of Medicine, Clinical Building 1
TypePublic
Established1977; 47 years ago (1977)
AffiliationBaylor Scott & White Health
Houston Methodist Hospital
CHI St. Joseph Health
DeanAmy L. Waer
Students600+
Location, ,
30°39′20″N 96°20′37″W / 30.655484°N 96.343518°W / 30.655484; -96.343518
Websitehttps://medicine.tamu.edu/

Texas A&M University School of Medicine is the medical school at Texas A&M University and a component of Texas A&M Health. The School offers M.D., M.D./Ph.D., M.D./M.P.H, M.D./M.B.A., M.D./M.Eng., and several other M.D./M.S. dual degree programs.[1]

History

[edit]

Founded as the Texas A&M College of Medicine in 1977, the charter class of 32 students began their medical training on Texas A&M University's campus. 1981 marked the year the first medical degrees were awarded, and since then, more than 2,258 physicians have graduated from Texas A&M School of Medicine.[citation needed] In 1999, the College joined the newly created Texas A&M Health Science Center. During a series of Texas A&M organizational changes in 2021, the College of Medicine was redesignated the School of Medicine.[2]

Training Facilities and Curriculum

[edit]

The School's mission is to improve the health and well-being of the people of Texas through excellence in education, research and health care delivery. The MD curriculum consists of 1.5 years of pre-clinical curriculum followed by 2.5 years of clinical training.

Campus Tracks

[edit]

The School of Medicine operates 5 different campus tracks: 4 different sites around the state for the regular MD students and one site for the EnMed MD/MEng students.[3]

Campus Track Clinical Sites Training Timeline
Bryan–College Station (BCS) MD CHI St. Joseph Health

Baylor Scott & White Medical Center-College Station

All 4 years of pre-clerkship and clerkship training in Bryan-College Station
BCS & Dallas-Fort Worth MD Baylor University Medical Center

Cook Children's Medical Center

1 year of pre-clerkship training in BCS and then 3 years of pre-clerkship and clerkship training in Dallas-Fort Worth
BCS & Houston Willowbrook MD Houston Methodist Willowbrook Hospital 1.5 years of pre-clerkship training in BCS and then 2.5 years of clerkship training in Houston
BCS & Round Rock MD Baylor Scott and White Medical Center-Round Rock 1 year of pre-clerkship training in BCS and then 3 years of pre-clerkship and clerkship training in Round Rock
Houston Texas Medical Center EnMed Houston Methodist Hospital All 4 years of pre-clerkship and clerkship training in Houston

Research Centers, Institutes & Labs

[edit]
Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX
  • Houston Methodist Hospital
  • Cardiovascular Research Institute
  • Center for Airborne Pathogen Research and Tuberculosis Imaging
  • Center for Health Systems and Design
  • Center for Microencapsulation and Drug Delivery
  • Huffines Institute for Sports Medicine and Human Performance
  • Institute for Ocular Pharmacology
  • Institute for Regenerative Medicine
  • The Texas Brain and Spine Institute

Notable physicians and researchers

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Degrees Offered".
  2. ^ "Texas A&M president releases recommendations for organizational changes". theeagle.com. December 14, 2021. Retrieved August 10, 2022.
  3. ^ "Doctor of Medicine (MD) Program and MD Admissions information". medicine.tamu.edu. Retrieved January 18, 2022.