Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine
Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine is the medical school at Texas A&M University. The college offers M.D., M.D./Ph.D., M.D./M.P.H, M.D./M.B.A., and several other M.D./M.S. dual degree programs.[1]
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| Interim Dean | Amy L. Waer, MD, FACS |
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| Type | Public |
| Established | 1977 |
| Students | 600+ |
| Location | , , 30.655484°N 96.343518°W |
| Website | https://medicine.tamu.edu/ |
History
In 1977, members of the College of Medicine's 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 College of Medicine. In 1999, the College of Medicine joined the newly created Texas A&M Health Science Center.
Training Facilities and Curriculum
The college's mission is to improve the health and well-being of the people of Texas through excellence in education, research and health care delivery. Beginning in 2015, the class graduating in 2019 in the College of Medicine will follow a 1.5 year pre-clinical curriculum, followed by 2.5 years of clinical training.[2]
Research Centers, Institutes & Labs
- 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
- Mark M. Shelton, (MD Class of 1983), specialist in infectious diseases and pediatric AIDS at Cook Children's Medical Center in Fort Worth; Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives, 2009-2013
- Robert Stone (scientist), Director of The National Institutes of Health from 1973 to 1975; the vice president for health services and dean of the school of medicine at the University of New Mexico, dean of the School of Medicine of the University of Oregon Health Sciences Center and vice president of the Health Sciences Center, and dean of the Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine.