Enhancing Diversity
Baylor College of Medicine is recognized nationally as one of the best places in America for under-represented students to train as biomedical researchers.
- Under-represented students make up 30 percent of SMART summer undergraduate research program participants (80-100 students each year).
- There are 70 under-representedstudents in Ph.D and M.D. / Ph.D. programs at BCM.
- Under-represented Ph.D. and/or M.D./ Ph.D. students have been enrolled in all Ph.D. programs at BCM.
- Under-represented students have been recognized for selected accomplishments and have more than 100 BCM, national and international awards.
- At Baylor, there is an 80 percent retention rate of under-represented students in Ph.D. programs.
- There are 14 under-represented students in research-oriented post-bac programs such as SMART PREP Scholar.
- NIH Initiative for Maximizing Student Diversity grants(1998-2010) to BCM have enhanced Ph.D. training for under-represented students.