Welcome to Student Affairs at Baylor College of Medicine

"Diversity in our medical schools, ultimately, is a resource to mankind. When the medical profession more accurately reflects society as a whole, it is easier to treat patients from different backgrounds with compassion and understanding."
James L. Phillips, M.D.
Senior Associate Dean
Baylor College of Medicine

Underrepresented Minority Initiatives
For a century, Baylor College of Medicine has demonstrated a commitment to promoting health for all people through a threefold mission of education, research, and public service.
The only private medical school in the Greater Southwest, Baylor is the hub of the world-renowned Texas Medical Center. The College's location in Houston, the fourth-largest city in the nation, makes Baylor an exciting, culturally-diverse place in which to train.

Baylor's Commitment
Baylor is strongly committed to providing educational opportunities for underrepresented minority students pursuing careers in medicine and the biomedical sciences. Chancellor, William T. Butler, M.D., chairs the executive implementation committee of Project 3000 by 2000, an ambitious project of the Association of American Medical Colleges to increase the number of underrepresented minorities entering U.S. medical schools to 3,000 by the turn of the century.
Senior Associate Dean James L. Phillips, M.D., is an academician experienced in establishing programs for underrepresented minorities in medicine that yield positive results-for the student, the school, and society.
Baylor's minority initiatives are fully supported at all levels of the administration and faculty, and are tailored both to recruit underrepresented minorities and to help them matriculate and graduate.
"At Baylor, we were exposed to every kind of medicine, and took care of every kind of patient. This helped me to grow as a doctor in a way I don't think I could have at any other medical school. My experience as a Baylor student made me feel that I would like to give something back to the College."
Karen Johnson, M.D. ('81)
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Baylor College of Medicine

Current Programs
Baylor concentrates on implementing current support programs for minorities underrepresented in medicine that are relevant to the student's life both in and out of the classroom.

Academic Support
Tutorial assistance is offered. Each underrepresented minority student is assigned a faculty mentor of the same ethnicity for guidance and counsel. These students also have the support of an upper class student and a house officer.

The Education Resource Center provides educational aids, current journals, personal computers and printers, a five-year medical journal electronic database, and individual and group study rooms.

Reading and study skills counseling is available from a trained consultant.

Peer counseling groups can help first-year students.

Career counseling and post-graduate support programs are provided.

Guest minority lecturers present information on a variety of health topics, and provide mentoring support.

Exceptional scholarship and other financial aid is available for minority students.

Opportunities at Baylor
Most importantly, Baylor offers all students the opportunity for a rich educational and clinical experience. The reputation of Baylor faculty members attracts patients, graduate students, fellows, and academicians from across the United States and throughout the world.

Clinical Training
Baylor helps to staff six affiliated teaching hospitals, which represent almost 120,000 patients and 1.3 million outpatient visits each year. Students treat a wide spectrum of patients by training in a public hospital, a veteran's hospital, a children's hospital, private hospitals, and community clinics.

Research
With research support in excess of $250 million in NIH funding, Baylor consistently ranks among the nation's leading biomedical research institutions. The College's spending for research and development ranks first among Texas medical schools and within the top 10 nationally among all medical schools.

Education
In addition to the M.D. Program, Baylor also offers a combined M.D./Ph.D. Program designed for the student who is highly motivated toward an academic career in the biomedical sciences and a combined M.D./M.B.A. Program with Rice University focused on health care.
Baylor's Affiliated Hospitals Residency Program is one of the largest graduate medical education training programs in Texas and in the nation. More than 950 residents from medical schools throughout the United States and 48 other countries receive training in 21 medical specialties. More than one-fourth of the residents represent minorities and more than one-third are women. Baylor's Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences offers 12 Ph.D. programs and two interdisciplinary programs in the biomedical sciences.
"I greatly treasure my years at Baylor, a center of academic excellence. The educational experience and atmosphere were of such breadth and depth that both my clinical and research efforts were enhanced in my postgraduate life. The formal training and interaction with the faculty provided a solid foundation of knowledge that has facilitated the success of my practice."
Leo E. Orr, M.D. ('69)
Medical Oncology-Hematology
Los Angeles, California

Extracurricular Activities
Baylor recognizes that a student's life extends beyond the classroom and offers numerous social and recreational opportunities.
Dr. Phillips hosts periodic luncheons for minority students, at which minority faculty members discuss career choices and ways to overcome obstacles.
The Baylor Association of Minority Medical Students (BAMMS) is active on campus and in the community. Members meet with minority applicants, sponsor health fairs, give presentations to the public schools, and perform other community initiatives.
A variety of professional clubs and organizations provide Baylor students with the camaraderie of others who share many professional and recreational interests.
Baylor supports student life activities that afford respite from the academic rigors of medical school.

The Texas Medical Center
Baylor is located in the Texas Medical Center, one of the largest incorporated medical centers in the world. The Medical Center comprises some 40 institutions that, collectively, represent some of the brightest minds, immeasurable resources, and progressive equipment found anywhere.
Serving the Medical Center is the Houston Academy of Medicine-Texas Medical Center Library. Located adjacent to Baylor, the library is one of the country's largest medical libraries with interlibrary lending of more than two million journal articles, books, and other publications.

"The education I received at Baylor College of Medicine was excellent. When I went to the West Coast to do my psychiatry residency at UCLA, I found I was both academically and clinically well-trained."
Adelene James, M.D. ('76)
Staff Physician
Kaiser Permanente Medical Group
Los Angeles, California

Houston
Houston is the dominant urban and cultural center in the sunbelt, and its 1.6 million residents have the youngest average age of any major American city. Like many large cities, Houston is essentially a patchwork of diverse neighborhoods, each with its own character, ethnicity, and atmosphere.
The city's temperate climate encourages recreation in more than 20,000 acres of park land. Suitable for outdoor activities year-round, Houston is located 40 miles from Gulf of Mexico beaches and within an hour of three state parks.
Residents enjoy professional and collegiate sports, theater and music for all tastes, cultural festivals, recreational theme parks, diverse shopping opportunities, and hundreds of restaurants representing a wide array of ethnic cuisines.
Located in one of the most attractive areas of the city, Baylor and the Texas Medical Center adjoin the trees and ponds of Hermann Park, with its zoo, golf course, fountains, hike-and-bike trails, and children's areas. A wide range of affordable housing is available for lease or purchase near the Medical Center and throughout the Houston area. The Office of Student Affairs at Baylor can provide information and assistance in securing housing.
"Baylor provided me with the finest education and preparation for a career in family practice. The opportunities for a well-rounded education are unlimited at Baylor."
Antonio Falcon, M.D. ('77)
President of Family Health Center
Rio Grande City, Texas

Notice of Nondiscriminatory Policy
Baylor College of Medicine admits qualified students of any race, color, sex, sexual orientation, age, color, religion, national origin, disability or veteran status to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, age, religion, national origin, disability or veteran status in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarships and loan programs, and athletic and other school-administered programs.
Inquiries/complaints with regard to discrimination should be directed to:
Dane Friend, Title IX Coordinator
Baylor College of Medicine
John P. McGovern Campus
2450 Holcombe, Suite OW100
Houston, TX 77021
713-798-1544