Texas Medical Center

Baylor College of Medicine is located within the Texas Medical Center, a 740-acre complex of 42 independent institutions and the world’s largest center for biomedical research and education.

The University of Texas-Houston Health Science Center, the UT School of Public Health, and the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center are located in the Texas Medical Center along with many other hospitals and research institutions.

All 42 of the Texas Medical Center's member institutions are not-for-profit, and are dedicated to the highest standards of patient and preventive care, research, education, and community well-being. These institutions include 13 renowned hospitals and two specialty institutions, two medical schools, four nursing schools, and schools of dentistry, public health, pharmacy, and virtually all health-related careers.

The department's graduate program features a high level of interdisciplinary collaboration among other departments at Baylor and with those at Rice University, the University of Houston, and other institutions within the Texas Medical Center.