Students
What students have to say about the TBMM Program
"Being an interdepartmental program, it consists of many outstanding faculty that serve as great mentors. Students get to participate in forming new relationships between basic science researchers and clinical investigators."
– Adam Bear, First Year Graduate Student
“The TBMM graduate program allows flexibility to see clinical and bench aspects of research. I've always wanted to do research that helps people and with this program I know that my research wil have a clinical application. Add to that a warm and vibrant city like Houston and it was like a dream come true!”
– Carlos Perez Torres, First Year Graduate Student
"I was an intern at BCM two years ago and I chose to come back to BCM's TBMM program because of its emphasis in learning both the clinical and basic research aspects of human diseases and disorders."
– Brittany Renshaw, First Year Graduate Student
"The location of Baylor provides excellent opportunities for collaboration within all of the institutions in the Texas Medical Center. I was surprised at extensive collaborations that the senior researchers support and encourage."
– Nancy Benight, Second Year Graduate Student
"The world now recognizes the importance of collaborative work in research, and those catalyzing inquiries "between the bench and bedside" will inevitably play an important part in the process. I'm glad BCM decided to develop this emerging discipline. It is a niche I know I'll never get tired of making my contributions to health from."
– Conrad Russell Cruz, Second Year Graduate Student
"This program is unique because it teaches you to think more broadly as a scientist and helps you to better understand the implications of taking a therapy from bench to bedside, through lab work, seminars and a clinical rotation. It also allows you to explore the molecular basis for disease processes and to think about new and innovative solutions to these problems."
– Cynthia Davies-Venn, Second Year Graduate Student
"The unique dual M.D. and Ph.D. mentorship of the program and the clinically oriented research available at Baylor made my graduate program selection really easy. This educational experience combined with the great environment of Houston, convinced me that this is the best decision I have ever made."
– Cristhian Ildefonso, Third Year Graduate Student