Mom is the reason why many in the Baylor College of Medicine community wanted to volunteer at Santa Maria Hostel, a longtime Houston facility that serves women, including many who are mothers with children.
Each year, Nurses Week is celebrated to recognize the important care that these healthcare professionals provide to patients, as well as their leadership in the clinics and other settings where they work. This year, we asked clinicians, administrators and others at Baylor College of Medicine about some of the nurses they work with.
Use your brain! That’s exactly what a group of students had the chance to do at the engaging and interactive Brain Fair hosted by the Neuroscience Equity and Unity (NEU) group at Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children’s Hospital.
Baylor College of Medicine is committed to developing the next generation of medical and science professionals through its partnerships with local and state secondary schools. Each year, the College reinforces this dedication by bringing Houston area magnet school students to campus to experience what it’s like to train or work in the health professions.
Sahifah Ansari, 2024 class president for Baylor College of Medicine’s School of Medicine, began her Match Day speech with a big smile as she looked at her family, teachers, mentors and classmates. She invoked the word privilege more than once to describe how she felt.
Leah Karels, a third-year orthotics and prosthetics student and resident at Baylor College of Medicine’s School of Health Professions, is determined to help transform the lives of patients who have mobility impairments.
Though the last Leap Day was only in 2020, it feels as though it has been much longer.
BCM Family will highlight the campus deans through a series of Q&As. The series continues with an introduction to Dr. William Culp, associate dean of faculty affairs and faculty development and professor at Baylor’s School of Medicine on the Temple Campus and an anesthesiologist at Baylor Scott & White Health.
On Feb. 15, Baylor College of Medicine hosted a Lunar New Year celebration with a special performance by the Rice Lions, the premiere lion dancing team from Rice University.
For low-income families and individuals, internet connectivity and usage can be a major struggle. Sometimes there is enough money to pay for internet at home, but not enough to buy a device that connects to it. Other times, there is an existing laptop, tablet or smart phone, but no internet connection.
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