Baylor College of Medicine is a health sciences university that creates knowledge and applies science and discoveries to further education, healthcare and community service locally and globally.
- #136 Ranking
- 3,296 Academic Staff
- Public Institution Type
PhD Programmes
About
History
In 1900, a small group of dedicated physicians and community leaders started a medical school in Dallas to improve the practice of medicine in North Texas. The fledgling school was called the University of Dallas Medical Department, although no such university existed. The school opened its doors Oct. 30, 1900.
Education
Baylor College of Medicine is a health sciences university that creates knowledge and applies science and discoveries to further education, healthcare and community service locally and globally.
Research
Building on over a century of leadership in biomedical research, Baylor College of Medicine focuses the efforts of faculty, staff and trainees on improving health through science, scholarship and innovation. This vision is realized through collaborative research initiatives in which basic, translational, and clinical researchers work together across disciplines and specialties to discover fundamental insights into human health and disease and to apply their discoveries to develop new diagnostic tools and treatments.
University Ranking
Best Global Universities Rankings by U.S. News & World Report
2023
136 -1
2022
135 -3
2021
132
Best Global Universities Rankings by U.S. News & World Report presents all the top universities from the U.S. and 60 other countries around the world. They measure the rate of students going to their second year of studies, as well as the rate of students who graduate. It also asks university representatives on the performance of universities, and evaluates university resources, teacher salaries, graduation rates, student academic achievements and satisfaction. After calculating and comparing these criteria, U.S. News ranks the top international universities accordingly.
Academic Ranking of World Universities by Shanghai Jiao Tong University
2022
151
2021
151
2020
151
ARWU World University rankings is the first world university ranking. It ranks the world's top 1000 colleges and universities based on objective indicator. They look at the number of award-winning (Fields Medals and Nobel Prize) scientists who are located there, how much of their research is cited and referenced around the world, and how much they've contributed to different academic fields. After calculating and comparing these criteria, ARWU ranks the universities accordingly.
Services
Student services
Departments across the campus collaborate with our education programs to ensure you have the resources you need. These include Information Technology, International Services, the Office of the Registrar, Office of Student Financial Aid, Security Office, Office of Student Services, and the Office of the Provost.
Housing services
A disability is understood to be any impairment that substantially limits an individual in one or more major life activity (e.g. walking, seeing, hearing, and learning). Baylor College of Medicine applicants and students with medically documented permanent or temporary disabilities may request accommodation through Student Disability Services.
Appropriate documentation will be required from any applicant or student requesting accommodations for examinations, the performance of course work, laboratories, or clinical duties.
Library services
Whether you need help with a specific course, guidance in planning your career path, accommodations for a disability, or assistance finding resources from the TMC Library or the Education Resource Center, find the academic support services you need to excel. Services include the Career Development Center, tutoring, one-on-one counseling sessions, and academic support workshops and seminars.
ICT services
The Office of Research IT (ORIT) provides a broad range of data systems, resources, and services to support the research and data needs of basic, clinical and translational investigators at Baylor College of Medicine and its affiliate institutions.
Medical services
We deliver individualized, cutting-edge diagnosis and healthcare treatments.
Healthcare Clinics and Centers at Baylor College of Medicine:
- Obstetrics
- Oncology
- Ophthalmology
- Orthopedic and Sports Therapy
- Orthopedic Surgery
- Otolaryngology
- Pancreas Center
- Pancreas Clinic
- Parkinson's Disease
- Pathology and Immunology
- Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
- Physical Therapy
- Pituitary
- Plastic Surgery
- Psychiatry
- Pulmonology
Student Life
Campus life
Respect is a core value at Baylor College of Medicine. It sets the standard for how we treat each other. Respect fosters collaborative research, compassionate patient care and a safe and supportive learning and work environment. It cultivates trust and promotes inclusion.
Sports facilities
Our campus is equipped to help athletes get better, faster.
Baylor College of Medicine Sports Medicine state-of-the-art facilities incorporate unique design elements that foster new patient care processes and procedures that have been proven to improve quality, safety and efficiency of care.
Everything has been devised with the patient and athlete in mind.
Utilizing innovative diagnostic, therapeutic and rehabilitative techniques and technologies, our campus is equipped to help athletes get better, faster.
Student clubs
Student Societies
- Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society - The membership of this honor medical society is composed of undergraduates who have shown promise of becoming leaders in their profession, graduate members who later have attained such leadership, honorary members consisting of physicians who have attained national distinction, and persons, whether physicians or not, who have gained unusual recognition in fields related to medicine.
- Gold Humanism Honor Society - The Gold Humanism Honor Society is an international organization that recognizes, supports and promotes the values of humanism and professionalism in medicine.
Accreditation
Baylor College of Medicine is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) to award masters and doctorate degrees.
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