Texas A&M Health Science Center

8441 State Highway 47
Clinical 1 Building, Suite 3100
Bryan, TX 77807
(979) 436-9100
www.tamhsc.edu

The Texas A&M Health Science Center was officially established in 1999 when it combined the major health-related efforts of the Texas A&M System. The institution dedicates the collective expertise of its campus community to providing the state with high-quality health education, outreach and research. Faculty, staff and students are united by a belief that all people, regardless of geography, economics or culture, deserve the benefits of compassionate care, superior science and exceptional health education.

Through health professions education, accelerated campus growth, public-private partnerships and health care policy input, the Texas A&M Health Science Center is positioned to address major health care concerns of the 21st century.

It is committed to research, innovative teaching practices and interdisciplinary international service learning experiences—all in an effort to educate world-class health care professionals for the future. The institution teaches a small number of undergraduates, but the majorities of students are graduate, professional and advanced post-doctoral students.

The physical footprint of the health science center has increased in the past few years from campuses in College Station, Corpus Christi, Dallas, Houston, McAllen and Temple to campuses in Bryan and Round Rock.

Through the Texas A&M Health Science Center Office of Research, new alliances with industry and the public sector are transforming public/private commercial efforts. In 2011, externally funded research expenditures of about $80 million helped drive the state’s economy.

As health care becomes a primary consideration in America’s economic landscape, the new Texas A&M Health Science Center Bush Institute for Health Policy is poised to become a major forum for academic, business and legislative entities. This forum promises to provide solutions to America’s greatest social crisis—the efficient management and delivery of quality, affordable health care.

Executive Committee

 E.J. “Jere” Pederson
Interim President, Texas A&M Health Science Center
and Interim Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs,
The Texas A&M University System

Craig H. Blakely, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Dean, School of Rural Public Health

David S. Carlson, Ph.D.
Vice President for Research
and Dean, School of Graduate Studies

Russ Gibbs, D.Min., CFRE
Vice President for Institutional Advancement
and Communications

Jenny E. Jones, M.A.
Vice President for Governmental Affairs

Roderick E. McCallum, Ph.D.
Vice President for Academic Affairs

Barry C. Nelson, Ph.D.
Vice President for Finance and Administration

Lee Ann Ray, Ed.D.
Chief of Staff, Texas A&M Health Science Center
and Associate Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs,
The Texas A&M University System

Indra K. Reddy, Ph.D.
Dean, Irma Lerma Rangel College of Pharmacy

T. Sam Shomaker, M.D., J.D.
Vice President for Clinical Affairs
and The Jean and Thomas McMullin Dean,
College of Medicine

Sharon A. Wilkerson, Ph.D., R.N.
Dean, College of Nursing

Lawrence E. Wolinsky, Ph.D., D.M.D.
Dean, Baylor College of Dentistry

Board of Regents

Richard A. Box
Chairman, Austin

Phil Adams
Vice Chairman, Bryan-College Station

Morris E. Foster
Salado

Elaine Mendoza
San Antonio

Judy Morgan
Texarkana

Jim Schwertner
Austin

Cliff Thomas
Victoria

John D. White
Houston

James P. Wilson
Sugar Land

John “Quinten” D. Womack
Student Regent, Mission

Vickie Spillers
Executive Secretary to the Board

John Sharp
Chancellor
The A&M System

Academic Units

Baylor College of Dentistry
3302 Gaston Avenue
Dallas, TX 75246
P: (214) 828-8100
F: (214) 874-4529
www.bcd.tamhsc.edu

College of Medicine
Health Professions Education Building
8447 State Highway 47, Suite 3050
Bryan, TX 77807
P: (979) 436-0200
F: (979) 436-0092
www.medicine.tamhsc.edu

Basic Science Departments, Research and
Institutional Advancement
Joe H. Reynolds Medical Building
College Station, TX 77843-1114

Medical Research and Education Building
8447 State Highway 47
Bryan, TX 77807
3950 North A. W. Grimes Boulevard
Suite N403
Round Rock, TX 78665
P: (512) 341-4200
F: (512) 341-4212
www.medicine.tamhsc.edu/campuses/rr

Medical Education Center
2401 South 31st Street, 4th Floor
Temple, TX 76508
P: (254) 724-2368
F: (254) 724-7113
www.medicine.tamhsc.edu/campuses/temple

College of Nursing
Health Professions Education Building
8447 State Highway 47
Suite 3005
Bryan, TX 77807-3260
P: (979) 436-0111
F: (979) 436-0098
www.nursing.tamhsc.edu

3950 North A.W. Grimes Boulevard
Round Rock, TX 78665
Suite N405
P: (512) 341-4940
F: (512) 341-4213
www.nursing.tamhsc.edu/
future/round-rock.html

Irma Lerma Rangel College of Pharmacy
MSC 131, 1010 West Avenue B
Kingsville, TX 78363
P: (361) 593-4272
F: (361) 593-4929
www.pharmacy.tamhsc.edu

School of Graduate Studies
174 Joe H. Reynolds Medical Building
College Station, TX 77843-1114
P: (979) 862-3325
F: (979) 862-3374
www.sgs.tamhsc.edu

School of Rural Public Health
282 SRPH Administration Building
College Station, TX 77843-1266
P: (979) 845-2387
F: (979) 862-8371
www.srph.tamhsc.edu

2101 South McColl Road
McAllen, TX 78503
P: (956) 668-6300
F: (956) 668-6301
www.srph.tamhsc.edu/mcallen

Regional Centers

Coastal Bend Health Education Center
6300 Ocean Drive, Unit 5861
Carlos F. Truan Building
NRC Suite 3500
Corpus Christi, TX 78412-5861
P: (361) 825-2804
F: (361) 825-2809
www.cbhec.tamhsc.edu

Institute of Biosciences & Technology
2121 W. Holcombe Blvd
Houston, TX 77030
P: (713) 677-7700
F: (713) 677-7727
www.ibt.tamhsc.edu

Campus Locations

Bryan-College Station
College of Medicine
College of Nursing
School of Graduate Studies
School of Rural Public Health

Corpus Christi
Coastal Bend Health Education Center

Dallas
Baylor College of Dentistry
College of Medicine

Houston
Institute of Biosciences & Technology

Kingsville
Irma Lerma Rangel College of Pharmacy

McAllen
School of Rural Public Health

Round Rock
College of Medicine
College of Nursing

Faculty, Staff and Student Head Count
Fall 2011

Baylor College of Dentistry
Faculty 247
Students 573

College of Medicine
Faculty 125
Students 633

College of Nursing
Faculty 22
Students 106

School of Graduate Studies
Faculty 13
Students 127

Rangel College of Pharmacy
Faculty 41
Students 345

School of Rural Public Health
Faculty 44
Students 338

Totals
Faculty 492
Students 2122
Staff 1096

Baylor College of Dentistry

3302 Gaston Avenue
Dallas, TX 75246
P: (214) 828-8100
F: (214) 874-4529
www.bcd.tamhsc.edu

Established - 1905
Fall 2011 enrollment - 573
Number of faculty - 247
Student/faculty ratio - 2.3:1

Degrees Offered - Doctor of Dental Surgery (D.D.S.), Master of Science(M.S.), Bachelor of Science (B.S.)
The Baylor College of Dentistry has been distinguished for Texas dental education for more than 100 years and is dedicated to combining higher education and research with community service.

Known internationally for producing excellent clinicians, the college opened in 1905. Since then, it has graduated more than 8,000 dentists and dental hygienists. Nearly one third of all dentists in Texas are Baylor College of Dentistry graduates. The college also graduates the largest number of dental hygienists with bachelor’s
degrees in the state. In addition to a doctor of dental surgery and bachelor’s degree in dental hygiene, postdoctoral certificate and degree programs are offered.

Today, the college works toward innovative treatments, leading-edge technology and better ways to deliver care. It not only ensures that Texas has qualified generations of dentists, dental hygienists and scientists, but also provides care for patients who have no other access to oral health care.

College of Medicine

Health Professions Education Building
8447 State Highway 47, Suite 3050
Bryan, TX 77807
P: (979) 436-0200
F: (979) 436-0092
www.medicine.tamhsc.edu

Established - 1977
Fall 2011 enrollment - 633
Number of faculty - 125
Student/faculty ratio - 5.1:1
Degrees Offered - Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

Established to meet the needs of the medically underserved populations, the College of Medicine was founded in 1977. The college has expanded from a basic science campus in College Station and a clinical campus in Temple to four-year campuses in Bryan-College Station and Temple, a clinical campus in Round Rock, and a clinical program in Dallas. Currently enrolling more than 630 medical students, it is the only Texas medical school with two four-year campuses.

The college pairs medical education and research opportunities through clinical affiliations with private, state and federal health care organizations and community-based hospitals and clinics. The college offers a combined M.D./Ph.D. degree in clinical medicine and medical science, an M.D./M.B.A. degree and an M.D./M.P.H. degree. Throughout the college and its centers, research programs are currently under way in biochemistry, cancer, integrated biology, cell and molecular biology, pathogenesis and neuroscience.

College of Nursing

Health Professions Education Building
8447 State Highway 47
Office 3005
Bryan, TX 77807-3260
P: (979) 436-0111
F: (979) 436-0098
www.nursing.tamhsc.edu

Established - 2008
Fall 2011 enrollment - 106
Number of faculty - 22
Student/faculty ratio - 4.8:1
Degrees Offered: Bachelor of Science, Nursing (B.S.N.)

The College of Nursing provides much-needed education to increase the nursing workforce. The college offers the Bachelor of Science in Nursing (B.S.N.) degree through three educational tracks: Generic, Accelerated and RN-to-B.S.N. The generic (B.S.N.) track accepts the first two years of education requirements from an accredited college or university, then requires completion of upper-division nursing courses at the College of Nursing. The accelerated B.S.N. accepts a completed bachelor’s degree in studies related to nursing then requires the completion of nursing course work.

The college also offers the opportunity for those with registered nursing (RN) diploma or associate degree in nursing to complete their nursing course work to obtain a B.S.N. degree. The first 19 graduates in the accelerated program received their B.S.N. degrees in December 2009, and the first graduates of the generic program received their B.S.N. degrees in May 2010.

Irma Lerma Rangel College of Pharmacy

1010 West Avenue B
Kingsville, TX 78363
P: (361) 593-4272
F: (361) 593-4929
www.pharmacy.tamhsc.edu

Established - 2006
Fall 2011 Enrollment - 345
Number of full-time faculty - 41
Student/Faculty ratio - 8.4:1
Degrees Offered: Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.)

The Irma Lerma Rangel College of Pharmacy, located on the Texas A&M University-Kingsville campus, was established in August 2006 in response to the shortage
of pharmacists in South Texas. As the first health-related professional school in South Texas, the college offers the Doctor of Pharmacy program leading to
the Pharm.D. degree. Students in this program are exposed to a core professional curriculum including biomedical sciences, pharmaceutical sciences, social,
behavioral, and administrative pharmacy sciences and pharmacy practice.

The college is the first Texas pharmacy school to implement Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experiences early in the professional program. These experiences include more than 700 pharmacy preceptors (mentors), who help students apply knowledge learned in the classroom, while evaluating each student’s progress. The college is dedicated to producing quality graduates, who are highly competent in dealing
with the daily demands, challenges and rewards of contemporary pharmacy practice.

School of Graduate Studies

Formerly Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
147 Reynolds Medical Building
College Station, TX 77843-1114
P: (979) 862-3325
F: (979) 862-3374
www.sgs.tamhsc.edu

Established - 1999
Fall 2011 enrollment - 127
Number of faculty - 13
Student/faculty ratio - 9.8:1
Degrees Offered: Master of Science (M.S.), Master of Science in Public Health (M.S.P.H.), Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Doctor of Philosophy in Public Health (Ph.D.)

Since its inception in 1999, the School of Graduate Studies has prepared future faculty and researchers to improve the health of Texans through scientific discovery and education. The school offers master’s and doctoral programs in biomedical, clinical and public health sciences through the College of Medicine, School of Rural Public Health, Institute of Biosciences and Technology, and Baylor College of Dentistry.

In support of research and training initiatives, the school works with each Texas A&M Health Science Center academic unit as well as other academic, clinical, private, and community-based health and research institutions.

School of Rural Public Health

SRPH Administration Building, Rm. 282
College Station, TX 77843-1266
P: (979) 845-2387
F: (979) 862-8371
www.srph.tamhsc.edu

Established - 1996
Fall 2011 enrollment - 338
Number of faculty - 44
Student/faculty ratio - 7.7:1
Degrees Offered: Master of Public Health (M.P.H.), Master of Public Administration (M.H.A.), Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Doctor of Public Health (Dr.P.H.)

Founded in 1998 as the first public health school in the nation with a focus on rural and underserved communities, the School of Rural Public Health developed into a nationally ranked, fully accredited public health research, service and training program. After only nine years, U.S. News and World Report ranked the school as
a Top 25 Graduate School in Public Health.

Offering classes at the College Station campus as well as other Texas locations through distance education, the school provides public health master’s and/or doctoral programs in several public health disciplines: epidemiology, biostatistics, environmental and occupational health, health administration, social and behavioral health, policy and management as well as border health. In addition to core public health curriculum, the school is home to several centers of research excellence.
Providing a forum for future public health leaders, the school builds an array of research strengths and practice skills for rural and urban settings.


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