About Our Academic Units
Baylor College of Dentistry
Baylor College of Dentistry at Dallas opened its doors with 45 students more than 100 years ago as the State Dental College. The commitment of the BCD faculty, staff and alumni has helped ensure the continuing quality and prestige of the college from its beginning in 1905 as the private state Dental College, through its affiliation with Baylor University from 1918 to 1971, and throughout the next 25 years as an independent, private institution. In September 1996, BCD became a member of the Texas A&M University System and today is a component of the Texas A&M Health Science Center.
College of Medicine
The college’s first class matriculated in 1977. Members of the charter class of 32 students received their Doctor of Medicine degree through Texas A&M University in 1981. In 1999, the College of Medicine joined the newly created Texas A&M Health Science Center and to date, more than 1,200 physicians have received their medical training here.
Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
The Texas A&M Health Science Center Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences is dedicated to providing a rigorous and stimulating research and training environment for qualified candidates in the biomedical sciences, dentistry and rural public health. Students study within HSC academic units – Baylor College of Dentistry, College of Medicine, Institute of Biosciences and Technology, and School of Rural Public Health. Outstanding students provide the intellectual capital required to advance the research and educational mission of the HSC and provide a new generation of leaders in the biomedical sciences.
Institute of Biosciences and Technology
Plans for an Institute of Biosciences and Technology at the Texas Medical Center in Houston were developed by the leadership at Texas A&M University. The concept was endorsed in 1986 by the Texas A&M University System Board of Regents, and on Jan. 1, 1999, IBT became a member of the Texas A&M Health Science Center.
Irma Lerma Rangel College of Pharmacy
The Texas A&M Health Science Center Irma Lerma Rangel College of Pharmacy, located on the Texas A&M University-Kingsville campus, was created in response to the shortage of pharmacists in the border region. The Rangel College of Pharmacy represents a significant addition to the Texas A&M Health Science Center as a learning-intensive, student-centered, ability-based educational program.
School of Rural Public Health
In its eight short years of existence, the School of Rural Public Health at the Texas A&M Health Science Center has developed three master’s and two doctoral degree programs, a distance education program spanning Central and South Texas, and several centers of research excellence. It was awarded full accreditation in 2004. SRPH serves communities across the country and throughout the world by educating the future generation of public health professionals.
