Highlights 2011

T E X A S A & M H E A L T H S C I E N C E C E N T E RMedical Research and Education Building (front) Health Professions Education Building (back)

BRYAN CAMPUS

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TEXAS A&M HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER8441 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.

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EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE E.J. “Jere” Pederson Acting President, Texas A&M Health Science Center and Acting 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

Cullen M. ‘Mike’ Godfrey, J. D. Chief Legal Officer

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

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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 and 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 CENTERSCoastal 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

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FACULTY, STUDENT AND STAFF HEADCOUNT Fall 2011

Baylor College of Dentistry 247 573

College of Medicine 125 633

College of Nursing 22 106

School of Graduate Studies 13 127

Rangel College of Pharmacy 41 345

School of Rural Public Health 44 338

Totals 492 2122 1096

Faculty Students Staff

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

Baylor COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY

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

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Established ............................. 1977Fall 2011 enrollment ................ 633Number of faculty ..................... 125Student/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 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

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Established ............................. 2008Fall 2011 enrollment ................ 106Number of faculty .......................22Student/faculty ratio ...............4.8:1Degrees 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.

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

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Established ............................. 2006Fall 2011 Enrollment ................ 345Number of full-time faculty .......41Student/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.

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

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Established ............................. 1999Fall 2011 enrollment ................ 127Number of faculty .......................13Student/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 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

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Established ............................. 1996Fall 2011 enrollment ................ 338Number of faculty .......................44Student/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.

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

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COLLEGE OF MEDICINE

COLLEGE OF NURSING

SCHOOL OF GRADUATE STUDIES

RANGEL COLLEGE OF PHARMACY

SCHOOL OF RURAL PUBLIC HEALTH