- What is a health science center?
- What partnerships does Texas A&M Health Science Center have with other institutions and organizations?
- Why does Texas A&M Health Science Center have a dental school with the Baylor name?
- What kind of degrees can you get through Texas A&M Health Science Center?
- Is Texas A&M Health Science Center an accredited university?
Q. What is a health science center?
A. Most health science centers in Texas are based in one location that
generally includes a teaching hospital or clinical facility. The Texas A&M
Health Science Center (TAMHSC) offers many of the same degree programs and
training facilities as other institutions but at a number of locations
statewide – Bryan-College
Station, Dallas, Temple, Houston, Round Rock, Kingsville, Corpus Christi and
McAllen.
Q. What partnerships does Texas A&M Health Science Center have with other institutions and organizations?
A. TAMHSC has numerous affiliations with clinical and educational
facilities in all of its components' home cities and towns, as well as
throughout the state. For example, the College of Medicine has among its
partners Scott & White and the Central Texas Veterans
Health Care System in Temple and Waco in its clinical education programs.
Q. Why does Texas A&M Health Science Center have a dental school with the Baylor name?
A. Texas
A&M University Baylor College of Dentistry
began as the State Dental College, a proprietary dental school. When the United
States entered World War I in 1917, it was still an unrecognized professional
school, making its students prime targets for the draft. To avoid mass
induction, the college was sold to Baylor University for $3,000.
In the late 1960s, the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board recommended the college accommodate 50 additional Texas residents in the entering class. The dental college was eager to meet the challenge but needed more money to be successful. The best alternative was state funding, but that meant the college had to sever its ties with Baylor University, a private Baptist university. The college officially separated in July 1971 and became Baylor College of Dentistry, a private, nonprofit, non-sectarian corporation.
In 1996, the college became a member of The Texas A&M University System and three years later became part of the Texas A&M Health Science Center.
Q. What kind of degrees can you get through Texas A&M Health Science Center?
A. The College of Medicine offers the Doctor of Medicine
(M.D.), along with a
combined M.D./Ph.D. degree in Clinical Medicine and Medical Science,
M.D./M.B.A. degree, M.D./M.P.H. degree, and M.S. in Education for Healthcare
Professionals.
The College of Nursing offers the Bachelor of Science in Nursing (B.S.N.) through three educational tracks: Traditional, Second Degree and RN-to-B.S.N.
The Irma Lerma Rangel College of Pharmacy offers the Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.).
The School of Graduate Studies offers the Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) and Master of Science (M.S.) through other TAMHSC components.
The School of Rural Public Health offers the Doctor of Public Health (Dr.P.H.), Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Master of Health Administration (M.H.A.), Master of Public Health (M.P.H.) and Master of Science in Public Health (M.S.P.H.).
Texas A&M University Baylor College of Dentistry offers the Doctor of Dental Surgery (D.D.S.), Master of Science (M.S.) and Bachelor of Science (B.S.), along with postdoctoral certificate and graduate degree programs.
Q. Is Texas A&M Health Science Center an accredited university?
A. Yes. Texas A&M Health Science Center has been fully accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS).