The Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine is one of eight medical schools in Texas. The College of Medicine offers students an excellent medical education experience as well as research opportunities through collaborative affiliations, combined resources and expertise from private, state and federal health care organizations. The College of Medicine trains future physicians and medical researchers to be on the leading edge of human science, clinical skills and patient care.
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 became a component of the Texas A&M Health Science Center. Currently, the medical school enrolls approximately 135 students per class. The College of Medicine trains a substantial number of primary care physicians, with more than 50 percent of its graduates entering primary care residencies.
As one of the most ambitious and comprehensive medical colleges in the nation, the College of Medicine offers the Doctor of Medicine and the combined M.D./Ph.D. degree. The goal of the combined M.D./Ph.D. degree program is to train biomedical scientists with a deep appreciation for both clinical medicine and basic medical science. This rigorous training produces biomedical scientists with unique insight into clinical problems. Graduates of this program are afforded many opportunities to make a major impact on many serious diseases, including heart disease, diabetes, cancer, and AIDS.
Active research programs are currently underway in the areas of biochemistry, cancer, cardiovascular and integrated biology, cell and molecular biology, microbial and molecular pathogenesis and neuroscience. Research is conducted through both the basic science and clinical departments and the research institutes affiliated with the College of Medicine.
The College of Medicine is the result of a unique affiliation between the College of Medicine and several well-established clinical facilities including: the Brazos Family Medicine Residency in Bryan; Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center at Fort Hood in Killeen; Central Texas Veterans Health Care System in Temple; CHRISTUS Spohn Health System in College Station Medical Center in College Station; Driscoll Children's Hospital in Corpus Christi; Scott & White Hospital in Temple; Scott & White Clinic in College Station; and St. Joseph Health System in Bryan.
The College of Medicine remains committed to providing an environment which promotes integrity, compassion, and excellence in its future physicians and scientists. An emphasis on broad-based instruction in the medical sciences produces individuals with the knowledge, expertise, and vision to meet the challenges facing medicine in the 21st century.
