Latest News from the College of Medicine
GHHS Students Host “i2y Stupid Cancer” Event
Fourth-year student members of the Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine’s Gold Humanism Honor Society have organized the “I'm Too Young For This (i2y) Stupid Cancer Happy Hour” Tuesday, May 6 at 6 p.m. at BJ’s Brewhouse in Temple.
Baker to Receive AHA Award of Meritorious Achievement
Kenneth M. Baker, M.D., F.A.H.A., Professor and Vice Chair of Internal Medicine at Scott & White, Director of the Division of Molecular Cardiology and Mayborn Chair in Cardiovascular Research at the Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine, will receive the American Heart Association's Award of Meritorious Achievement during upcoming ceremonies in Washington, D.C. on April 28.
Bondos Joins Molecular and Cellular Medicine Department
The Department of Molecular and Cellular Medicine is pleased to announce that Sarah E. Bondos has been hired as an Assistant Professor. Dr. Bondos joins the department this month.
COM Students to Give Away Free Bicycle Helmets to Local Children
Medical students at the Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine will be helping to ensure the safety of local children by giving away free bicycle helmets Saturday, April 5. The helmet giveaway will take place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Wal-Mart Supercenter east entrance on Briarcrest Drive in Bryan.
COM Fourth-Years Match to Residencies in 22 States
College of Medicine fourth-year students found out where they will be completing their residencies at the 2008 Match Day on March 20, with students entering fields as varied as pediatrics and ophthamology to psychiatry and emergency medicine.
U.S. Medical School Seniors Enjoy Most Successful "Match Day" in 30 Years
Across the nation today, more than 15,000 U.S. medical school seniors will be joined by classmates, friends and family at “Match Day” ceremonies to learn where they will spend their years of residency training following graduation. There is plenty of reason to celebrate.
Fourth-Year COM Students Participating in Thursday National “Match Day”
Medical students in the Class of 2008 at the Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine will learn where they will spend their residency training following graduation at the 2008 Residency Match Day, slated for Thursday, March 20. Fourth-year students will gather with their family, friends and college faculty at the Hilton Garden Inn across the street from Scott & White Hospital in Temple.
Round Rock Associate Dean Works to Ready Campus for Students
With less than four months to go before third-year medical students start their clinical rotations at the Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine’s newest campus in Round Rock, Dr. Kathryn Kotrla and her team are on the fast track to meet the challenges of growing a medical school.
Gold Humanism Honor Society Hosts 2nd Annual Physician Heal Thyself Conference
The Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine's chapter of the Gold Humanism Honor Society (GHHS) is hosting the 2nd annual Physician Heal Thyself Conference March 17 from 2-7 p.m. for all medical students. Designed to improve medical student morale and coping skills, program organizers aim to help develop physicians who are better able to recognize and address in themselves and their colleagues the stresses of medical training and future medical careers.
Wesson Accepted Into Association of American Physicians
Donald E. Wesson, M.D., F.A.C.P., the Vice Dean for the Temple campus of the Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine, was recently accepted into the Association of American Physicians (AAP).
Graduate Student Organization Plans 13th Annual Symposium
The 13th Annual Student Research Symposium, hosted by Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine Graduate Student Organization (GSO), will be held this year Thursday April 17, 2008, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. in Reynolds Medical Building in College Station.
"Disabled” Medical Student Set to Run Austin Marathon, Raise Funds for Charity
As if medical school isn’t enough of a challenge, Vasant Garg, a first-year medical student with one arm will be running his first marathon this weekend in Austin. Not only will he be running the grueling 26.2-mile course on Saturday, but he’s also made the commitment to raise $1,000 for a local charity.
Barbara Gastel: Bringing Together Science and Communication
Ever since high school, Texas A&M University professor Barbara Gastel has had two loves – science and writing. When it came down to making a decision about her career, instead of choosing between the two, she combined them for a career in science communication.
Project Teaches Problem-Solving Techniques to Poor Hispanic Families
Poor Hispanic families who have children with asthma are being taught how to cope with the illness and other challenges through a federally funded $1.8 million study being conducted by a professor at Texas A&M University.
A&M BOR Approves Avery Land Donation for New Round Rock Campus
On Friday, the Texas A&M University System Board of Regents accepted a donation of land by the Avery family. As a result, the Texas A&M Health Science Center now has a permanent site for its Round Rock campus.
COM Hosts 4th Annual Mini-Medical School
The Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine is hosting the 4th annual Mini-Medical School this spring for Bryan-College Station residents interested in learning current, relevant medical information from some of the college's leading experts. The first session kicks off Thursday, January 17.
Cirillo Receives $2.1 Million Grant from Gates Foundation
Jeffrey D. Cirillo, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Microbial and Molecular Pathogenesis at the Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine, has received a $2.14 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The grant, from the Gates Foundation’s Global Health Program, will support Dr. Cirillo’s work on real-time optical imaging and detection of tuberculosis bacteria. This is the first Gates Foundation grant received by any component of the Texas A&M University System.
