Yesterday was Baylor Med’s (BCM) second-look for accepted applicants. To my understanding, this is the first time we’ve had an official “second look”, and in retrospect, I feel it was a success. I had a chance to meet some outstanding people and reunite with applicants I had interviewed over the previous months. It’s nice to see their application cycle come full circle. Read more  

Here’s a spoof of Lady Gaga’s “Bad Romance” from an awesome group of Baylor Med researchers. I give you: “Bad Project.” Read more  

Baylor College of Medicine (BCM) is one of the few schools which has an “accelerated” basic sciences curriculum. Finishing this portion medical school in eighteen months (rather than the traditional two years) gives BCM students an additional six months to master their clinical skills on the wards. However, several interviewees and prospective students alike have posed the same question from time to time – is the faster pace too demanding? Read more  

You know you’re a student at Baylor Med when…

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It just isn’t possible to convey how excited I am to be on Baylor Med’s admissions committee beginning next year. As many of you know, this school was the only medical school I wanted to attend since early grade school, and now I have the privilege of being able to interview applicants who (hopefully) share a similar passion for the institution.

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According to the recently updated US News and World Report medical school rankings, there’s a new #1 medical school in Texas – UT Southwestern in Dallas. I was expecting Baylor Med’s rank to fall in 2010 but never anticipated it to regress to this degree. Read more  

Now that the merger talks with Rice and Baylor University are officially over, only one major question remains regarding Baylor Med’s financial status – what are we going to do about the incomplete Baylor Hospital? Read more  

Well it’s official – Baylor College of Medicine will remain an independent institution. The Houston Chronicle does a great job summarizing the background and current circumstances associated with making this decision (link to article). Read more  

Well it looks like negotiations between Rice University and Baylor College of Medicine have finally reached a definitive consensus – the merger talks are over. Students at both institutions received an e-mail from the school presidents earlier today. Read more  

The Houston Chronicle released an interesting article about the Rice-Baylor merger a few days ago suggesting that the merger would create “one of the most unbalanced academic institutions in the nation.” The article itself was rather insightful; however, some comments left by readers put me over the edge. Read more