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I did a search but everything seemed to be quite old. Thx.
I did a search but everything seemed to be quite old. Thx.
(For those not too familiar with Texas, Baylor University is the Baptist college in Waco. Baylor also has a medical system, with a large medical / graduate school in Houston, and some residencies in Dallas as well...)
Actually, Baylor College of Medicine (BCM) in Houston is a product of a group of people falling out of Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas. BCM and Baylor Dallas are now completely separate entities with the latter being affiliated with Baylor University in Waco. The Path residency program in Baylor Dallas is community-based but I've heard they have solid AP training and is very good for those who know they will do private practice.
Actually, Baylor College of Medicine (BCM) in Houston is a product of a group of people falling out of Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas. BCM and Baylor Dallas are now completely separate entities with the latter being affiliated with Baylor University in Waco.
In 1900, a small group of dedicated physicians and community leaders started a medical school in Dallas to improve the practice of medicine in North Texas. The fledgling school was called the University of Dallas Medical Department, although no such university existed. The school opened its doors Oct. 30, 1900, with 81 students.
The young medical school needed a true affiliation with an established university to survive, and, in 1903, an alliance was formed with Baylor University in Waco. At that time, the name changed to Baylor University College of Medicine. The College struggled in those early years to improve its curriculum, facilities, faculty, and students, and, by 1918, it was the only private medical school in Texas.
Over the next several decades, the College continued to grow, but faced many financial challenges.
In 1943, the M.D. Anderson Foundation invited Baylor University College of Medicine to join the newly formed Texas Medical Center. The College opened in Houston July 12, 1943, in a converted Sears, Roebuck & Co. building, with 131 students. Four years later, the College moved into its present site in The Roy and Lillie Cullen Building, the first building completed in the new Texas Medical Center.
In 1948, Michael E. DeBakey, M.D., joined the faculty as chair of the Department of Surgery, and the following year, The Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences was established. During the next several years, the College began its affiliation with a number of hospitals, which created superior training facilities for students and residents.
The College's rise in prominence began in the 1950s when Dr. DeBakey's innovative surgical techniques garnered international attention. The 1960s brought the first major expansion of College facilities, along with a major turning point for the institution.
In 1969, by mutual agreement, the College separated from Baylor University to become an independent institution. This encouraged broader, nonsectarian support and provided access to federal research funding. The institution's name changed to Baylor College of Medicine.
In 1900, three physicians founded the "University of Dallas Medical Department", in Dallas, despite the fact that a "University of Dallas" did not exist. In 1903, it was acquired by Baylor University and became known as the Baylor College of Medicine, remaining in Dallas. In 1943, Dallas civic leaders wanted to build larger facilities for the university in a new medical center, but only if the College of Medicine would surrender its denominational alliances with the General Baptist Convention. Baylor refused, and with funding from the M. D. Anderson Foundation and others, the College of Medicine moved to Houston. In 1969, the Baylor College of Medicine became independent from Baylor University.
Still, any idea why the residency at BCM in Houston is considered "Community, University-associated" in FRIEDA? I can understand why anything at Baylor in Dallas would be considered community-based.
Still, any idea why the residency at BCM in Houston is considered "Community, University-associated" in FRIEDA? I can understand why anything at Baylor in Dallas would be considered community-based.
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BCM affiliated programs are obviously community programs because they are not a part of BCM. they are community hospitals working with BCM!