Texas A&M Health Science Center
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The Texas A&M Health Science Center, a component of the Texas A&M University System
, is an assembly of colleges devoted to educating health professionals and researchers of competence and integrity. Its faculty, staff and students are united by a belief that all people — regardless of geography, economics or culture — deserve the benefits of compassionate care, superior science and exceptional health education.
Established in 1999, the HSC reaches across all parts of Texas through its seven components:
The Texas A&M Health Science Center received full accreditation in December 2002 from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
to award baccalaureate, master’s, doctoral and professional degrees.
The Coastal Bend Health Education Center, established in 1999 through Senate Bill 590, provides community-based educational opportunities for health professionals, supports programs designed to foster recruitment into health-related professionals among underrepresented populations, and sponsors community outreach efforts in the 19-county Coastal Bend region.
The South Texas Center at McAllen
provides support for health professions education, recruits students from South Texas into the health professions, provides health outreach programs to disadvantaged populations in the region and facilitates research on health issues specific to the Lower Rio Grande Valley
. Graduate degree programs, such as a Master of Public Health (M.P.H.) degree, are offered by the School of Rural Public Health
through its distance education
program located at the STC.
Texas A&M University System
The Texas A&M University System is one of the largest systems of higher education in the United States. Through a statewide network of eleven universities, eight state agencies and a comprehensive health science center, the Texas A&M System educates over 100,000 students, conducts more than $600...
, is an assembly of colleges devoted to educating health professionals and researchers of competence and integrity. Its faculty, staff and students are united by a belief that all people — regardless of geography, economics or culture — deserve the benefits of compassionate care, superior science and exceptional health education.
Established in 1999, the HSC reaches across all parts of Texas through its seven components:
- Baylor College of DentistryBaylor College of DentistryBaylor College of Dentistry , located in east Dallas, Texas , is the dental education unit of the Texas A&M University System, and a component of the Texas A&M Health Science Center. Almost two-thirds of all the dentists in the Metroplex received their education at BCD, and more than one-third of...
at DallasDallas, TexasDallas is the third-largest city in Texas and the ninth-largest in the United States. The Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex is the largest metropolitan area in the South and fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States... - the College of MedicineTexas A&M Health Science Center College of MedicineThe Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine was established in 1977 and joined the Health Science Center in 1999. Thomas "Sam" Shomaker, M.D., J.D., began as the sixth dean of the College of Medicine on August 1, 2010....
campuses at TempleTemple, TexasTemple is a city in Bell County, Texas, United States. Located near the county seat of Belton, Temple lies in the region referred to as Central Texas. Located off Interstate 35, Temple is 65 miles north of Austin and 34 miles south of Waco. In the 2010 Census, Temple's population was 66,102, an...
, College StationCollege Station, TexasCollege Station is a city in Brazos County, Texas, situated in East Central Texas in the heart of the Brazos Valley. The city is located within the most populated region of Texas, near three of the 10 largest cities in the United States - Houston, Dallas, and San Antonio...
, HoustonHouston, TexasHouston is the fourth-largest city in the United States, and the largest city in the state of Texas. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the city had a population of 2.1 million people within an area of . Houston is the seat of Harris County and the economic center of , which is the ...
, Corpus ChristiCorpus Christi, TexasCorpus Christi is a coastal city in the South Texas region of the U.S. state of Texas. The county seat of Nueces County, it also extends into Aransas, Kleberg, and San Patricio counties. The MSA population in 2008 was 416,376. The population was 305,215 at the 2010 census making it the...
and Round RockRound Rock, TexasRound Rock is a city in Travis and Williamson counties in the U.S. state of Texas. It is part of the metropolitan area. The 2010 census places the population at 99,887....
(new campus in Round Rock was completed in fall 2009) - the Graduate School of Biomedical SciencesTexas A&M Health Science Center Graduate School of Biomedical SciencesThe Texas A&M Health Science Center Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences was established in 1999 and is headed by David S. Carlson, Ph.D. the Vice President for Research and Graduate Studies. The goal of the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences is to prepare future faculty and researchers to...
campuses at DallasDallas, TexasDallas is the third-largest city in Texas and the ninth-largest in the United States. The Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex is the largest metropolitan area in the South and fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States...
, College StationCollege Station, TexasCollege Station is a city in Brazos County, Texas, situated in East Central Texas in the heart of the Brazos Valley. The city is located within the most populated region of Texas, near three of the 10 largest cities in the United States - Houston, Dallas, and San Antonio...
and HoustonHouston, TexasHouston is the fourth-largest city in the United States, and the largest city in the state of Texas. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the city had a population of 2.1 million people within an area of . Houston is the seat of Harris County and the economic center of , which is the ... - the Institute of Biosciences and TechnologyInstitute of Biosciences and TechnologyThe Institute of Biosciences and Technology , a component of the Texas A&M Health Science Center represents the Texas A&M University System, one of the two main Texas state university systems, in the state's and world's largest medical center, the Texas Medical Center, in Houston, Texas...
at HoustonHouston, TexasHouston is the fourth-largest city in the United States, and the largest city in the state of Texas. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the city had a population of 2.1 million people within an area of . Houston is the seat of Harris County and the economic center of , which is the ... - the School of Rural Public HealthTexas A&M Health Science Center School of Rural Public HealthFounded in 1998, Texas A&M Health Science Center School of Rural Public Health has rapidly developed into a nationally ranked, fully accredited public health research, service and training program. The School is ranked by U.S. News and World Reports as a Top 25 Graduate School in Public Health,...
at College StationCollege Station, TexasCollege Station is a city in Brazos County, Texas, situated in East Central Texas in the heart of the Brazos Valley. The city is located within the most populated region of Texas, near three of the 10 largest cities in the United States - Houston, Dallas, and San Antonio... - the Irma Lerma Rangel College of PharmacyTexas A&M Health Science Center Irma Lerma Rangel College of PharmacyThe Irma Lerma Rangel College of Pharmacy, located on the campus of Texas A&M University–Kingsville, is the newest addition to the Texas A&M Health Science Center. The first class of more than 70 students began studies in August 2006 in a , $14.5-million facility.The inaugural class recently...
at KingsvilleKingsville, TexasAs of the census of 2000, there were 25,575 people, 8,943 households, and 6,134 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,848.8 people per square mile . There were 10,427 housing units at an average density of 753.8 per square mile... - the College of Nursing in College Station, TexasCollege Station, TexasCollege Station is a city in Brazos County, Texas, situated in East Central Texas in the heart of the Brazos Valley. The city is located within the most populated region of Texas, near three of the 10 largest cities in the United States - Houston, Dallas, and San Antonio...
The Texas A&M Health Science Center received full accreditation in December 2002 from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools is one of the six regional accreditation organizations recognized by the United States Department of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation...
to award baccalaureate, master’s, doctoral and professional degrees.
Coastal Bend Health Education Center
South Texas Center
McAllen, Texas
McAllen is the largest city in Hidalgo County, Texas, United States. It is located at the southern tip of Texas in an area known as the Rio Grande Valley and is part of the . Its southern boundary is located about five miles from the U.S.–Mexico border and the Mexican city of Reynosa, the Rio...
provides support for health professions education, recruits students from South Texas into the health professions, provides health outreach programs to disadvantaged populations in the region and facilitates research on health issues specific to the Lower Rio Grande Valley
Rio Grande Valley
The Rio Grande Valley or the Lower Rio Grande Valley, informally called The Valley, is an area located in the southernmost tip of South Texas...
. Graduate degree programs, such as a Master of Public Health (M.P.H.) degree, are offered by the School of Rural Public Health
Texas A&M Health Science Center School of Rural Public Health
Founded in 1998, Texas A&M Health Science Center School of Rural Public Health has rapidly developed into a nationally ranked, fully accredited public health research, service and training program. The School is ranked by U.S. News and World Reports as a Top 25 Graduate School in Public Health,...
through its distance education
Distance education
Distance education or distance learning is a field of education that focuses on teaching methods and technology with the aim of delivering teaching, often on an individual basis, to students who are not physically present in a traditional educational setting such as a classroom...
program located at the STC.