Baylor College of Medicine

The history of Baylor College of Medicine dates to 1900, when it was organized as the University of Dallas Medical Department. In 1903, the name was changed when the College allied with Baylor University in Waco. The College moved to temporary facilities in Houston in 1943, and four years later, moved to its present site in The Roy and Lillie Cullen Building, the first new building completed in the Texas Medical Center.

Baylor College of Medicine established its own identity in 1969, when it separated from Baylor University and became an independent institution. That same year, the College entered a partnership with the State of Texas to provide medical education for Texas residents.

Today, Baylor College of Medicine enjoys an international reputation and is recognized as one of the finest medical schools in the United States.

BCM Highlights
· Ranked 12th overall among the nation’s top academic health sciences centers in the 2003 issue of U.S. News & World Report

· Ranked 5th among U.S. medical schools for research funding from the National Institutes of Health

· Ranked 1st among Texas medical schools and 3rd among all the state’s universities in funding for research and developments