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Baylor College of Medicine

Overview

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.

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.

Today, Baylor College of Medicine (BCM) is located in the Texas Medical Center, a 700-acre complex housing 42 member institutions, and BCM has affiliations with seven teaching hospitals. The College has total research support of $374 million, with $314 million from federal sources, and more than 90 research and patient-care centers and units. Currently, BCM trains more than 1,300 medical, graduate, nurse anesthesia, and physician assistant students, and more than 1,500 residents and post-doctoral fellows.

Current Project

Implementation of Centricity Electronic Medical Record throughout the Baylor Clinic. BCM is in the second year of a three year implementation.

• Facilitate the implementation of the Baylor Clinic Call Center.
• Implement IDX Advanced Web, Enterprise Wide Scheduling, and Enterprise task Manager
• Convert ePlus catalog to SciQuest which will be integrated in the SAP Supplier Resource Manager.
• Assess and identify replacement Student Information System.
• Implement major enhancements to BRAIN and Study Manager that facilitate future integration of clinical and research applications.
• Implement Kryptic Secure Messaging to allow for the secure exchange of electronic correspondence containing confidential information.
• Complete RFP and bid process for voice equipment and voice mail replacement. Continue analysis of existing voice infrastructure and phase in the new solution.
• Implement encryption technology and end-point security to better secure the College's assets.
• Expand and enhance the college's enterprise computing assets and upgrade the network's distribution infrastructure.