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Baylor College of Medicine (BCM), located in the Texas Medical Center in Houston, Texas, US, is a health sciences university. It includes a medical school, Baylor College of Medicine; the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences; the School of Allied Health Sciences; and the National School of Tropical Medicine. The school, located in the middle of the world's largest medical center,〔http://www.texasmedicalcenter.org〕 is part owner of Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center, part of the CHI St. Luke's Health system, and has hospital affiliations with: Harris Health System, Texas Children's Hospital, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Memorial Hermann - The Institute for Rehabilitation and Research, Menninger Clinic, the Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center and Children's Hospital of San Antonio.〔http://www.bcm.edu/about/fastfacts.cfm Fast Facts & Figures - Baylor College of Medicine - Houston, Texas〕 The medical school has been consistently considered in the top-tier of programs in the country,〔http://www.studentdoc.com/top-10-medical-schools.html〕〔http://grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-medical-schools/research-rankings〕〔http://www.shanghairanking.com/Institution.jsp?param=Baylor%20College%20of%20Medicine〕 and is particularly noted for having the lowest tuition among all private medical schools in the US.〔http://www.usnews.com/education/best-graduate-schools/the-short-list-grad-school/articles/2012/04/10/10-least-expensive-private-medical-schools-2〕 Its Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences is among the top 25 graduate schools in the United States.〔http://grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-science-schools/biological-sciences-rankings/page+2〕 Within the School of Allied Health Sciences, the nurse anesthesia ranks 5th (U.S. News & World Report) and the physician assistant program ranks 6th. A program in Orthotics and Prosthetics began in 2013, with 18 students in the first class. The National School of Tropical Medicine is the only school in the nation dedicated exclusively to patient care, research, education and policy related to neglected tropical diseases. On June 21, 2010, Dr. Paul Klotman was named as the President and CEO of the Baylor College of Medicine.〔(Klotman named president of Baylor College of Medicine - Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas )〕 In January 2014, the College and CHI St. Luke's became joint owners of Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center. ==History== thumb The school was formed in Dallas, Texas, by a small group of Baylor University alumni physicians who aimed to improve medical practice in North Texas. Originally called the University of Dallas Medical Department, the school opened its doors October 30, 1900, with 81 students. Dr. Albert Ferdinand Beddoe, A.B., M.D. was a co-founder. He established the chair of Diseases of Children and became a professor. He built up the free clinic in connection with Baylor hospital. In 1903, an alliance with Baylor University in Waco was formed and the name was changed to Baylor University College of Medicine. By 1918, Baylor University College of Medicine was the only private medical school in Texas. The M.D. Anderson Foundation invited Baylor to join the newly formed Texas Medical Center in Houston in 1943. The school opened in the medical center July 12, 1943, in a converted Sears, Roebuck & Co. warehouse, with 131 students. Four years later, Baylor moved to its present site in the Roy and Lillie Cullen Building, the first building completed in the Texas Medical Center. In 1948, Michael E. DeBakey joined the faculty as chair of the Department of Surgery, and the following year, the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences was established. Baylor's rise in prominence began in the 1950s when DeBakey's surgical techniques garnered international attention. In the 1960s, the college underwent its first major expansion. In 1969, the college separated from Baylor University and became an independent institution, which allowed it access to federal research funding, changing its name to Baylor College of Medicine. That same year, BCM negotiated with the Texas Legislature to double its class size in order to increase the number of physicians in Texas.〔(BCM History - Baylor College of Medicine - Houston, Texas )〕 In 2005, Baylor College of Medicine began building a hospital and clinic, to be called the Baylor Clinic and Hospital, slated to open in 2011. In 2009, the college postponed construction for financial reasons, with the outer shell of the hospital completed but the interiors remaining unfinished. In March 2012, BCM decided to convert the building to an outpatient clinic center.〔(Baylor hospital project to be outpatient center - Houston Chronicle )〕〔(Affiliated Hospitals - Baylor College of Medicine - Houston, Texas )〕 In 2009, BCM entered into discussions with Rice University regarding a potential merger between the two Houston institutions. After extensive meetings, the boards at both institutions decided that each school would remain an independent. In 2010, Baylor University entered into talks with BCM to strengthening ties to each other; however, the merger did not occur. In January 2014, the BCM and CHI St. Luke's announced they would become joint owners of Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center, a hospital at the Texas Medical Center (formerly known as St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital, then St. Luke's Medical Center after it was purchased by Catholic Health Initiatives in 2013). A partially completed hospital building on the BCM-McNair Campus is slated to open in 2015 and will become BCM's acute care hospital and main medical teaching facility. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Baylor College of Medicine」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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