Dr. Benjamin Frankfort and Dr. Benjamin Musher’s friendship started in the spring of 1996 with a phone call that shook Frankfort awake at 4 a.m. Musher was calling him from Israel where he was spending the year between graduating from college and starting medical school at Baylor College of Medicine.
Francie Hessel probably never could have predicted that her final months of medical school would be reshaped by the global COVID-19 pandemic. Still, she’s poised to start a psychiatry residency at Weill Cornell-New York Presbyterian Hospital this summer, after participating in Baylor’s virtual commencement on May 21.
National Nurses Week is celebrated annually from May 6 – 12, but this year, in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s especially important to recognize our nurses for the care they provide patients and their contributions to the mission of Baylor College of Medicine.
Social distancing and following stay-at-home orders may seem simple for those safe inside of their homes, but it is not always easy for homeless people. Through partnerships with Healthcare for the Homeless and the Houston Outreach Medicine Education and Social Services (HOMES) Clinic, the Baylor community is serving the homeless during the COVID-19 pandemic by…
Every month we focus on an outstanding staff member of the BCM Family. This month, it’s Jordan Williams in clinical operations.
View this photo gallery to see the Baylor community in action during the COVID-19 pandemic. Please continue to share photos and stories of how you are staying positive, adjusting to the ‘new normal’ and supporting the College’s response to the pandemic through your role. Email your photos and stories to Dana Benson at benson@bcm.edu.
The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted the lives of people everywhere, especially when it comes to educating school-aged children. But faculty and staff in Baylor’s Department of Molecular and Human Genetics have found a fun way to engage kids – and adults – while they are at home due to social distancing – online story time!
