Medical students launch human rights and asylum clinic
Baylor medical students successfully launched the Baylor College of Medicine Human Rights and Asylum Clinic on July 20 to help meet a growing need in the Houston area.
Baylor medical students successfully launched the Baylor College of Medicine Human Rights and Asylum Clinic on July 20 to help meet a growing need in the Houston area.
Service learning isn’t a new concept at Baylor College of Medicine, or in medical education generally. But here at Baylor, medical students have taken ownership of this facet of their education by organizing the Service Learning Program and presenting their projects at the first Service Learning Symposium.
Medical students who have considered becoming lawyers can combine careers in medicine and law through the Baylor College of Medicine and the University of Houston Law Center’s dual M.D. / J.D. program, which allows students to graduate from medical and law school in six years.
Baylor College of Medicine’s inaugural class of the Genetic Counseling Program in the School of Health Professions began training in July 2018. The 21-month program prepares graduates to engage individuals and families who are at risk for, or affected by, conditions that may have a genetic cause.
Medical students at Baylor have the opportunity to join one of seven pathways that allow them to explore their interests and customize their education to match their career goals. Vignesh Ramachandran discusses his experience in the Space Medicine Pathway in this Q&A.