Spotlight: Tara Afnani

Every month we focus on an outstanding staff member of the BCM Family. This month, it’s Tara Afnani with the Children’s Hospital of San Antonio.

Health Hint: Back to school!

Taking care of your health is one of the most important things you can do for yourself. Baylor College of Medicine experts have plenty of tips to help you stay healthy. This month’s Health Hint focuses on back-to-school issues, including the anxiety that could develop as roads and highways become more congested.

Orthotics and prosthetics White Coat Ceremony an important step

“You help people with disabilities turn them into abilities,” said Earl Fogler, instructor in the Master of Science in Orthotics and Prosthetics Program, to the group of students in the program who recently commemorated their passage from didactic training to clinical training at a White Coat Ceremony.

Baylor recognizes excellence among clinicians

A select group of Baylor College of Medicine faculty members were recognized for excellence in patient care at the Master Clinician and Rising Star Clinician Awards ceremony June 16.

Baylor team a finalist at international tech start-up event

Two budding entrepreneurs at Baylor may have developed the next big advancement in cancer healthcare. Ravi Pathak and Hristijan Risteski, both members of Dr. Andrew Sikora’s lab in the department of otolaryngology, were among the top 10 finalists out of nearly 750 applicants at OneStart, the world’s largest life sciences and healthcare startup accelerator competition.