Baylor medical students have the option of pursuing pathways during their education that allow them to take deeper dives into their areas of interest. The Global Health Pathway is one such option, giving students an understanding of medicine in the global context through coursework and electives as well as through international medical outreach initiatives.
At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic years, a group of medical students decided to create Omentum, a Baylor student-led literary publication.
Between August 2025 and mid-May 2026, more than 1,660 food bags have been distributed to Baylor students from every school and program. In that same time, the College has hosted seven GRAB Markets by Second Servings.
In this role, Alex Alanis coordinates health education events, organizes volunteer opportunities for employees and faculty to put their Volunteer Time Off benefit to good use and oversees the Grocery Resource At Baylor (GRAB), Baylor’s student food pantry.
Baylor College of Medicine has hosted blood drives for Gulf Coast Blood since at least July 2000. Since then, 25,800 blood units have been donated on the College’s main campus, helping more than 7,500 patients.