Mariam Kundi is an administrative fellow in the Office of the President at Baylor College of Medicine. She was part of the inaugural class at Baylor College of Medicine Academy at Ryan and graduated from DeBakey High School for Health Professions.
On Aug. 15, Kylan Naidoo donned his white coat, marking the first milestone of medical school. It was the culmination of a long journey to Baylor College of Medicine that started back in sixth grade when he enrolled at Baylor College of Medicine Academy at James D. Ryan Middle School.
As faculty were honored for their many contributions to Baylor College of Medicine, music played by students from DeBakey High School for Health Professions and other local high schools filtered through the celebration.
A little over 10 years ago, Baylor College of Medicine and Houston Independent School District partnered to turn a fledgling, but historic, Third Ward middle school into a health and biomedical sciences magnet school.
During the 1960s, a national shortage of nurses, physicians and other medical professionals prompted action from healthcare educators to expand the scope of learning to inspire a new generation of students to pursue careers in medicine.