From implementing distance learning and organizing virtual research presentations through Zoom and other online programs to updating curriculum to include COVID coursework, educational leaders at Baylor College of Medicine are charting new territory during the coronavirus pandemic.
First-year medical students Sarah Durbin and Ben Holder have launched an initiative called the Professional Educator Appreciation and Recognition, or PEAR, Awards to recognize mentors who have had a significant impact on students during their medical training.
Today’s medical, graduate and health professions students may just be starting to think about how their careers will unfold over the next decade and beyond. But for those considering staying at Baylor for the next step in their career, they can turn to role models who have “grown up Baylor.”
The School of Health Professions at Baylor College of Medicine held a commencement ceremony for students in three of its programs this December: the Doctor of Nursing Practice Program, the Orthotics and Prosthetics program and the Physician Assistant Program.
The Student Leadership Alliance created by Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner serves the essential role of acting as an adviser to him on issues important to college students. Contributing to this committee is Baylor College of Medicine’s Catherine Yingyao Shao, a student in the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences.