The consortium members are:
Baylor College of Medicine
Baylor College of Medicine, the only private medical school in the
Greater Southwest, is ranked fifth among the 125 U.S. medical schools in
NIH funding. The College's mission is to promote health for all people
through education, research and public service. Baylor has total
research support of $381 million and more than 70 research and
patient-care centers. Currently, 669 medical students are enrolled at
Baylor, along with 471 graduate students, 736 postdoctoral fellows, 123
allied health students and 1,007 resident physicians pursuing specialty
training.
Baylor College of
Medicine Web Site
Brookhaven National
Laboratory
The U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory operates
major facilities for basic and applied scientific research. One of
Brookhaven's particle accelerators is the only machine in the U.S. that
can simulate the heavy-ion component of cosmic rays in outer space. With
the
goal of making manned space exploration safer, researchers use this
accelerator to test how cosmic rays affect astronauts and their
spacecraft.
Brookhaven
National Laboratory Web Site
Harvard Medical School
Harvard Medical School is one of the world's preeminent medical
education and research institutions. With nearly 8,000 faculty and 17
affiliated facilities, the breadth and depth of its scientific and
clinical disciplines are unsurpassed. Educational and research programs
are at the core of the Medical School. The student body
includes M.D. students, Ph.D. students, and students in the joint
M.D./Ph.D. programs, part of which are sponsored in collaboration with MIT
through the Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology.
Harvard Medical
School Web Site
Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology Web Site
The Johns Hopkins
University
School of Medicine: After more than a century of extraordinary
progress in medicine and health, the quest for knowledge leading to better
health care remains the defining mission. The School of Medicine offers a
full spectrum of research, teaching and patient care. In the future,
Hopkins Medicine stands ready to challenge the frontiers of biomedical
science through discovery research.
Johns Hopkins University Web
Site
Applied Physics Laboratory: Known for its expertise in
diverse fields including undersea technology, air defense systems,
biomedical research, space science research and spacecraft development,
the Applied Physics Laboratory has addressed complex systems problems
requiring elements of basic research, concept development, and prototype
design, fabrication, testing and evaluation.
JHU Applied Physics
Laboratory Web Site
Massachusetts Institute of
Technology
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is one of the world's preeminent
research universities, dedicated to advancing knowledge and educating
students in science, technology and other areas of scholarship that
will best serve the nation and the world in the 21st century. It is
known for rigorous academic programs, cutting-edge research, a diverse
campus community and its long-standing commitment to working with the
public and private sectors to bring new knowledge to bear on the world's
great challenges.
Massachusetts Institute of
Technology Web
Site
Morehouse School of Medicine
Morehouse School of Medicine is a historically black institution
established to recruit and train minority and other students as
physicians, biomedical scientists and public health professionals
committed to the primary healthcare needs of the underserved. The goal of
this institution is to be recognized as the preeminent medical school in
the production of efficient, effective and empathetic healthcare
professionals and scientists who focus on that mission.
Morehouse School
of Medicine Web Site
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Commitment to excellence in research, education and patient care forms
the foundation that makes Mount Sinai School of Medicine one of the
world's foremost centers for medical research and training. A seamless
connection between the school and The Mount Sinai Hospital facilitates
the rapid transfer of research developments to practical applications.
Mount Sinai's philosophy reflects the ever-changing face of contemporary
science -- the most important thing a student can learn is how to continue
learning.
Mount Sinai School of
Medicine Web Site
Rice University
Rice University is consistently ranked one of America's best teaching and
research universities. It is distinguished by its: size - 2,700
undergraduates and 1,850 graduate students; selectivity; resources - an
undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 5-to-1 and the fifth-largest
endowment per student among American universities; and collaborative
culture, which crosses disciplines, integrates teaching and research, and
intermingles undergraduate and graduate work. Rice's Institute for
Biosciences and Bioengineering is home to NASA's Specialized Center of
Research and Training (NSCORT) in Gravitational Biology.
Rice University Web
Site
Texas A&M University
Texas A&M University, established in 1876, holds the designation as the
state's land, sea and space grant institution. Over the last four decades,
Texas A&M has focused on becoming a leading national center of research
and learning. Located in College Station, Texas, the university
consistently ranks in the top tier in terms of research expenditures and
student enrollment. Research expenditures are nearly $400 million each
year and enrollment includes more than 44,000 students.
Texas A&M University Web
Site
University of Arkansas for Medical
Sciences
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences - the state's only
comprehensive academic health-sciences campus - provides medical training
for an overwhelming majority of the state's physicians, nurses,
pharmacists and other healthcare professionals. It is a center for
healthcare research and economic development through biotechnology. UAMS
Medical Center is the patient-care network that combines the resources of
University Hospital, Arkansas Children's Hospital, Arkansas Cancer
Research Center, Harvey & Bernice Jones Eye Institute, Donald W. Reynolds
Center on Aging, and seven regional clinics in Arkansas. It maintains
active programs of community service in healthcare fields throughout the
state.
University of Arkansas
for Medical Sciences Web Site
University of Pennsylvania Health
System
The University of Pennsylvania Health System can rightfully be called
"the birthplace of American medicine," with the nation's first hospital,
first medical school, first university hospital, and first
fully-integrated
academic health system. The school consistently ranks among the top
10 in U.S. News & World Report. Over the past 30 years, University of
Pennsylvania physicians have participated in many important discoveries,
including the development of magnetic resonance imaging and the discovery
of the Philadelphia chromosome, which revolutionized cancer research
by making the connection between genetic abnormalities and cancer.
University of Pennsylvania Health System Web Site
University of Washington
The University of Washington's faculty includes five Nobel Prize winners,
nine MacArthur Fellows and 40 National Academy of Sciences members. Its
School of Medicine has been ranked by U.S. News & World Report as first in
the nation in training primary-care physicians, and several of its
graduate and professional programs are rated among the top 10 in their
fields. Since 1975, UW has been the top public university in receipt of
federal research funds, and it has been second among all U.S.
universities, public and private, since 1992.
University of
Washington Web Site
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