PARTNERSHIP NEwSLINKApril 2014

BAyLoR’S PEdIATRIc RESIdENcy PRogRAm AT cHILdREN’S HoSPITAL of SAN ANToNIo REcEIvES AccREdITATIoNOne year after becoming the academic partner for the Children’s Hospital of San Antonio and bringing more than 100 pediatricians and pediatric specialists to the Alamo City, Baylor College of Medicine received approval from the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) to begin the pediatric residency program at the Hospital.

Fourth-year medical students can begin applying in July 2014 to become pediatric residents at the Children’s Hospital of San Antonio. Ten residents will be accepted into the program in the first year, which will begin rotations in July 2015.

“This is an exciting time for San Antonio; it means we will gain more pediatricians and pedi atric specialists, as most residents typically continue their practice within 100 miles from their training institution,”

dR. EREz AIdEN NAmEd NEwEST mcNAIR ScHoLARAward-winning scientist Dr. Erez Aiden has been named the newest McNair Scholar at Baylor College of Medicine.

The McNair Scholar program at Baylor identifies established and rising stars in biomedical research to be recruited to

Baylor. The program is supported by the Robert and Janice McNair Foundation and managed by the McNair Medical

Institute.

Aiden and his collaborators invented the Hi-C method for three-dimensional genome sequencing and Aiden subsequently led the

team that reported the first three dimensional map of the human genome. His lab continues to develop powerful new technologies

and methods for interrogating genomes in three dimensions.

With funding from the McNair Scholar Program and the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas, Aiden was recruited

to Baylor as an Assistant Professor of Genetics. He holds a joint appointment as an Assistant Professor of Computer Science and Applied

Mathematics at Rice University.

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dR. dAvId SugARBAKER wILL LEAd comPREHENSIvE LuNg cENTER AT BAyLoR

Dr. David Sugarbaker, an internationally recognized leader in thoracic surgery and mesothelioma, will lead a new comprehensive lung disease center at Baylor.

Sugarbaker comes to Baylor from Boston, where he serves as Professor of Surgery at Harvard Medical School and Chief of Thoracic Surgery at

Brigham and Women’s Hospital. He will join the Baylor faculty this July and lead the new Lung Institute at Baylor College of Medicine.

He is an incredible physician and the excellent care he provides can be attested to by thousands of patients across the country. At Baylor, he will lead a new effort, a multi-specialty center focused

on lung disease.

Sugarbaker is a leader in the care of pleural mesothelioma and will direct the mesothelioma clinical and research program at the Lung Institute, emphasizing more effective treatments for the disease.

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His vision for the Lung Institute includes a comprehensive program across departments and disciplines, with all of the

College’s missions a part of the effort. His faculty appointment will be in the Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, where

he also will serve as Chief of General Thoracic Surgery. The surgical program will be located primarily at Baylor St. Luke’s Medical

Center, part of CHI St. Luke’s Health.

“Part of what attracted me to Baylor is the opportunity to build something that never has been done before,” he said. “I see a large

role for clinical and translational research, with an eye to getting new treatments to patients as soon as possible. Baylor is a leader in genomic

research and that will play a key part, as well as the personalized treatment of a patient’s lung disease. This program also will have a strong surgical

presence.”

Sugarbaker graduated from Wheaton College and Cornell University Medical School. He completed a residency in surgery at Brigham and Women’s

Hospital and cardiothoracic training at the Toronto General Hospital, where he served as chief resident in both thoracic surgery and cardiac surgery.

For information on the Lung Institute at Baylor, contact 713-798-MESO (6376).

Aiden received his undergraduate degree from Princeton University;

completed a Master of Arts degree in history from Yeshiva University;

and completed a Master of Arts degree in applied physics as well as

a Ph.D. in applied math and health sciences and technology from Harvard

University and the Massachusetts Institutes of Technology in Cambridge.

Subsequently, Aiden was a fellow at the Harvard Society of Fellows and a visiting

faculty member at Google, Inc.

His research has won numerous awards including the Lemelson-MIT prize for best

student inventor at MIT; membership in Technology Review’s 2009 TR35, recognizing

the top 35 innovators under 35; and a National Institutes of Health New Innovator Award.

In 2012, he received the President’s Early Career Award in Science and Engineering, the highest

government honor for young scientists, awarded by the President of the United States. His work has

been featured on the front page of the New York Times, the Boston Globe, and the Wall Street Journal,

and his online talks have been viewed over a million times. Fast Company recently called Aiden “America’s

brightest young academic.”

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RyAN mIddLE ScHooL STudENTS wELcomEd INTo BAyLoR fAmILyAbout 240 sixth graders from the Baylor College of Medicine Academy at Ryan spent half a day on the Baylor campus, during which they were welcomed to the Baylor family and given a glimpse of the commitment required for medical education and a career in the health sciences. The middle school, located at the historic Ryan Middle School site, is a partnership of Baylor and the Houston Independent School District. It opened as a magnet program in the fall of 2013, so the students attending the event at Baylor represented its inaugural class.

Dr. Nancy Moreno, Baylor’s lead representative for the Ryan program, explained the significance of the event, both for the students and BCM.

“The open house was a strong positive step for students attending the Baylor College of Medicine Academy at Ryan, and for Baylor’s partnership with HISD,” Moreno said. “It was rewarding to see the kids so engaged and excited, and gratifying that so many College representatives were willing to give their time, thoughts and encouragement to make the day a huge success.”

Dr. Kenneth Mattox, Professor of Surgery at Baylor and Chief of Surgery at Ben Taub Hospital, spoke to the group about the life of Dr. Michael E. DeBakey. He focused on the renowned surgeon’s early life, when he was a curious middle schooler who read the entire Encyclopedia Britannica. DeBakey always asked himself how he could do things better, and Mattox encouraged Baylor Academy at Ryan students to ask the same of themselves.

After the welcome comments, students broke into four groups and rotated among different activities on campus. They visited the DeBakey Library and Museum, where a trio of DeBakey High School for Health Professions students led a tour and described DeBakey’s life as a surgeon and educator.

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said Children’s Hospital of San Antonio Pediatrician-in-Chief Dr.

Mark Gilger, “And the fact that we received approval so quickly is

paramount. The Children’s Hospital of San Antonio is taking the lead in a

new education-driven model.”

A unique model will be employed that allows the Hospital to tailor programs

specifically to the needs of the patients and of the residents.

“The ‘learners’ model is the future of medical education,” said Baylor/San Antonio

Pediatric Residency Program Director Dr. Michelle Barajaz. “Baylor physicians will

be on-hand 24/7 for training our residents; the curriculum is designed to support each

individual doctor’s career path.”

“This is yet another example of the level of expertise and commitment that our partner, Baylor

College of Medicine, brings to the community,” said Pat Carrier, President and CEO of CHRISTUS Santa

Rosa Health System. “In addition to working with Baylor physicians, the residents will train with many

of our private pediatric specialists, providing them the unique skill sets to provide the highest level of care for

the children of South-Central Texas and beyond.”

The Children’s Hospital of San Antonio’s three-year residency program will have 39 blocks of training that

follow ACGME guidelines, but with unique opportunities that support the CHRISTUS Santa Rosa and Baylor

commitment of serving the underserved. A third year global/underserved block allows residents opportunities to serve the

underserved in San Antonio or to train in a global site such as one of the seven Baylor International Pediatric AIDS Initiative

Centers of Excellence in Africa.

“Medical students are increasing, but residency programs are not. The Children’s Hospital of San Antonio residency program

is able to make more room and train confident and competent pediatricians for the state, the nation, and world,” said Dr. Gordon

Schutze, Professor of Pediatrics and Vice Chair of Education for the Department of Pediatrics at Baylor College of Medicine. “But,

foremost, the residency program puts another notch in the belt of the Children’s Hospital of San Antonio, in putting the health and well-being

of the children of San Antonio first.”

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Ryan middle School Students spent a half-day at Baylor to learn about health education and professions.

A card-stacking activity lets students practice teamwork.

students at Baylor and in the Houston Premedical Academy at the University of Houston. The panelists offered insight on study habits, time management and other relevant topics.

Dr. Frank Kretzer, Director of Anatomical Sciences at Baylor, spoke to the middle school students about Baylor’s Willed Body Program and anatomy lab. He stressed the need to respect the individuals whose bodies are furthering medical education, and emphasized the importance of medical students learning not just from their instructors, but through peer-to-peer interaction. Kretzer was impressed by the attentiveness and maturity of the students.

“Our outreach to these middle school students is having a real impact, and I think we did a good job of transmitting our enthusiasm about the medical profession on to them,” Kretzer said. “We’ve planted the seed early, and now it becomes a dream they can fulfill.”

The Baylor College of Medicine Academy at Ryan students got a different kind of lesson in teamwork through a card-stacking activity led by faculty from the Center for Educational Outreach. Students worked in groups to see which team could build the tallest house of cards. The winning teams received Baylor ball caps, which they proudly donned for the remainder of the day.

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