On this day in 1943, Baylor University College of Medicine held its first classes in Houston. After 70 years of groundbreaking work, at the heart of the Texas Medical Center, we’re proud of all we’ve accomplished:
A collage from the 1948 Baylor University Round Up yearbook shows the progression of the College’s history in Houston. Image courtesy Baylor College of Medicine Archives.
Baylor University College of Medicine students take a break from their school work in 1944. Photo courtesy Baylor College of Medicine Archives.
In 1947, Baylor University College of Medicine was still working to finish their permanent home in Houston. Photo courtesy Baylor College of Medicine Archives.
Dr. Michael E. DeBakey featured on the cover of Time magazine. Image courtesy of Baylor University College of Medicine.
From left to right, Dr. Roger Guillemin, Dr. Katharine H.K. Hsu and Dr. Joseph L. Melnick
Dr. Roger C. Guillemin in his lab. Photo courtesy of Baylor College of Medicine Archives.
Dr. Joseph L. Melnick, a pioneer in studying the polio virus, joins Baylor University College of Medicine in 1958.
BCM’s Dr. Michael E. DeBakey and his surgery team perform the first open heart surgery for an audience in Geneva, Switzerland. Image courtesy Baylor College of Medicine Archives.
Dr. Michael E. DeBakey, Dr. William T. Butler and Dr. Roger C. Guillemin examin Guillemin’s Nobel Prize medal. Photo courtesy Baylor College of Medicine Archives.
Leon Jaworski spoke at the dedication of the Michael E. DeBakey Center for Biomedical Education and Research. Platform guests, front row, left to right, Mary Lasker, George R. Brown, Jo Murphy, William T. Butler, Michael E. DeBakey, Lady Bird Johnson, Leonard F. McCollum, Julius C. Pericola, Henry J.N. Taub; back row, Emory G. Alexander, Herman P. Pressler, Helenita Alexander, John D. Alexander, Jr., Henrietta Alexander, B.J. Martin, Colletta McMillian, Don McMillian, Harris Busch, Jerry Lewis. Photo courtesy Baylor College of Medicine Archives.
Photo courtesy Baylor College of Medicine Archives.
The BCM Human Genome Sequencing Center, pictured in the shape of a double helix, Feb. 2001, when draft of Human Genome Project is released
Baylor College of Medicine McNair Campus.
Archive photo courtesy of Baylor College of Medicine Archives. Photo by Andy Phifer.
Archive photo courtesy of Baylor College of Medicine Archives. Photo by Andy Phifer.
Archive photo courtesy of Baylor College of Medicine Archives. Photo by Andy Phifer.
Archive photo courtesy of Baylor College of Medicine Archives. Photo by Andy Phifer.
Archive photo courtesy of Baylor College of Medicine Archives. Photo by Andy Phifer.
Archive photo courtesy of Baylor College of Medicine Archives. Photo by Andy Phifer.
Archive photo courtesy of Baylor College of Medicine Archives. Photo by Andy Phifer.
So while we celebrate our 70th year in Houston, we’re most excited about the victories to come.
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