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About ENMED

The ENMED program, founded in 2019, is a collaboration between Texas A&M’s School of Engineering Medicine and the state’s top-ranked Houston Methodist Hospital established to transform health care through the development and training of physicianeers, the creation of medical technologies, and translational research.

The ENMED physicianeer is an innovative problem-solving doctor uniquely qualified to address some of health care’s greatest challenges. These graduates receive a Medical Doctorate and Master of Engineering degree focused on the design and implementation of impactful medical technologies in the same four years through a revolutionary curriculum. 

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The Joint Admission Medical Program: A Gateway to Medical Education at Texas A&M College of Medicine and the School of Engineering Medicine (ENMED)

The Joint Admission Medical Program (JAMP) offers aspiring students improved access to medical schools in Texas. As a state-mandated initiative, JAMP works with all medical schools across Texas, including Texas A&M College of Medicine and the School of Engineering Medicine (ENMED). This program assists students from low socioeconomic backgrounds by providing them with the resources, […]

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Texas A&M School of Engineering Medicine Students Awarded Albert Schweitzer Fellowship for Exceptional Work in Underserved Communities 

Nine outstanding students from Texas A&M University School of Engineering Medicine (ENMED) have been selected for the prestigious 2024-25 Albert Schweitzer Fellowship class. These exceptional individuals, Rasha Bara, Purvi Desai, Reagan Isbell, Emily Minner, Rijul Nanda, Harini Pennathur, Aamuktha Porika, Isuru Somawardana, and Sydney Zhou, are being recognized for their dedication to advancing healthcare accessibility […]

Pettigrew Aspires to Bold Initiatives in A&M System

Pettigrew Aspires to Bold Initiatives in A&M System

Six years ago, Dr. Roderic Pettigrew came to Texas A&M University to start and lead a one-of-a-kind School of Engineering Medicine (ENMED). Today there is nowhere else in the world where students earn a medical degree and an engineering master’s degree in the same four years […]

Regents Approve $15 Million for ENMED Buildout in Houston

Regents Approve $15 Million for ENMED Buildout in Houston

Regents of The Texas A&M University System today approved spending $15 million to expand lab space on two levels of Texas A&M’s ENMED Tower adjacent to the Texas Medical Center in Houston. […]

First 'physicianeer' graduates from Texas A&M and Houston Methodist are hoping to change health care

First 'physicianeer' graduates from Texas A&M and Houston Methodist are hoping to change health care

If there’s one thing that everyone seems to hate about hospitals, it’s the gowns. The “physicianeers” from the EnMed program at Texas A&M University and Houston Methodist are hoping to change that. The gowns, which tie in the back and often leave patients feeling exposed, are designed so staff can put them on someone who is immobile or unconscious […]

Texas A&M Dean Roderic Pettigrew Inspires Development of a Powerful New MRI by Siemens Healthineers

Texas A&M Dean Roderic Pettigrew Inspires Development of a Powerful New MRI by Siemens Healthineers

Health care providers use MRI scanners to diagnose, stage, monitor, and research disease. But what if an MRI could also be used to detect threats early and help prevent severe consequences? A scanner that could see coronary or vascular diseases before they cause a heart attack or stroke, for example, or identify prostate cancer in its earliest stage before a biopsy is done could […]

ENMED Commencement Ceremony

Nobel Laureates & Inventor of the Internet Colloquy

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