Author: Amanda Garza
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StoriesCreating Health Innovators
Although the idea of an engineer wearing scrubs may seem odd to most people, it’s an ordinary sight at Texas A&M University’s School of Engineering Medicine (EnMed). A groundbreaking program that merges medicine and engineering, EnMed was forged with the mission to cultivate a unique type of professional—a “physicianeer”—armed with an innovative spirit to find […]
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For physicianeer Kenneth Sims IV and some other EnMed students, COVID-19 spawned a highly useful challenge: How could they take some of the guess work out of the process of finding a properly fitting N95 mask. Sims and the team developed a mobile phone app in response to many people having to use trial-and-error to […]
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For graduating EnMed physicianeer Ryan Nguyen, working to help patients who display symptoms of delirium is an outgrowth of his journey toward becoming a neurologist. The enterprising Texan from Plano discovered firsthand on a neurological rotation just how difficult it can be for medical staff to provide care to delirium patients. He saw how the […]
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There are advantages to being a left-hander in fields like baseball, where a pitcher throwing a ball from a different angle creates challenges for hitters. But for left-handed surgical trainees, learning to use instruments that were made for right-handed users can be a challenge. Physicianeer Arunachalam hopes to use robotic technology to help left-handed trainees […]
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Uniquely equipped to address and problem solve health care’s greatest challenges, Sarah Hakam and Brandon Look Fong, two first-year EnMed students, each discovered anatomical variations during routine donor dissections. Their findings landed them a spot at the Anatomy Connected 2023 conference of the American Association for Anatomy (AAA). In just their first year of […]
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Amelia Khoo, a former engineer from California, is poised to be among the first graduates of Texas A&M University’s EnMed program. Despite facing various challenges and uncertainties along the way, her unwavering passion for both medicine and engineering has been a guide toward her calling. Khoo’s path to becoming a physicianeer started when she discovered […]
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Meet Andrew Robbins, PhD, a research assistant professor at Texas A&M University with appointments in multiple colleges and schools, including the College of Engineering, the School of Medicine, and the School of Engineering Medicine. Robbins has expertise in orthopedic and whole-body biomechanics, tissue biomechanics, and medical device design and evaluation. In his research, Robbins focuses […]
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The pivotal time has come for the School of Engineering Medicine’s M2 students to take part in what some say to be one of the most important parts in the journey to becoming a medical doctor. M2 students have officially begun the transition to clerkship. This experience prepares students for a residency training program and […]
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Roozbeh Jafari, PhD, professor at Texas A&M University School of Engineering Medicine with joint appointment in Electrical and Computer Engineering at Texas A&M College of Engineering, has dedicated his career to building technology and engineering solutions that have a positive impact on health care. He has recently made significant contributions to the field of engineering […]
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StoriesLeading by the “Aggie Way”
Alyssa Garcia Zarco, admission coordinator, celebrates an honor only few Aggies receive. Zarco received the Inaugural 2023 Aggie Way Award from the President’s Meritorious Service Award on April 24, 2023. When students, faculty, or staff become a part of the Aggie family, the Aggie core values of respect, excellence, leadership, loyalty, integrity, and selfless service […]
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Inspired by her time working at a home for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, M1 student Kate Genty took her passion for helping others and used that motivation to help conduct a research study on Closed-Loop DBS and Bradykinesia in Parkinson’s disease. In March 2021, an opportunity fell into Genty’s lap. She was asked […]
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EnMed’s inaugural class student Zachary Richards has found his niche in the medical field as he prepares to begin his ophthalmology residency at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. Richards credits the EnMed program with helping him be a standout candidate for his chosen field. Growing up in Cedar Park, TX, Richards discovered his […]