Author: Krystel Johnson
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One of the most significant challenges in today’s ever-changing health care landscape is leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) while protecting patient privacy and supporting broader access to high-quality care. As the technology rapidly evolves, institutions at the forefront of innovation are turning to researchers who can bridge leading-edge engineering with real-world clinical impact. Associate professor at Texas A&M University School of Engineering Medicine (EnMed), Dr. Yanmin Gong’s innovative work in federated learning, a technology that enables hospitals to collaboratively train AI models without […]
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One in five medical students experience some level of food insecurity, according to national surveys from the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) Network. As Thanksgiving nears, the Texas A&M School of Engineering Medicine (EnMed) is demonstrating how compassion and innovation can work together to address one of the most basic human needs: access to food. Through the on-campus Pocket Pantry and the student-led […]
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Soft tissue diseases and injuries often go undetected until they cause serious health issues, making early monitoring and prevention critical in modern medicine. At Texas A&M University School of Engineering Medicine (EnMed), Dr. Chandler Benjamin is addressing this challenge by studying soft tissues at their most fundamental level; work that is shaping biomedical research while […]
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For medical students, learning neuroanatomy from a textbook is like trying to learn to drive from photographs; it’s technically accurate, but far from enough. The brain’s complexity demands more than flat images to truly learn it. Recognizing this gap, Texas A&M School of Engineering Medicine (EnMed) student Duncan Salmon decided not to just struggle through […]
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Most medical schools begin the semester with lectures and memorization. At Texas A&M School of Engineering Medicine (EnMed), it starts with engineering in action. From the first week, the Class of 2029 jumped straight into designing devices, testing code, and tackling clinical challenges. Here, innovation isn’t a future promise; it’s how students learn to become physicianeers. […]
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Designing medical prototypes that are small enough to operate within the human body—yet strong and precise enough for surgical use—poses a unique challenge. This challenge gets even more difficult when working with metals such as stainless steel and nitinol wire. Both are stiff and hard to manipulate, requiring special tools for bending, cutting, or shaping. […]
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Texas A&M University’s School of Engineering Medicine (EnMed) marked a significant milestone this summer, welcoming its largest class yet to the White Coat Ceremony. For the first time, 50 newly admitted students — the program’s cap — donned white coats, marking both their start of their medical education and the continued growth of EnMed’s physicianeer […]
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More than 30 faculty from Texas A&M University and Houston Methodist came together for the Engineering Medicine Research (EMR) Summit, a collaborative event launched by Texas A&M School of Engineering Medicine (EnMed) to spark new ideas at the intersection of medicine and engineering. Attendees shared insights, explored emerging research directions, and discussed potential collaborations focused […]
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Dr. Simi Gunaseelan, a nationally recognized leader in health professions education, has joined the Texas A&M University School of Engineering Medicine (EnMed) as assistant dean of evaluation and assessment and instructional professor. With more than 15 years of experience in competency-based assessment, programmatic evaluation, and accreditation for health professions programs, Gunaseelan brings a student-centered, data-driven […]
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In orthopedic oncology, surgeons often face a difficult trade-off: remove a bone tumor completely or preserve the bone’s structural integrity. Current tools, like fixed-angle curettes, make it difficult to fully extract tumors without enlarging the surgical window. Often, however, making the surgical window bigger increases the risk of fractures and long-term bone instability or damage. […]
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Dr. Douglas Baxter, associate dean of medical education, is retiring after seven transformative years with Texas A&M University School of Engineering Medicine (EnMed), capping a remarkable 45-year career in academic medicine and research. A founding leader of EnMed, Baxter was instrumental in turning an ambitious idea into one of the nation’s most forward-thinking medical education […]
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Congenital heart defects (CHDs) are some of the most common and serious birth abnormalities worldwide. They often demand complex surgeries that require highly specialized training. However, in many low-resource areas, access to hands-on surgical education is limited, making it difficult for local surgeons to acquire the skills needed to perform life-saving procedures. To help close this […]