News and Events
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NewsletterThe Bass Legacy
M2 student Hannah Bass has dedicated her Innovation Project (IP) to something that fell close to home. Bass, along with her innovation group, have spent the last year inventing a hand glove to help people who have lost the ability to move their hands regain function so that they can complete normal day-to-day tasks. […]
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NewsletterCelebrating the Incoming Class of 2027
The class of 2027 has arrived, and they are more than eager to begin on the path to becoming a physicianeer. 45 new students have taken the final step in joining the EnMed community where students leave with a medical doctorate and Master of Engineering within four years. Incoming students have been involved in many […]
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NewsletterSkullpt: The LEGO Theory
LEGO blocks are one of kids’ greatest toys – they let the imagination run wild and free, building anything from fairy tales to colorful creations. But when kids become adults, the popular plastic toys rarely come down off the dusty shelves or out of the decade-old toy boxes; they stay behind, barely making it to […]
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News, NewsletterEnMed Marks Historic Moment
On Saturday, May 20, 2023, Texas A&M University School of Engineering Medicine held the inaugural graduation for the world’s first class of physicianeers. In observance of this historic moment, Roderic I. Pettigrew, PhD, MD, inaugural dean of the School of Engineering Medicine, hosted a momentous, two-day celebration at the Westin Hotel located in the heart […]
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NewsletterPeterson’s Journey
For the past 43 years, Thomas Peterson, PhD, has been a dedicated faculty member at Texas A&M University, contributing significantly to the field of medicine and teaching. His journey began at the age of 16 with a summer job working in a hospital as a surgical floor orderly where he then progressed to being a […]
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News, NewsletterNobel Laureates and Inventor of the Internet Colloquy
On Friday, May 19, 2023, celebrations began with an EnMed Students Innovations Poster Session, followed by a Nobel Laureates and Inventor of the Internet Colloquy – bringing together some of the brightest minds in the nation. Moderated by President Emerita of MIT Susan Hockfield, PhD, the colloquy panel featured internationally distinguished guests, including Vinton Cerf, […]
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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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In less than one month, the world’s first class of Physicianeers will make history and transform health care, forever. On Saturday, May 20, 2023, Texas A&M University School of Engineering Medicine will host the inaugural graduation of EnMed students. Four years of unparalleled hard work and determination culminate as the health care community embraces to […]
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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 […]