Graduate Programs & Partnerships

Weill Cornell PhD Program
ENMED Program
Texas A&M MD/PhD Program
Weill Cornell PhD Program

Weill Cornell PhD program

The Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences (WCGS) has expanded its PhD program to an additional campus at Houston Methodist Academic Institute, the research and education arm of Houston Methodist Hospital in the Texas Medical Center. This builds upon the 16-year academic affiliation which seeks to train the next generation of physicians and scientists.
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ENMED Program

Become a "Physicianeer"

The revolutionary EnMed program partners Houston Methodist with Texas A&M University to transform healthcare through interdisciplinary translational research, medical technology development, and the training and development of “Physicianeers”.
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Texas A&M MD/PhD Program

Innovative Educational Path

Houston Methodist and Texas A&M Health Science Center have partnered to collaborate on innovative research and medical education. Students pursuing an MD/PhD degree have the opportunity to enroll in medical and graduate science classes at Texas A&M Institute for Biosciences and Technology (IBT) in Houston and complete three to four years of doctoral thesis work with a faculty mentor at Houston Methodist Research Institute.
Texas A&M MD/PhD Program
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Whether aspiring to a career in research, clinical practice, or both, Houston Methodist has established partnerships with leading universities near and far to offer students the most direct, well-rounded educational experiences. Our joint programs with Weill Cornell Medicine and Texas A&M allow complete integration of translational research into the curriculum, while our PhD partnerships allow visiting graduate students the opportunity to complete there thesis work under the guidance of Houston Methodist's renowned scientists.

Houston Methodist has visiting student programs with national and international universities to provide translation biomedical research opportunities for trainees interested in working on clinically relevant biomedical research. The research institute has affiliated joint programs with seven major academic institutions. For additional information, email Amy Wright, MBA, EdD, Director of Educational Partnerships.

Graduate PhD Partnerships

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