Texas A&M Health Science Center

Welcome to the Center of Excellence 

2012 collegiate participants in Center of Excellence's Summer Predental Enrichment Program

Texas A&M University Baylor College of Dentistry currently enjoys a reputation as one of the most diverse dental schools in the nation, with 34 percent of the student body composed of underrepresented minority students.

The college is expanding its diversity-related initiatives with the Center of Excellence, made possible in 2012 with a $3.4 million grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Some core components of A&M Baylor College of Dentistry’s Center of Excellence Program include:

• Faculty development - providing opportunities for current dental students from underrepresented minority groups to earn a Master of Science in Education for Healthcare Professionals.
• Literature and resources - increasing the Baylor Health Sciences Library’s Public Health & Community Medicine and Dentistry Collection, with holdings related to underrepresented minority groups and health, socioeconomic and cultural issues.
• Research - involving faculty and students in summer research projects geared toward minority health issues.
• Student training - creating opportunities for more students to work at off-site clinics that serve minority and other underserved populations.