Graduate Programs & partnerships
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.
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.
Texas A&M EnMed Program
EnMed is a tripartite collaboration between Texas A&M’s College of Engineering, College of Medicine and the state’s top-ranked Houston Methodist Hospital established to transform healthcare through translational interdisciplinary research, the development of medical technologies, and the development and training of “Physicianeers.”
Texas A&M MD/PhD Program
This collaboration brings together the innovative research opportunities at Houston Methodist with the renowned medical education from Texas A&M University. Students can complete their doctoral thesis work in the Methodist Research Institute while also enrolled in medical and graduate science classes at the Texas A&M Institute for Biosciences and Technology.
Graduate PhD Partnerships
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.