EnMed – Craig & Galen Brown Foundation

EnMed Scholarships

For the 2023- 2024 academic year, E2EnMed EAP Brown Scholars who have taken the MCAT  scored an average of 521, 98%, and the cumulative average GPA is 3.982

Craig and Galen Brown Foundation scholarships are among the most prestigious scholarships awarded to undergraduates at Texas A&M. Brown Foundation scholarship recipients are known as Brown Scholars, and are recognized as high-achieving, well-rounded leaders at A&M. The majority of Brown Scholars major in engineering disciplines and, since 1994, 100+ Brown Scholars have received the Outstanding Senior Engineering Award at Texas A&M.

Brown Scholars have held the highest positions at A&M and achieved the highest honors and awards, including Outstanding Senior of the A&M graduating class, Corps Commander, Rhodes Scholar Finalist, Fulbright Scholar, Goldwater Scholar, and Gathright Scholar. Brown Scholars have held the highest positions in A&M clubs and organizations including, but not limited to, Texas A&M National Scholar Ambassadors, Maroon Coats, TAMU BUILD, Sling Health, MSC, Engineering Honors, Student Engineers’ Council and the Brown Foundation Freshmen Leadership Organization.

The Brown Foundation offers School of Engineering Medicine (En Med) scholarships to a subset of Brown Scholars interested in pursuing a first-in-the-nation program that blends experiential learning in engineering innovation with medical school training to create a new kind of doctor, a Physicianeer. EnMed students simultaneously earn master’s degrees in engineering and medicine in four years. Through the E2EnMed Early Assurance Program, The Brown Foundation proffers high school candidates for conditioned admission to EnMed. Texas A&M has granted the Brown Foundation the right to have fifteen Brown Scholars matriculate to EnMed annually.

National Health Thought Leaders on the ENMED Concept

CRAIG BROWN AND SUZANNE SMITH ENMED CAPSTONE Innovator AWARDS Program at Houston Methodist

Capstone innovation projects address medical needs identified by research investigators at the Houston Methodist Research Institute who may also be in collaboration with Texas A&M faculty.

Interested EnMed students apply to Houston Methodist detailing their 2-year project description and budgetary needs. Students with approved projects receive mentorship, lab space and funding from Houston Methodist and are also responsible for progress updates to ensure project compliance.

Each individual or team member who is selected as Outstanding Capstone Project receives an award and $5,000 and an additional award and $5,000 is given to the Outstanding Faculty Mentor at a Capstone Awards dinner at Houston Methodist.

INTERCOLLEGIATE SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING MEDICINE TAMU; HOUSTON METHODIST COLLABORATOR

Celebrating the World's First Class of Physicianeers

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. Graduation was held at the Westin Hotel in the Texas Medical Center in Houston and Francis Collins, MD, PhD, the former director of the National Institutes of Health, was the Commencement Speaker. Graduates received a Medical doctorate and Master of engineering degree. On Friday, May 19, 2023, EnMed students presented their Innovations Poster Session, followed by a Nobel Laureates and Inventor of the Internet Colloquy. 100% of EnMed graduates successfully matched with a medical residency training program and several will serve at some of the top teaching hospitals in the U.S.

100% Residency Match Rate!

EnMed Inagural Graduation Ceremony

BROWN FOUNDATION E2ENMED EARLY ASSURANCE PROGRAM

Brown Foundation E2ENMED Early Assurance Program

The Brown Foundation awards graduate scholarships to the School of Engineering Medicine (EnMed) and 20+ Brown Foundation candidates are proffered to the EnMed Admissions Committee as Brown Foundation E2EnMed Early Assurance Program candidates for admission to EnMed as high school students.

Brown Foundation E2EnMed EAP candidates must achieve National Merit status, urance Program candidates achieving, well rounded National Merit high school seniors with demonstrated leadership and community service to apply to the E2EnMed Early Assurance Program, pursue an undergraduate engineering major and matriculate to the EnMed Program. These students will be proffered for condition admission as Brown Foundation E2EnMed EAP candidates.

Brown Foundation scholarship recipients who are conditionally admitted to the EnMed Program must sustain academic excellence, the aforementioned attributes and A&M’s core values throughout their course of study as undergraduate engineering students. The Brown Foundation’s EnMed scholarship requirements, including a student’s academic achievement, medical and engineering research opportunities and MCAT scores, and required leadership positions, exceed those of the College of Medicine’s admission requirements.

SCHOLARSHIP REQUIREMENTS

EnMed Graduate Scholarship Requirements

The Craig and Galen Brown Foundation (“Brown Foundation”) offers undergraduate scholarships to high school students who: achieve National Merit status, apply and are admitted to Texas A&M University (“A&M”) and pursue STEM majors including business. A subset of these students pursuing engineering majors may be offered a Brown Foundation undergraduate scholarship and an Engineering Medicine (“EnMed”) graduate scholarship. To receive an EnMed scholarship offer, students must achieve/pursue the following:

• National Merit semi-finalist status.
• Apply and be admitted to Texas A&M”s College of Engineering.
• Be selected to interview with Sue Smith (or other Brown Foundation representative) for an undergraduate scholarship.
• Interview with Sue Smith (or other Brown Foundation representative) for an EnMed graduate scholarship.
• Be offered an undergraduate and EnMed scholarship from the Brown Foundation.
• Pursue an engineering major at A&M.
• Attend A&M.

High school students who receive Brown Foundation undergraduate and EnMed scholarship offers and are proffered by the Brown Foundation as E2EnMed Early Assurance Program (“E2EnMed EAP) candidates must meet the following requirements:

• Complete and submit an EnMed application to A&M’s College of Medicine.
• Participate in an individual mock interview with Sue Smith (or other Brown Foundation representative) prior to being interviewed by the EnMed Interview Committee.
• Interview with the EnMed Interview Committee.
• Receive an offer of admission from the EnMed Admissions Committee.

Students not accepted for admission by the Admissions Committee may reapply to EnMed using the E2EnMed EAP pathway their sophomore year or apply utilizing the traditional medical school application process. The Brown Foundation supports Brown Scholar EnMed candidates at any entry pathway.

ABOUT ENMED

EnMed is a collaboration between Texas A&M College of Engineering, Texas A&M College of Medicine and Houston Methodist Hospital. EnMed graduates receive a Master of Engineering and MD degrees in four years. This first-in-the-nation program blends experiential learning in engineering innovation with medical school training to create a new kind of doctor, a “physicianeer” with the goal of transforming health care for the development of innovative medical technologies.

BROWN FOUNDATION REQUIREMENTS TO MATRICULATE TO ENMED

• Maintain a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.75.
• Achieve a minimum 90% MCAT score.
• Complete all A&M College of Medicine requirements.
• Perform at least 80 hours of service or volunteer work through appropriate A&M organizations, department, college or university activities and/or community, religious or other service work over the course of their undergraduate education.
• Achieve and maintain in good standing at least one leadership* position at A&M over the course of undergraduate education.
• Participate in the Houston Methodist Summer Undergraduate Research Internship (“HM SURI”)
• Achieve medically related engineering research for at least two semesters over the course of undergraduate education.

Admission to the E2EnMed EAP requires adherence to all LCME requirements. LCME is the nationwide accrediting body for all medical programs in the U.S.

Acceptable activities provided by the Brown Foundation; activities not pre-approved are subject to approval by the Brown Foundation.

HOUSTON METHODIST SUMMER UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH INTERNSHIP

The Houston Methodist Hospital has granted the Brown Foundation the right to 30% of its annual slots to the nationally competitive HM SURI. Brown Scholars must have completed 30 credit hours in order to participate in HM SURI. Students are placed in research labs thar align with their interests. The Brown Foundation prioritizes E2EnMed EAP Brown Scholars followed by science majors who will pursue medical school.