Treat of the Day: Texas A&M appoints Intercollegiate School of Engineering Medicine Dean
The school is expected to be the largest engineering-based medical degree program in the nation
Published: Jan. 13, 2022 at 5:43 PM CST
BRYAN, Texas (KBTX) - Congratulations to Roderic I. Pettigrew, Ph.D., M.D. who was appointed by Texas A&M University to be the inaugural dean of the Intercollegiate School of Engineering Medicine.
Previously, Pettigrew served as CEO for engineering health for Texas A&M University Health Science Center and Texas A&M Engineering and as executive dean for the Engineering Medicine collaboration between Texas A&M and Houston Methodist.
This new school is expected to be the largest engineering-based medical degree program in the nation and the only program that allows graduates to receive both a doctorate of medicine and a master’s in engineering in four years.
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