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Baylor College of Medicine To Merge With Rice University?

By txmed • Oct 29th, 2008 • Category: Medicine

Baylor College of Medicine is likely the most prestigious, free standing medical school in the country. All of that could change as they discuss a potential merger with Rice University.



Interservice Advertising

By txmed • Oct 29th, 2008 • Category: Miscellaneous

Advertising apparently influences everything we do. It’s so prevelant in society that it is making its way onto the hospital wards. I noticed these in the ICU during a rotation. Literally advertisements from competing services (general surgery and ENT) fishing for consults for trachs.

The flyer literally says ‘Same Day Service’ and ‘Also - Peg Tubes’.
Anyway, [...]