President's Message
It is my honor and privilege to serve as the President and CEO of Baylor College of Medicine. To lead this institution entrusted with healing, discovery and the formation of future physicians and scientists is not an administrative charge, it is stewardship of an inheritance shaped by generations of Houstonians, Texans, and Americans.
Our true measure is not the labs, clinics and classrooms, but our people - the commitment of our faculty, the creativity of our students, the drive of our staff, and the trust of our patients, their families and communities.
Our four missions - education, research, clinical care and community - are not separate, but one: an inquiry enriches medicine, students sharpen the teachers, and the bedside remains the best clinical school to serve our community. My own life in medicine as a transplant physician, teacher, and scientist affirms that this union of missions is irreplaceable.
As dean of University of Minnesota Medical School and co-leader of the M Health Fairview health system, my team led major initiatives spanning clinical transformation, research growth, and the integration of the two. We improved the clinical learning environment for residents and students, made rapid and significant improvement in quality/safety metrics, market share, and productivity.
As an NIH funded physician scientist for over 25 years now, I learned that research requires resilience and adaptability, and that medicine best advances through partnerships.
Our obligations do not end at the Texas Medical Center. We will carry academic medicine outward, more broadly to communities across Texas, in clinical trials, education, and clinical service, and I trust that our experience in new models of rural healthcare will aid in that effort.
Baylor College of Medicine has a noble inheritance; its future is nobler still. This future demands our commitment, creativity and drive, and in the weeks and months ahead I look forward to meeting more of you in our Baylor family and our partners, to listening, learning and getting things done together.
Jakub Tolar, M.D., Ph.D., DSc (hon)
President, CEO and Executive Dean
John E. and Clara B. Whitmore Chair
Initiatives
The Office of the President is involved in numerous initiatives. Some of the initiatives include working to develop talent in health care management, community partnerships with a goal of upholding standards of excellence and expanding the College’s presence and presenting special lectures.
Annual Report 2025
Our annual report shows many achievements and accomplishments from major awards, discoveries and commercialization efforts to advanced initiatives, expanded diversity programs and faculty development offerings.
Office of Strategic and Institutional Planning
The Office of Strategic and Institutional Planning focuses on the coordination and preparation of the institutional strategic plan, planning processes, organizational performance improvement, integration, and alignment of planning functions throughout the College.