Dr. DeBakey helped to establish Houston's High School for the Health Professions in 1972. A partnership between Baylor College of Medicine and the Houston Independent School District, the high school attracts students to the health sciences early in their schooling and provides a focused academic foundation in the sciences. Its faculty includes medical school professors, and through them students have expanded opportunities to gain experience in medical research. Since 1972 the school's enrollment has grown from 45 to over 700. In 1996, it was renamed the Michael E. DeBakey High School for the Health Professions.
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