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PJC grad chosen for A&M Biomedical Sciences academy

PJC grad chosen for A&M Biomedical Sciences academy

Published or Revised August 05, 2011

Britney Moore, a fall 2010 graduate of Paris Junior College's Biomedical Sciences program, is one of eight students selected statewide to participate in the Texas A&M Biomedical Sciences Summer Academy. The Summer Academy is a new program for community college transfer students who will be matriculating into the program this fall. Students will have a one-week immersion experience in the College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences at Texas A&M University. They will get to interact with teachers, have hands-on laboratory experience and get to know fellow transfer students and their way around College Station. "I'm excited about previewing everything," said Moore, a former North Lamar High School student from Powderly, Texas, who is planning to become an MD. "I'm thinking about going into obstetrics and delivering babies, and neonatology (premature babies). The upper level classes at PJC had hard tests, and I'm not complaining. I'm saying 'thank you' because I never had to study before, and I'm better prepared." "This is a great accomplishment for Britney and the PJC program," said PJC biology instructor Jack Brown, who heads up PJC's Biomedical Sciences program. "She was by far one of the best students I ever had, and our exams are designed with essay questions so students develop the upper level critical thinking they need to succeed at A&M. Britney consistently made high grades on those tests, and this academy will help her get a big head start in her transition to A&M." Biomedical Science is the broad field of applied biology related to health and disease. Paris Junior College is one of a handful of two-year institutions to enter into a 2+2 articulation agreement with Texas A&M University in College Station to provide a seamless transition from Paris Junior College into the Biomedical Science program located in the College of Veterinary Medicine at Texas A&M University. For more information on the program, call 903-782-0319.