Comments on: Rice and Baylor College of Medicine in Merger Talks http://grandall.org/2008/10/29/rice-and-baylor-college-of-medicine-in-merger-talks/ bridging science and business Thu, 14 Jan 2010 02:54:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Ward http://grandall.org/2008/10/29/rice-and-baylor-college-of-medicine-in-merger-talks/comment-page-1/#comment-137 Ward Wed, 29 Oct 2008 21:02:58 +0000 http://grandall.org/?p=189#comment-137 I think it makes a lot of sense for both institutions. Rice needs a med school. Baylor, apparently, needs a sugar daddy. And a better brand wouldn't help. Not only is BCM not well known (and it's telling that Mayo is really the only big name on the list of unaffiliated med schools), but Baylor isn't a great name to be attached to these days, either. There's not much reason not to combine forces, but there will be many details to work out. I was, however, under the impression that Rice was already in the top 10 for endowments. I think it makes a lot of sense for both institutions. Rice needs a med school. Baylor, apparently, needs a sugar daddy. And a better brand wouldn’t help. Not only is BCM not well known (and it’s telling that Mayo is really the only big name on the list of unaffiliated med schools), but Baylor isn’t a great name to be attached to these days, either. There’s not much reason not to combine forces, but there will be many details to work out.

I was, however, under the impression that Rice was already in the top 10 for endowments.

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