The Baylor College of Medicine (BCM) is a private medical school in Houston, Texas, United States. The school was originally a college of Baylor University and was known as the Baylor University College of Medicine, but it separated from Baylor in 1969 and became an independent institution. The college consists of four schools: the School of Medicine, the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, the School of Health Professions, and the National School of Tropical Medicine. The school is part owner, alongside Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI), of Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center, the flagship hospital of the CHI St. Luke's Health system.