The Department of the Army Training and Doctrine Command awarded Baylor University a single award indefinite delivery contract with a potential value of $1,173,647.06 to provide consolidated university affiliation services in support of graduate medical education programs. Task orders issued against the contract to date include $154,664.96 for emergency medicine affiliation services from May 2023 through January 2025 and $41,393.22 for physical therapy affiliation services from June 2023 through June 2025, both to be performed at Fort Sam Houston, Texas.
The original solicitation sought affiliation services from Baylor University to award graduate degrees for programs including a Doctor of Science in Occupational Therapy, Doctor of Science in Physical Therapy, and Doctor of Science in Physician Assistant Studies with a major in Emergency Medicine. Services under the contract and subsequent task orders include coordinating curriculum modifications, appointing and supporting university faculty embedded with the military graduate programs, administering student admissions and records, pursuing accreditation approvals, and other administrative functions to enable eligible military students to earn accredited graduate medical degrees through affiliated university programs. The contract aims to develop military-civilian academic partnerships that infuse military content into established graduate curricula to qualify service members for medical specialties supporting Army readiness.