Branch Tours UT Medical Branch at Galveston April 2008 Rep. Branch tours the campus and hospitals of the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, one of the nation's oldest medical schools. During the past 2 legislative sessions, Branch fought to fund more slots for medical residents in Texas to help alleviate our doctor shortage.

Branch tours the Galveston National Lab. The first Class 4 facility built since 9/11 to study the world's most dangerous pathogens, the GNL has an ingenious system of redundancy measures to allow the thorough, but safe study of agents such as anthrax, avain flu and ebola.  Once the facility is complete, no one without high-level federal clearance will be able to enter the building.

Dr. Courtney Townsend coaches Branch through a test drive of the Da Vinci robotic surgury tool. Surgeons use the Da Vinci to decrease the recovery time and side effects of prostate surgery and vasectomy reversal.