▁rot ations ▁at ▁area ▁hosp it als , ▁including ▁Hermann ▁Hospital , ▁Bay lor ▁University ▁Medical ▁College ▁( now ▁Bay lor ▁College ▁of ▁Medicine ), ▁and ▁M . D . ▁Anderson ▁Can cer ▁Center . ▁ ▁On ▁December ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 1 9 5 6 , ▁the ▁K else y ▁and ▁Le ary ▁Foundation ▁for ▁the ▁Ad van cement ▁of ▁Medicine ▁was ▁established ▁to ▁provide ▁scholar ships ▁and ▁financial ▁support ▁for ▁research . ▁The ▁K else y ▁Foundation , ▁as ▁it ▁is ▁known ▁today , ▁is ▁involved ▁in ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁research ▁projects ▁with ▁univers ities , ▁ph arma ce ut ical ▁companies , ▁government ▁bodies ▁and ▁hosp it als ▁in ▁the ▁Texas ▁Medical ▁Center . ▁Research ▁areas ▁include ▁cancer , ▁ep ile ps y , ▁card i ology , ▁di ab etes ▁and ▁obst et rics . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s , ▁the ▁C lin ic ▁added ▁more ▁special ists ▁and ▁more ▁depart ments . ▁The ▁rapidly ▁expand ing ▁Rad i ology ▁Department ▁added ▁lab ▁techn icians , ▁while ▁the ▁multi - special ty ▁team ▁continued ▁to ▁grow ▁with ▁the ▁addition ▁of ▁a ▁ped iat ric ian ▁and ▁ot ol ary ng ologist ▁( E ar , ▁N ose ▁& ▁Th ro at ▁special ist ). ▁New ▁depart ments ▁included ▁Ped iat rics , ▁R he um at ology , ▁D erm at ology , ▁U ro log y , ▁O ph th alm ology ▁and ▁D ent istry . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9