OUR HISTORY

The Medical Institute for Sexual Health (MI) was founded in 1992 by Joe S. McIlhaney, Jr., M.D., a prominent obstetrician/gynecologist and infertility specialist. In the early 1990s he observed that many women needed infertility and cancer treatment for STIs they had acquired years earlier. While doing research for a womens healthcare book, he also realized the extraordinary magnitude of the STI epidemic. He founded MI in response to these observations and findings. What began as a presentation at a local high school has evolved into a unique organization. MI assists individuals, families, and societies in making healthy sexual decisions by providing up-to-date scientific information on sexual health topics.

In May 2005, Gary L. Rose, M.D., became the new President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Medical Institute. Dr. Rose is board certified in internal medicine and pulmonary disease. He completed a residency in internal medicine and a pulmonary fellowship at Parkland Hospital in Dallas. Dr. Rose then served in the US Air Force as Chief of General Internal Medicine at Andrews Air Force Base in Washington, DC. Prior to coming to MI, he spent 27 years in private practice as a pulmonologist in Amarillo. In the early 1980s he helped to found the first freestanding hospice in Texas.