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Fort Worth is Home to a

Brand-New Medical School

by Carolina Olivares, TCU360
The TCU and UNTHSC School of Medicine hopes to level up Texas healthcare by mentoring empathetic students to build
solid foundations in their relationships with patients.

The school of medicine announced Friday, October 19, 2018, that it had
received accreditation from the Liaison Committee on Medical Education.
Accreditation allows the school to begin taking applications. The first
class is expected in July 2019.

Dr. Stuart Flynn, the dean of the new school of medicine, said the
institution is looking for young people with humility and a certain kind of
leadership that puts the patient above all else.

The school has built a distinctive curriculum meant to cultivate physicians
who understand the importance of the doctor/patient relationship, said
Michael Williams, the UNTHSC president. He noted that there are “177
medical schools in the U.S. and they’ve all been training the same way
since 1910.”
Dean Stuart Flynn and Fort Worth Mayor Betsey Price at the Michael Harbin, a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin and a
recent accreditation ceremony.
UNT medical science graduate student said the patient centered approach
to medicine is one of the main reasons he really wants to be a part of the program. “They’re focused on collaborative and
compassionate care with empathy focus on the patient,” Harbin said.

With students having access to the latest technology, Flynn said he hopes an attraction of Biotech Pharmaceuticals and an
emphasis on allopathic medicine will improve healthcare.

“We will be a major economic driver for Fort Worth and the community,” said Mayor Betsy Price. “That will change the
face of Fort Worth.”

Paul Dorman, pharmaceutical executive, business investor and entrepreneur
donated at least $3 million dollars to provide a full first-year tuition to the
inaugural class of M.D. students.

The program will accept 60 students per class, with 20 slots set aside for TCU
graduates. The school expects to begin accepting applications in November.

“The admissions process is very stressful and a very long process,” said Andrew
Wilson a graduate student at UNT’s Master of Science program in Medical
Sciences. “As a TCU graduate I’m very proud and excited that TCU and UNT
are bringing another medical school to Fort Worth as another avenue for potential Pharmaceutical executive Paul Dorman being
medical students.” recognized at the accreditation announcement
for his donation to provide full first-year tuition for
Flynn said the goal behind partnering the two institutions was to create more the inaugural class of medical students. Photo by
Cristian Argueta Soto.
positions in Tarrant County and they’ve received a lot of support from the
community the past two and half years.

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