Fort Worth medical school collaborators part ways; MD program is now TCU Medical School
Medical school collaborators TCU and University of North Texas Health Science Center School of Medicine are parting ways. It will now be known as TCU Medical School, the school announced Wednesday.
Neither the release nor spokespeople for the school provided details as to why the change was made.
“As the TCU and UNTHSC School of Medicine continues to grow and evolve, so do the needs of our region and state,” future UNT Chancellor Michael R. Williams and TCU Chancellor Victor J. Boschini, Jr. said in a joint statement. “To that end, the medical school will continue its evolution and success solely as the TCU School of Medicine with TCU as the degree-granting university.”
No jobs will be lost as a result of the announcement, nor will the change affect the school’s accreditation process. It received its provisional accreditation in June 2021.
TCU and UNTHSC School of Medicine collaboratively launched Fort Worth’s first M.D. program in 2015.
The school in October announced it would partner with Texas Health Resources to establish a graduate medical education program at hospitals in Fort Worth, Bedford and Denton. The residency program will not be affected by the announcement.
UNTHSC’s Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine will continue to operate separately.
“Both HSC and TCU remain committed to ensuring that students receive the best medical education possible and that the resources of both universities are strategically deployed to improve health care outcomes for the people of North Texas and beyond,” the statement said.
This story was originally published January 12, 2022 at 4:16 PM.
