Meet President Ransom
Meet Our President
Scott Ransom, DO, MBA, MPH 
President
University of North Texas Health Science Center
Dr. Scott Ransom has served as the fifth president of UNT Health Science Center in Fort Worth since 2006. As president, Dr. Ransom leads a rapidly growing academic health science center with schools in medicine, public health, biomedical sciences, the health professions, and pharmacy. He also leads the largest multi-specialty clinical practice in Tarrant County that includes more than 250 clinicians involved in approximately 600,000 patient encounters annually. More than 400 full-time faculty and 850 plus adjunct faculty work with over 1,900 students who are training to be physicians, researchers, public health officers, physician assistants, physical therapists, pharmacists, and other health professionals.
Dr. Ransom earned a medical degree from the Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences; a master of business administration degree from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor; and a master of public health degree from Harvard University in Boston.
He completed a residency in obstetrics and gynecology at Oakwood Hospital/University of Michigan in Dearborn and completed the Program in Clinical Effectiveness at Harvard University. Dr. Ransom is also a graduate of the U.S. Marine Corps Officer Candidate School.
Dr. Ransom is a fellow in many professional organizations including the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology, the American College of Surgeons, the American College of Physician Executives, and the American College of Healthcare Executives.
Prior to joining the Health Science Center, Dr. Ransom served as the executive director of the program for healthcare improvement and leadership development and professor with tenure in obstetrics, gynecology, health management and policy at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. His research efforts have garnered significant grant funding from the National Institutes of Health, the National Science Foundation, the Department and Veterans Affairs, and others.
Prior to joining the University of Michigan, Dr. Ransom served as vice president for medical affairs and then senior vice president and chief quality officer at the Detroit Medical Center, a $1.8 billion, seven-hospital health care system.
Dr. Ransom has published more than 140 articles, chapters, abstracts, and eight books on topics related to clinical improvement, women’s health, quality, and leadership. His most recent book, The Healthcare Quality Book: Vision, Strategy and Tools, provides a roadmap to improving health care quality.
He is a past president of the American College of Physician Executives and past chair of the Certifying Commission in Medical Management. He has served on several national boards including the Healthcare Leadership Institute for General Electric Corporation, the Center for Innovation of the National Board of Medical Examiners, the Institute for Research on Women and Gender, Botanical Research Institute of Texas, and others. He serves on several community boards, including: Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce, Longhorn Council’s Boy Scout Foundation and Executive Boards, Fort Worth Library Foundation, the Tarrant County Medical Society, the American Heart Association-SouthWest Affiliate, United Way of Tarrant County, and others.
