TCOM ranks in top 50 medical schools for primary care
TCOM was ranked 43rd in primary care this year, according to 2009 rankings from U.S. News & World Report, marking our seventh consecutive appearance in the top 50.
Approximately 76 percent of TCOM’s graduates entered primary care programs from 2005 to 2007 – the third highest percentage among the top 50 schools. The other two Texas medical schools ranked in the top 50 for primary care, Baylor College of Medicine and the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, had 43 percent and 42 percent respectively of their graduates enter primary care during the same period.
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Acceleration Lab opens in CBH
The new lab is a partnership between TECH Fort Worth and the Health Science Center to make some of the HSC’s state-of-the-art resources available to TECH Fort Worth clients developing medical technology. Acceleration Lab includes six wet labs, cubicle space, a private conference room, the UNTHSC's Office of Technology Transfer and Commercialization, and TECH Fort Worth staff offices.
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North Texas Health Forum on April 15
The School of Public Health is hosting its first North Texas Health Forum on April 15 at the Fort Worth Community Arts Center. The keynote speaker for the event is Dr. Thomas C. Dolan, president and chief executive officer of the American College of Healthcare Executives. Dr. Dolan will participate in a forum with students at 2:30 pm, and the public is welcome to the keynote address at 6 pm. A public reception will follow at 7:15 pm. The topic of Dr. Dolan’s presentation is, “A Better U.S. Health System: Is There an Answer?”
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• Synergy Volume 2 Now Available
• Internet Update Update
• QEP Program Funding Opportunity
• Watch Unnatural Causes on KERA
• National Public Health Week
• Neurobiology of Aging Symposium next week
• HSC Wellness Fair April 30
• Mark your calendar - 2008 Commencement
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