The environment in academic health centers — funding, competitiveness, efficiency and accountability — is rapidly changing. Amid this shifting academic landscape, UNT Health Science is transitioning from a traditional department-based structure to an Academies and Institutes-based structure that will more effectively align our research and education endeavors.
Health Institutes are the infrastructure that will support multidisciplinary teams of UNTHSC researchers and educators focused on solving the biggest health problems facing Texas, and position UNTHSC as an innovative leader among academic health centers for the future.
UNTHSC plans to complete the transition of its existing health institutes to the new model in 2016.
 “This transition is part of an extraordinary time of change at UNTHSC. Our Institutes and Centers will allow us to focus our university’s greatest strengths on solving the most complex medical problems — and fulfill our mission of being the team of choice for education, discovery and health care.” Glenn Dillon, PhD, Vice Provost for Health Institutes |
Four institutes will launch on Sept. 1, 2015:
Institute for Cardiovascular and Metabolic Disease
Executive Director Steve Mifflin, PhD
Institute for Healthy Aging
This includes the Geriatrics Service Line, directed by Janice Knebl, DO; the Center for Alzheimer’s and Neurodegenerative Disease Research, directed by Sid O’Bryant, PhD; the Center for Neuroscience Discovery, directed by Michael Forster, PhD. Dr. Forster will serve as the IHA Executive Director.
Mental Sciences Institute
Executive Directive Alan Podawiltz, DO
North Texas Eye Research Institute
Executive Director Abe Clark, PhD
We plan to launch six institutes in 2016 focused on these areas:
(Executive Directors will be announced at a later date)
- Human Movement
- Clinical Diagnostics, Therapeutics Development
- Molecular Medicine
- Patient Safety
- Population Health, Health Disparities
- Primary Care, Women’s Health
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