TCOM Departments
Family and Community Medicine
The Department of Family Medicine has the largest clincal and educational network of ambulatory primary care clinics within the medical school. With a diverse faculty of physicians, social scientists, nurse practitioners and physician assistants, the department provides instruction in medical interviewing, physical examination, physical diagnosis, ambulatory family practice and elective courses in sports medicine and emergency medicine. The department is also home to the Rural Osteopathic Medical Education (ROME) program, which is a four-year parallel curriculum specializing in the education of future rural physicians. As part of the department's commitment to research, Family Medicine operates the North Texas Primary Care Practice-Based Research Network (NorTex), which is collaborative network of physicians who perform patient-oriented evidence-based research.
Internal Medicine
The Department of Internal Medicine prepares osteopathic medical students and other health science center students for successful practices in primary care and subspecialty disciplines. Department faculty members honor the principles of osteopathic medicine, including health promotion, disease prevention and nutrition in all teaching activities and they strive to serve as role models and mentors for all students. Specialty practice areas of departmental faculty include cardiology, endocrinology, gastroenterology, geriatrics, infectious disease, rheumatology, neurology, pulmonary and critical care, and sleep medicine.
Obstetrics and Gynecology
The Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology handles approximately 7,300 deliveries and 110,000 outpatient visits each year. In addition, faculty members provide services related to general obstetrics and gynecology, Reproductive Endocrinology, Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Gynecologic Oncology, Urogynecology and pain management. Educationally, the department provides instruction to medical students in both the pre-clincial and clincal portions of the curriculum as well as instruction for a residency training program consisting of 16 residents.
Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine
The Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine (OMM) Department is responsible for all OMM education occuring at UNTHSC. The department offers both a two-year and a 'plus one' graduate training program in OMM. Medical students are provided additional opportunities for specialized training in OMM through a Teaching Assistant Program and a Pre-doctoral Fellowship Program. In addition to educational mission, the OMM faculty actively conduct research through the Physical Medicine Institute and the Osteopathic Research Center.
Orthopaedic Surgery
The Department of Orthopaedic Surgery is a multidisciplinary group of orthopaedic and podiatric surgeons who are involved in patient care, education and research. Faculty members actively participate in research and have published in internationally recognized peer reviewed journals. In addition to providing instruction for TCOM medical students, the department also teaches orthopaedic and podiatric residents in fully accredited graduate medical education programs at John Peter Smith Hospital in Fort Worth.
Pathology and Human Indentification
The Department of Pathology and Human Indentification plays a significant role in the instruction of both medical and physician assistant students. As part of its educational program, the department oversees the instruction in the Mechanisms of Disease Courses and serves as an integral part of Year Two medical school instruction in each of the systems courses.
The department is also home to the Center for Human Indentification, which is a nationally recognized facility responsible for the use of DNA in human indentification. This facility collaborates with numerous local, state and federal law enforcement agencies and is the only academic health science center facility in the nation with access to the Combined DNA Indexing System (CODIS). The Center also serves as the home of the Texas Missing Persons DNA Database.
Pediatrics
The Department of Pediatrics provides clinical instruction, patient care and research in the care of newborns, infants, children and adolescents. In addition, the department collaborates with a number of hospitals and clinics to provide students with both outpatient and inpatient exposure to pediatric care.
Physican Assistant Studies
TCOM is among a handful of medical schools that offers a Physician Assistant Studies program. The 34-month program is designed to prepare students for the role of physician assistant and treat paitients under the supervision of a physician. Since its founding in 1997, students have the opportunity to obtain specialized knowledge in either medical education or medical practice in an underserved area.
Psychiatry
The Department of Psychiatry provides a broad range clinical services for the JPS Health Network and the University of North Texas Health Science Center including psychiatric emergency care, inpatient adult services, inpatient adolescent services, outpatient care, acute care and neuropsychiatry. In conjunction with the JPS Health Network, the department also has a residency program that is fully accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) and the American Osteopathic Association (AOA).
Surgery
The Department of Surgery provides multi-discipline surgical services and research in a number of areas to promote excellence and quality care. Faculty members actively engage in research in critical care, endocrine surgery, laparoscopic surgery, endovascular surgery, swallowing disorders, airway obstructive diseases, wound healing, clinical outcomes and a variety of clinical trials. Other areas include basic science research in cardiac metabolism and cardiopulmonary bypass.
This page last updated Sep 22, 2008
