About the Institution
med as one of the tion's top 50 medical schools for primary care by U.S. News & World Report and the only osteopathic medical school in the state, TCOM is a leader in training physicians skilled in comprehensive primary care and rural medicine. Approximately 65 percent of TCOM's graduates practice primary care medicine (family practice, general interl medicine, obstetrics and gynecology, and pediatrics), helping reduce the shortage of physicians in our Texas communities. Many others successfully practice in specialty careers ranging from aerospace medicine to vascular medicine.
In its commitment to lead in training and service, TCOM excels through its innovative medical school curriculum, cutting-edge research, quality patient care, and outstanding student performance in both the classroom and in the clinics. For the past four years, TCOM students have posted among the best performance records among all osteopathic medical schools on their required physician licensure examitions. Through UNT Health, faculty members handle over 500,000 patient visits annually in area hospitals and clinics. TCOM is also home to the Osteopathic Research Center, a tiol research program designed to study the clinical effectiveness of osteopathic manipulative medicine.
Undergrad Programs / Areas offered :
biochemistry and molecular biology
cancer biology
cell biology
forensic genetics
integrative physiology
microbiology and immunology
neurobiology of aging
pharmacology and neuroscience
structural atomy
visual sciences.
Graduate Programs / Areas offered :
biotechnology
clinical research magement
and medical sciences.