University of North Texas Health Science Center
College Founded Accreditation
UNTHSC 1970 Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences 1993 Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine ( DO ) 1970 American Osteopathic Association 's COCA
School of Public Health 1999 Council on Education for Public Health
School of Health Professions 1997 American Physical Therapy Association Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant
College of Pharmacy ( PharmD ) 2011 Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education
TCU & UNTHSC School of Medicine ( MD ) 2019 Liaison Committee on Medical Education
Academics
The University of North Texas Health Science Center (UNTHSC) is a public medical school in Fort Worth, Texas. It is a graduate-level institution of the University of North Texas System. Established in 1970, UNT Health Science Center consists of five colleges with a total enrollment of 2,243 graduate students (2014-15). The institution offers degrees in both osteopathic and allopathic medicine, public health, pharmacy, physical therapy, physician assistant studies, and biomedical sciences. UNT Health Science Center serves as home to several NIH-funded research programs and currently leads all Texas medical and health science centers in research growth. The Health Science Center also houses laboratories for TECH Fort Worth, a non-profit biochemistry incubator. Community and school outreach programs include Fort Worths annual Hispanic Wellness Fair and the annual Cowtown Marathon. The UNTHSC Pediatric Mobile Clinic provides healthcare to children in underserved areas of Fort Worth at no cost. The institution also participates in several state and federally funded programs that bring students and teachers onto campus each summer.