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C a t a l o g 08 University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth 09 C a t a l o g 08 University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth 09 Admission 5 This catalog is an official bulletin of the University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth and is intended to provide general information. It contains policies, regulations, procedures and fees in effect as of July 1, 2008. The UNT Health Science Center reserves the right to make changes at any time to reflect current Board of Regents policies, administra- tive regulations and procedures, amendments by state law and fee changes. Information provided by this catalog is subject to change without notice and does not constitute a contract between the Health Science Center and a student or an applicant for admission. The institution is not responsible for a misrepresentation or provi- sions that might arise as a result of errors in preparation. Students are responsible for observing the regulations contained herein; therefore, they are urged to read this catalog carefully. This catalog does not contain all institutional rules, regulations and poli- cies for which a student is responsible. Students should also consult the Student Policy Handbook and the web site (www.hsc.unt.edu). The Health Science Center reserves the right to withdraw a student for cause at any time. The Health Science Center is an equal opportunity/affirmative action institution. It is the policy of the Health Science Center not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, or disabled veteran or veteran of the Vietnam Era status in its educational programs, activities, admissions or employ- ment policies. Questions or complaints should be directed to the Equal Opportunity Office at 817-735-2357. University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth 3500 Camp Bowie Boulevard Fort Worth, Texas 76107 817-735-2000 www.hsc.unt.edu Faculty 6 Table of Contents TabLE of ContEnts President’s Message 7 Degree Programs 74 Disciplines 81 UNT Health Science Center 8 Course Descriptions 111 Our History 8 School of Public Health 123 Educational Programs 9 Research Centers and Institutes 10 Academic Calendar 124 Mission/Vision/Values 11 Mission/Vision/Values 125 Current Facilities 11 Center for Public Health Practice 126 Master Plan: Growing Facilities 11 Texas Public Health Training Center 126 Accreditation 11 Master of Public Health Program (MPH) 126 Division of Student Affairs 12 Department of Biostatistics 128 Campus Resources 15 Department of Environmental & Occupational Health 129 Policies Pertaining to Students 15 Department of Epidemiology 132 Institutional Support Services 17 Department of Health Management & Policy 133 Fiscal & Financial Aid Policies 18 Department of Social & Behavioral Sciences 134 Financial Aid Information 20 Master of Health Administration (MHA) Program 135 Our Leadership 23 Dual Degree Programs 137 Non-Degree & Summer Institute Admissions Requirements 140 Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine 25 Doctor of Public Health (DrPH) Program 141 DrPH in Biostatistics 143 Our Vision 25 DrPH in Epidemiology 144 Our Mission 25 DrPH in Health Management and Policy 146 Academic Calendar 26 DrPH in Social & Behavioral Sciences 147 Admissions 28 Academic Policies 148 Curriculum Overview 32 Course Descriptions 154 Course Descriptions 33 Academic Policies 39 Faculty 165 Grading 40 Subject Examination and Comprehensive Examination Policy 43 Adjunct 175 Postdoctoral Medical Training 45 Dual Degree Programs 47 Campus Map 189 Dual Degrees with the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences 47 Dual Degree with the School of Public Health 48 Notes 190 Physician Assistant Studies 49 Our Mission 49 Master of Physician Assistant Studies 49 Academic Calendar 50 Course of Study 58 Course Descriptions 59 School of Health Professions 62 Background 62 Our Mission 62 Our Vision 62 Current Development 62 Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences 63 GSBS Mission Statement 63 Academic Calendar 64 Outreach Programs 65 Admissions 67 Academic Policies 69 Grading System 71 President’s Message 7 President’s Message As one of the nation’s most distinguished graduate academic institutions, the University of North Texas Health Science Center is bringing together the power of the right people, the right programs, and the right place to deliver unlimited possibilities for our students, faculty, and staff, along with a healthier tomorrow for our community. Located in Fort Worth’s Cultural District, our 33-acre campus is home to the Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine, the Department of Physician Assistant Studies, the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, the School of Public Health, and the School of Health Professions. As of July 2008, our student body exceeded 1,200, in addition to 370 full-time faculty and 234 physicians/clinicians. UNT Health, our clinical practice, treats more than a half-million people and delivers over 7,500 babies annually across Tarrant County. We are pursuing innovative strate- gies to find solutions for today’s most important health care concerns through interdisciplinary collaboration and research that is supported by the National Institute of Health, National Science Foundation, Department of Defense, and many foundations. We are training a new generation of health professionals who are passionate about solving health care issues with innovative approaches that deliver real results. We invite you to join us today as we blaze new trails that hold the promise of a stronger, healthier community. Scott B. Ransom, DO, MBA, MPH President University of North Texas Health Science Center 8 Health Science Center UNT HEALth SCIEncE CEntER The UNT Health Science Center is home to several prestigious The School of Health Professions will soon offer a doctor academic programs, including: the Texas College of Osteopathic of physical therapy degree, through its Department of Physical Medicine, Department of Physician Assistant Studies, Graduate Therapy. School of Biomedical Sciences, and the School of Public Health. The Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine is Texas’ only college of osteopathic medicine, and one of only 25 accredited colleges of osteopathic medicine in the nation. Our History The Physician Assistant Studies Program offers a master of The University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort physician assistant studies degree, one of the growing number of Worth’s medical school and more, is one of the nation’s distin- PA programs educating these mid-level medical professionals at guished graduate academic health science centers, dedicated to the master’s level. education, research, patient care and service. It comprises the Texas The Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences offers master of College of Osteopathic Medicine (TCOM), the Physician Assistant science and doctor of philosophy degrees in the biomedical sciences, Studies Program, the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, the with specializations in cell biology and genetics, microbiology and School of Public Health, and the School of Health Professions. UNT immunology, pharmacology and neuroscience, integrative physiol- Health is the clinical practice of the Health Science Center and sup- ogy, biochemistry and molecular biology, forensic genetics, clinical ports our educational, research, and community service missions research management, biotechnology, and medical sciences. through its 234 physicians and other health care providers. The School of Public Health awards master of health adminis- Housed on a 33-acre campus located in Fort Worth’s Cultural tration, master of public health, doctor of public health, and dual District, the Health Science Center has a $181 million annual degree options. budget and adds approximately $600 million into Fort Worth’s Health Science Center 9 economy annually. It has over 370 full-time and 565 adjunct faculty Scott B. Ransom, DO, MBA, MPH, became the fifth president as well as a staff of 1,300 to support our students and our missions of the Health Science Center in 2006 after a career as a leading of excellence in academics, research, clinical care, and community physician, NIH funded scientist, educator, author, and administra- engagement. tor at the University of Michigan. Dr. Ransom expanded the Health The Health Science Center began when TCOM accepted its Science Center’s capacity for growth and excellence by doubling first students in 1970. The first class of doctors of osteopathic the size of the full-time faculty from just over 200 to nearly 400 medicine graduated in 1974. Under the leadership of TCOM’s first and doubling the clinical volume of UNT Health to nearly 600,000 president, Marion E. Coy, DO, the school earned full accreditation patient visits. In 2007, the Master Facility Plan was approved by the from the AOA Bureau of Professional Education and full recogni- Board of Regents which launched a building program that included tion from the Texas State Board of Medical Examiners. Dr. Coy an 118,000 square foot academic building and the completion of Center Science Health opened TCOM’s first two community healthcare clinics – one research laboratories in the Center for BioHealth. Several partner- urban, one rural. He also traveled constantly during his presidency, ships were developed including a combined academic pediatrics telling the TCOM story to the public and to legislators, and attend- program with Cook Children’s Medical Center. TCOM has received ing every meeting of the Texas Higher Education Coordinating