“They are re-inventing the way that physicians are trained and specifically they’re focusing on the compassionate aspect.”
Bill Zeeble / KERA News
Student Kassidy Fretz (l) and teacher-physician (r) Ness Khan both check out Khan's patient in the exam room. What's different about this teaching scene is that Fretz is a freshman. It usually takes 3 years before med students have patient encounters.
From KERA:
After years of preparation, classes are underway at Fort Worth’s newest medical school – a partnership between Texas Christian University and the University of North Texas Health Science Center. Officials are hoping to modernize medical education. The new school has injected a creative curriculum designed to improve the health of future doctors and patients.
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