How to Successfully Launch a New Medical School

November 22, 2023
In this episode of the Holistic Success Show, Dr. Kelly Dore and Dr. Brigham C. Willis, Founding Dean at the University of Texas at Tyler School of Medicine, discusses what it takes to build a new medical school from the ground up.
Dr. Willis shares key lessons in launching UT Tyler from admissions strategy and stakeholder engagement to curriculum design, infrastructure planning, and community impact. Learn more about how mission-driven leadership, data-informed decisions, and support systems for first-generation students created a successful and sustainable model for addressing rural healthcare disparities.
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