This TCU Magazine is filled with stories illustrating medical innovation — many about Horned Frogs working together to advance medical science. Our cover story features former professional boxer and Fort Worth native Paulie Ayala. He teamed with faculty at the Harris College of Nursing & Health Sciences to help Parkinson’s patients fight the good fight and combat the progression of the disease. Students are also participating in this research to prove how exercise translates into real hope for the Parkinson’s population.

These are significant times for the TCU School of Medicine. Early in the pandemic, the school sought FDA approval to test a drug that might halt severe Covid infections. The school’s academic chair of internal medicine, Mohanakrishnan Sathyamoorthy (“Dr. Mo”), enlisted transplant physician Dr. Stevan Gonzalez and medical school dean Dr. Stuart D. Flynn in the Fort Worth Clinical Sciences Working Group. Within the year, they received approval to conduct trials to help save people from the cytokine storms that turn Covid deadly. Like many other initiatives at TCU, the project also presents research opportunities for our medical students. Click to read the story.

Construction will begin this year on a four-story, approximately 100,000-square-foot building at the northeast corner of South Henderson and West Rosedale streets. The building will be the academic hub for 240 medical students and hundreds of faculty and staff. Courtesy of TCU Marketing & Communication

Our medical school will continue to positively impact the Fort Worth area, and soon this presence will become a physical one. TCU’s new medical campus will be in the heart of the city’s medical district — an exciting development in the history of the University. TCU’s strategic campus expansion will enhance both the success of our students and the health of our community.

The TCU School of Medicine has already inspired so many, including Arnie Gachman ’64, who along with his great wife, Harriette, has made supporting the school a passion project. The grandson of Ukrainian immigrants, Arnie exudes spirit and generosity; take a glimpse into his life story here.

Our medical school’s mission is to transform health care by creating Empathetic Scholars®. As our world becomes smarter, it is important that we also seek ways to be kinder. Please read about the work of AddRan professor Jeannine Gailey here. Her research encourages people to respect human dignity and look beyond body types.

As each page of this TCU Magazine illustrates, the efforts of talented and passionate Horned Frogs make a profound difference in people’s lives.

I think the world would agree. Lead On, and Go Frogs!