Open letter to TCOM alumni from TCOM alumni association president

the following letter by John Wright, DO

Let us be sure that those who come after will say of us in our time, that in our time we did everything that could be done. We finished the race; we kept them free; we kept the faith.   (Ronald Reagan)

Dear TCOM alumni:

As members of the Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine (TCOM) Alumni Board, we feel it is very important that you receive further information about the proposed plan of the University of North Texas (UNT) Board of Regents to create an MD school through UNT, to be placed on the campus of the University of North Texas Health Science Center (UNTHSC) in Ft. Worth. If approved, this new MD school would share (state provided) resources with TCOM. 

Your Alumni Board has voted against organizing this plan.  We have also had a vote of "no confidence" for Scott Ransom, D.O., the president of the UNTHSC for leading the push towards achieving this goal.
The American Osteopathic Association (AOA) has stopped funding administrative revenues for the Osteopathic Research Center (ORC), and the AOA House of Delegates and the American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians (ACOFP) Congress of Delegates have passed resolutions against the proposal. Texas Osteopathic Medical Association (TOMA) House of Delegates have also passed  a resolution against this proposal.

Vodka Eyeballing

What is vodka eyeballing? It is a new fad of alcohol drinking has been taking place among young people. It supposedly started in Britain and is now gaining popularity in the US. The “eyeballers” pour vodka directly onto their eyes in the hope of obtaining quick high from the alcohol. They claim that “vodka eyeballing” induces drunkenness faster than drinking the vodka. The urban myth is that the alcohol passes easily through the mucous membrane and enters the bloodstream directly through veins at the back of the eye. This could not be more wrong. The volume of vodka absorbed by the conjunctiva and cornea is too small to have that effect.

Open letter from a board member of TCOM alumni association

The following is an open letter to TCOM alumni and Doctors of Osteopathic Medicine:

UNT Health Science Center leaderships have been planning to start up an allopathic medical school on campus for the past two years. The stated reasons for supporting of such a plan include the prestige of an MD school, potential of increase in research funding and clinical rotation sites.

Like on any issues, there are members in the same family who support, those who oppose, and those remain neutral.

Prominent Doctors of Osteopathic Medicine (Updated 2/1/2011)

A number of notable physicians in the United States trained as DO s, who represent only 7% of physician workforce. These individuals have managed government public health programs, served in the Armed Forces, educated the public through media appearances, treated professional athletes, and advanced medical research, among other accomplishments. These individuals, organized by category, include¹:

Government & Military

Rear Admiral Clinton E. Adams, DO, MC, USN—Achieved rank of Rear Admiral in the United States Navy. Upon retirement, he joined Western University of Health Sciences as the Dean of the College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific.