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News from the University of Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth

UNT Health Science Center Begins Collaborative Public Health Partnership with University of Chile

The School of Public Health at the University of North Texas Health Science Center has established a formal partnership with its counterpart at the University of Chile.

The Memorandum of Agreement between the two schools of public health establishes a framework for technical cooperation, the first step toward possible joint activities in the future. The agreement focuses on five initial areas in which the two institutions can work together. These are:

1. To exchange public health information, articles, journals, and teaching materials to support the educational programs
2. To develop a joint publishing effort in the area of public health and social services in health, which will bilaterally include the translation of articles, books, and journals
3. To develop learning opportunities through courses, seminars, theses and other sources related to public health that would benefit professors, researchers, students and employees of both institutions
4. To develop academic projects as well as collaboration, negotiation and shared use of research monies received from grants and technical assistance
5. To exchange professors, researchers and students, for short visits as well as sabbaticals, short scholarships that will be dedicated to participation in research, teaching, theses or professional works related to public health

"I am confident that this agreement will provide us with the necessary groundwork for what will develop into a long-lasting collaborative relationship," said Giorgio Solimano, M.D., of the University of Chile.

Fernando Trevino, Ph.D., M.P.H., dean of the health science center's School of Public Health, concurred, "This agreement allows our faculty and students to increase their exposure to public health issues in other countries."

The health science center established its School of Public Health in 1999 to train highly qualified individuals in the areas of public health practice and research. The school now has more than 160 graduate students working toward their master in public health degrees and 11 doctoral students working toward a doctorate of public health (DrPH) degrees. U.S. News & World Report has ranked the MPH degree program among the top 20 in the country for two consecutive years.

UNT Health Science Center Names New TCOM Dean

The University of North Texas Health Science Center has named Marc B. Hahn, D.O., dean of the Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine (TCOM).

Dr. Hahn's appointment, which officially takes place September 1, pending approval by the UNT Board of Regents, ends a nationwide search to fill the TCOM deanship.

"Dr. Hahn is an excellent physician, teacher, and administrator," said Ronald Blanck, D.O., health science center president. "These skills will serve him well as he guides the medical school."

Dr. Hahn, 49, is currently a professor of anesthesiology and director of the Pain Medicine Fellowship Program at the Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine. He is also the chief of the Pain Medicine Division at the Milton S. Hershey Medical Center.

He was a 1998-1999 Robert Wood Johnson Health Policy Fellow at the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences in Washington, D.C. In that capacity, he served as a Health Advisor to the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance.

Dr. Hahn obtained his undergraduate degree from Syracuse University and his medical degree from Des Moines University. He completed his internship and residency in anesthesiology at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. He then completed a fellowship in pain management through both Georgetown University and the Clinical Center of the National Institutes of Health. Dr. Hahn is board certified in anesthesiology with sub-specialty certification in pain management.

Dr. Hahn served for 12 years in the U.S. Army, prior to an honorable discharge at the rank of Major. While in the army, Dr. Hahn was stationed at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center and the Uniformed Services University. While in the Army, he served as an anesthesiologist for two U.S. Presidents.

Dr. Hahn has been elected president of the American Academy of Pain Medicine, for the term beginning in February 2002. Dr. Hahn is an active member of the American Society of Anesthesiologists and the American Board of Anesthesiology. He also serves on the Board of Directors for several medical-related corporations and foundations.

Dr. Hahn is active in clinical research, having published multiple abstracts, book chapters, book reviews, editorials, and scientific papers. His textbook, Regional Anesthesia: An Atlas of Anatomy and Technique, was recognized as the Best New Textbook in Clinical Medicine by the Association of American Publishers. The second edition of this text is in progress. He also served as an associate editor for the 3rd edition of the preeminent and authoritative textbook, Practical Management of Pain.

The TCOM dean's position became vacant last year when Benjamin Cohen, D.O., was promoted to provost and senior vice president for health affairs. Deborah Blackwell, D.O., has served as acting dean during the search process.

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Last updated 01/14/2004