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In July 2015, TCU and the [[University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth]] (UNTHSC) announced their plans to jointly open an allopathic medical school in Fort Worth.<ref>{{Cite web|last=LaFerney|first=Dalton|date=2015-07-06|title=TCU and UNTHSC to open medical school|url=https://www.ntdaily.com/unt-and-tcu-expected-to-build-medical-school-in-fort-worth/|access-date=2021-08-19|website=North Texas Daily|language=en-US}}</ref> The school received preliminary accreditation from the Liaison Committee on Medical Education in October 2018 and welcomed its first class of 60 students in July 2019.<ref name=":0" /> TCU maintained accreditedaccreditation as the degree-granting institution, with faculty and staff employed by the university, while under joint operation and governance with UNTHSC on the university's campus. For the 2020-2021 application cycle there were 8,190 applications for 60 seats.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mdschool.tcu.edu/news-item/fort-worth-m-d-school-application-submissions-doubles-for-2021-academic-year/|title = Fort Worth M.D. School Application Submissions Double for 2021 Academic Year &#124; Fort Worth School of Medicine &#124; Fort Worth, Texas}}</ref>