Dr. Lisa Nash | Dean, Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine

Lisa R. Nash, DO, MS-HPEd, FAAFP, is vice president of clinical affairs and dean of the Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine and a professor in TCOM’s Department of Family and Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth. Prior to serving as the ninth dean, she served as the senior associate dean for Educational Programs and Graduate Medical Education. Dr. Nash is also the first female and first TCOM alumnus to become dean. She is a 1991 graduate of TCOM, completed her family medicine residency at the Osteopathic Medical Center of Texas in Fort Worth, and obtained board certification in family medicine.

Dr. Nash grew up on a farm in rural North Texas and completed her undergraduate training at Weatherford College and Texas Christian University. As her academic career advanced, she completed her Master of Science in Health Professions Education at Massachusetts General Hospital Institute for the Health Professions.

While at UTMB, Dr. Nash taught and worked as the director of the family medicine residency and developed the rural training track. In 2018, Dr. Nash was recruited back to TCOM, where she served as TCOM’s senior associate dean for educational programs and GME, before stepping into the role of interim dean. As senior associate dean, she was responsible for all GME programs affiliated with HSC as well as oversight of the TCOM Advisory Colleges program, residency match strategies and the Faculty Development Center.