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

Lisa R. Nash, DO, MS-HPEd, FAAFP Dr. Lisa Nash is the interim dean of the Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine. Prior to this role, she served as the senior associate dean for Graduate Medical Education and a professor in TCOM’s Department of Family and Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine. 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 spent four years in rural private practice. From 1998 to 2010, she was on the faculty at the University of Texas Medical Branch before returning to TCOM.

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 Massachusetts General Hospital, Dr. Nash served in graduate medical education administration, taught, and worked as the director of the family medicine residency and development of the rural training track. Dr. Nash was recruited back to TCOM in 2010 where she served as TCOM’s senior associate dean for educational programs & GME before stepping into the role of interim dean. In this role, she is responsible for all GME programs affiliated with the health science center as well as oversight of the TCOM Advisory Colleges program, residency match strategies and the Faculty Development Center.