Burnett School of Medicine Celebrates Founding Dean’s Lasting Legacy
Nearly 100 people celebrated the success of Founding Dean Stuart D. Flynn, M.D., during his 10-year anniversary celebration at the Anne Burnett Marion School of Medicine at TCU on May 6.
FORT WORTH – Ten years ago, Phil Hartman, Ph.D., was on the committee to select the founding dean for a new TCU medical school. One of the job candidate’s statements stood out.
“I was struck by one thing he said during the interview: ‘We’re going to build a medical school that’s unlike any other medical school in the United States,’” recalled Hartman, Emeritus Dean and Professor, Louise Dilworth Davis College of Science & Engineering at Texas Christian University. “I was thinking, ‘Yeah, sure. I’m not believing this.’”
“Well, now I believe it.”
Nearly 100 people celebrated the success of Founding Dean Stuart D. Flynn, M.D., during his 10-year anniversary celebration at the Anne Burnett Marion School of Medicine at TCU on May 6.
Under Dean Flynn’s leadership, the medical school has achieved several major milestones in the last decade including:
- Obtaining a 100% residency match for all four of its graduating classes in 2026.
- Launching the North Texas Maternal Health Accelerator with UT Southwestern Medical Center to address the region’s high maternal morbidity rates in 2025.
- Opening the Burnett School of Medicine education building named Arnold Hall in the heart of Fort Worth’s Medical Innovation District in 2024.
- Receiving full accreditation from the Liaison Committee of Medical Education (LCME) in 2023.
- Establishing Graduate Medical Education Programs with Baylor Scott & White All Saints Medical Center Fort Worth in 2021 and Texas Health Resources in 2022.
“Even though it was my name being mentioned, it was a cast of many who helped us succeed here over the decade,” Dean Flynn said.
TCU Chancellor Daniel W. Pullin, J.D., spoke at the luncheon about Dean Flynn’s leadership. “He has shaped a vision, built a culture and inspired a community.”
Fort Worth Mayor Mattie Parker echoed Pullin’s sentiments.
“You’re not simply building a medical school,” Parker said of Dean Flynn. “You’re helping shape the future of healthcare right here in Fort Worth.”
At the event, Chancellor Emeritus Victor J. Boschini, Jr. unveiled a placeholder portrait of Dean Flynn as a coach, a role he’s familiar with, having coached many youth basketball and soccer teams throughout his life.
Boschini and his wife, Megan, also received a surprise. The medical school’s fourth floor conference room was dedicated to them and will now be called the “Megan and Dr. Victor J. Boschini, Jr.” conference room. They were honored for their exceptional leadership and service in support of TCU medical students.