Fort Worth’s Medical Innovation District is Ready for Growth, Arrival of Burnett School of Medicine at TCU
Construction of the Medical Education Building is Scheduled to be Completed in 2024.
FORT WORTH – There’s a strong sense of community in Fort Worth’s Near Southside neighborhood and Medical Innovation District (MID) that will be home to the new medical education building for the Anne Burnett Marion School of Medicine at Texas Christian University.
In episode 7 of “On Site: Construction of the Anne Burnett Marion School of Medicine at Texas Christian University with Founding Dean, Stuart D. Flynn, M.D.; Fort Worth City Councilwoman Elizabeth Beck, who represents District 9, known as the Near Southside, joined Dean Flynn for a tour of the neighborhood.
“This is an area of the city that we’ve seen a tremendous amount of growth in the last 20 years,” Beck said. “We’ve gone from a lot of auto shops and industrial-type businesses to theaters and restaurants and stores up and down South Main and Magnolia streets.”
Councilwoman Beck took Dean Flynn a few blocks away from the medical school’s medical education building on South Henderson and West Rosedale Streets to explore South Main Village, which is anchored by locally owned businesses on South Main Street.
“This is one of my favorite areas of District 9 and one where I spend a lot of my free time,” Beck said. “I’m hoping TCU medical students enjoy it as much as I do.”
The pair toured the Amphibian Stage, a theater on South Main Street, along with a visit to Morgan Mercantile, a family-owned shop that focuses on custom printed goods and merchandise experiences for brands, bands, and businesses.