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Dr. Farmer served as the Founding UNTHSC Director of Interprofessional Education and Practice 2012 to 2021. In 2021 he accepted a new role in leadership in the integration of behavioral health in primary care within HSC Health, as part of UNTHSC’s Whole Health initiative. As a faculty member in medical education in the Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine, Dr. Farmer teaches skills development in clinical communication and emotional intelligence. Dr. Farmer began his service at UNTHSC in 2009 as the Director of the UNTHSC Reynolds Geriatrics Education and Training in Texas Program working to integrate geriatrics training in medical school, residency and continuing medical education curriculum. Dr. Farmer came to UNTHSC with twenty-three years’ experience in the clinical practice of counseling psychology.