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PA 20 FC
  • Our People
| July 26, 2017

A celebration of PA pioneers

By Alex Branch   Karen Kindler felt cautious at her interview as a prospective student in the physician assistant studies program two decades ago. The UNT Health Science Center’s PA program...

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  • Education
| March 1, 2017

TCOM alum serves her country as U.S. Assistant Surgeon General

By Alex Branch   Dr. TeCora Ballom’s path to becoming U.S. Assistant Surgeon General started more than 30 years ago as a student at the Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine. A recipient of a National Health Service Corps scholarship, the...

Justin Capers
  • Community
| November 11, 2016

PA had ‘found his calling’

By Alex Branch   Justin Capers began his career in the chemical industry. But his passion was always for medicine, inspired by childhood memories of following his physician father on weekend rounds at the Dallas VA Medical Center. So in his late...

YURVATI SURGERY FC
  • Our People
| October 3, 2016

Surgeon honored for leadership and excellence

By Jan Jarvis   Several years ago Albert Yurvati, DO, presented a plaque to Guy D. Beaumont, Jr., who was retiring as executive director of the American College of Osteopathic Surgeons (ACOS). Back then, Dr. Yurvati said, he never imagined...

Jessica Edwards
  • Education
| August 8, 2016

TCOM grad honored with top resident award

By Jan Jarvis It seems fitting that Jessica Edwards, DO, was with her parents on the day she learned she had been named Resident of the Year in Family Medicine by the American...

  • Education
| September 22, 2015

In the Ebola hot zone

For years, Patrick Moonan has pursued tuberculosis outbreaks across the world, from urban neighborhoods in the United States to remote villages in southern Africa. In September 2014, the senior epidemiologist at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention took on...

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  • Community
| November 6, 2014

Join prominent UNTHSC alumnus for the Brain Tumor Walk this weekend

Students, staff, faculty and community members are invited to join UNT Health Science Center alumnus Dr. Rob Dickerman on Saturday at the Dallas-Ft. Worth Brain Tumor Walk. The annual 5K in Fort Worth raises awareness and resources to improve the...