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PA students develop confidence by using willed bodies for training

Cierra Black chose to attend The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth in part because she wanted the experience of working with willed bodies. Practicing skills on human tissue allows students to gain firsthand experience in manipulating and dissecting human tissues, closely mirroring what they will encounter in clinical practice. The…
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Physical therapy students use art to humanize patients

Natasha Blizzard had never spoken to her father in-depth about his post-traumatic stress disorder. The first-year physical therapy student at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth’s School of Health Professions said her father’s 27 years of military service, including several combat tours, changed aspects of his personality. “He felt so…
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HSC College of Nursing leadership team member receives Dallas College Distinguished Alumni Award

The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth is thrilled to announce that Tonychris Nnaka, PhD, MPH, RN, CPH, associate dean for research in the HSC College of Nursing, was named one of the recipients of the Dallas College 2023 Distinguished Alumni Award. Nnaka is an experienced nurse leader and health disparities…
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HSC takes home two awards for public relations, communications

The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth recently won two Awards of Achievement for a video featuring its new College of Nursing and a media event surrounding the opening of its Regional Simulation Center. The awards were presented Nov. 3 at the Annual Worthy Awards Gala put on by the Greater…
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The first officially recognized osteopathic physician in Finland is a TCOM graduate

The practice of osteopathic medicine is rising across the globe and so is its recognition. Dr. Mia D. Eriksson, a 2020 graduate of the Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth, recently became the first licensed and recognized osteopathic physician in Finland. After nearly a…
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| April 3, 2015

Fourth-year TCOM students travel to Guatemala to deliver care

A group of fourth-year students from Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine, led by Richard Magie, DO, recently participated in a two-week clinical rotation in an underserved area in Guatemala. ...

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| April 2, 2015

Unlocking the secrets of autism

Wearing glasses with a camera embedded in the frames, a girl stands atop a platform as virtual balls roll toward her. How she dodges the balls will help UNT Health Science Center researchers better understand why people with Autism Spectrum...

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| April 1, 2015

TCOM students find satisfaction in clinic work

One of Gabbi Saks' favorite parts of her medical education occurs once a month in a clinic at Cornerstone Assistance Network. That's where Saks and other Texas College of Medicine students triage and help care for uninsured patients at the...

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| March 30, 2015

SPH educator honored by Texas Public Health Association

The Texas Public Health Association (TPHA) has presented this year's Outstanding Service Award to UNTHSC adjunct instructor Melissa Oden, DHEd, LMSW-IPR, MPH, CHES. Dr. Oden teaches Behavioral and Community Health courses for UNTHSC's School of Public Health, where she also...

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| March 30, 2015

Barking up the right tree with a leading therapy-dog program

Michele Whitehead has gone to the dogs, and they've fetched her national honors. Two years ago, she started the highly successful therapy dogs program at UNT Health Science Center in Fort Worth. This spring, Whitehead, who's the Lewis Library Clinical...

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| March 27, 2015

Visiting professor studies U.S. public health

Over the next year, a professor from South Korea will be immersing himself in Fort Worth culture and the way that public health is taught in the United States. As part of his sabbatical studies from Soonchunhyang University in Seoul,...

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| March 26, 2015

Public Health student wins TPHA competition

Shlesma Chhetri, a doctoral student in UNT Health Science Center's School of Public Health, has been recognized by the Texas Public Health Association (TPHA) for a presentation on the sex trade and homeless women. Chhetri, who is working toward a...

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| March 25, 2015

Monitoring health from a patient’s home

For Yvette Clayborn, the past year was a blur of hospital rooms. Hypertension and other health issues forced the Fort Worth woman in and out of hospitals for most of 2014. She was always worried, unsure when headaches or fatigue...

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| March 25, 2015

With immunizations, UNTHSC removing barrier for high school students

UNT Health Science Center's Pediatric Mobile Clinic will provide free immunizations at Carter-Riverside High to graduating seniors needing a second dose of the meningitis vaccine, a requirement for college attendance or military service. Mobile clinic staff and UNTHSC pharmacy students...

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| March 24, 2015

Impact of air pollution on women’s health and birth outcomes

A new study suggests a possible link between air pollution and Type 2 diabetes that could result in potential adverse birth outcomes in pregnant women. The study - covering over 228,000 deliveries among more than 208,000 women - shows a...