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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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TCOM Admissions Dean
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| July 18, 2013

Texas Legislature passes bill involving insurance, alcohol counseling

Participants from the 2012 North Texas Health Forum cheered the results of their collaboration when Governor Rick Perry signed the 83rd Texas Legislature's House Bill 3105 into effect this June. With the passage of this bill, insurance companies can negotiate...

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| July 16, 2013

Electrical Stimulation Therapy helps debilitating stomach disorder

UNT Health Surgeon Joseph E. Ronaghan, MD, FACS, is the only physician in Fort Worth who offers a therapy that provides hope to patients suffering from certain types of gastroparesis. This debilitating stomach disorder is common in people with diabetes,...

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| July 11, 2013

Student white coats symbolize responsibility, compassion

On July 20, 350 new students will join the UNT Health Science Center family at the annual White Coat Ceremony at West Texas Exhibit Hall at Will Rogers Memorial Center in Fort Worth. The ceremony will feature a formal "cloaking"...

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| July 1, 2013

UNT System College of Pharmacy receives pre-candidate accreditation

The new UNT System College of Pharmacy has been granted accreditation status by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) which allows admission of the inaugural class of Doctor of Pharmacy students in August of 2013. The ACPE is an...

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| June 26, 2013

Leading the charge against West Nile Virus

Last year, Texas led the nation in West Nile virus reports, with the state accounting for about half the country's cases by last August.  In Dallas County alone, 406 reports of human the virus were recorded in 2012, with 19...

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| June 26, 2013

Video: Commencement 2013

Congratulations Class of 2013! On May 18, 2013, 505 students graduated from four of our schools: The Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine, the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, the School of Public Health and the School of Health Professions. The...

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| June 24, 2013

Two new Discovery Centers will debut at UNTHSC

Two new Discovery Centers will kick off with Open Houses June 25, at 10 a.m.-noon (Center for BioHealth) and at 2 - 4 p.m. (Research Education Building). The Discovery Centers are an open innovation initiative to provide shared laboratory space...

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| June 20, 2013

UNTHSC closed on July 4

The UNT Health Science Center and all UNT Health clinics will be closed on Thursday, July 4, 2013, for the Independence Day holiday. In addition, the Lewis Library will have abbreviated hours (10 am - midnight) and the Founders' Activity...

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| June 10, 2013

Reynolds Foundation grant enables UNTHSC, TCU collaboration as part of SAGE program

The UNT Health Science Center's (UNTHSC) Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine and School of Health Professions will expand its SAGE program and partner with the UNT System College of Pharmacy, along with the Texas Christian University Harris College of Nursing...

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| June 4, 2013

TCOM students contribute more than 7,000 hours of community service

Holidays and weekends, Blair Cushing (TCOM '15) works the Safe Haven of Tarrant County hotline so the staff can get a break from the desperate calls of domestic-abuse victims. Cushing is part of the reason the Texas College of Osteopathic...