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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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All Of Them Pic
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| March 30, 2023

HSC, UTHealth Houston partnership key to success of “All for Them” vaccination program

From left, All for Them team members Sandra Falcon, graduate research assistant, Ana Arizpe, research coordinator, Linda Wolff, graduate research assistant, and Erika Thompson, co-investigator and team lead, serve the Fort Worth and Crowley communities. (Photo...

Teeth being treated b an oral hygeneist. Photo courtesy of the IPTC.
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| March 16, 2023

HSC brings Healthy Smiles Initiative to children across North Texas

The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth is partnering with the Texas Woman’s University dental hygiene program to bring a new Healthy Smiles Initiative...

Match Day
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| March 14, 2023

HSC’s Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine to celebrate Match Day for Class of 2023

More than 200 medical students from the Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth will gather at the Dickies Arena Pavilion on Friday to open their match letters and find...

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| March 13, 2023

Christopher Cross and Air Supply to headline 2023 Legends Concert Series

Genre-defining five-time Grammy Award winner Christopher Cross and platinum-selling rock icons Air Supply will be the featured artists for the 2023 Legends Concert Series — The University of North Texas Health Science Center at...

Boykinz On Kelly Clarkson
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| February 9, 2023

Black History Month Events Focus on Alzheimer’s and Health Disparities

In celebration of Black History Month, the University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth is engaging in multiple events throughout DFW to expand the Health & Aging Brain Study, previously known as the Black Alzheimer’s Brain Study,...

Factory: Female Industrial Engineer Wearing Virtual Reality Head
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| February 9, 2023

Innovative small businesses selected for HSC Next SBIR Phase 0 Program

Leaders from The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth selected nine business owners this month to receive funding from a program designed to spur local innovation. Articulate Labs, Entvantage Dx, Memsel, Neuro Rehab, PaRxVision, SecureFoundry, Sinclair...

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| February 1, 2023

HSC to host Women’s Cardiovascular and Brain Health Symposium

Men historically have been used as the standard for health care research, which has led to a delay in discovering the cause, prediction and treatment of countless women’s health issues. One such condition, preeclampsia — a high blood pressure disorder...

Tcom Student Giving A Flu Shot
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| February 1, 2023

TCOM celebrates the beginning of Black History Month

February is Black History Month and the Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine is proud to honor the pioneering efforts of many African American men and women who have paved the way for many in the medical and osteopathic community.   To...

Valubility of the year winners.
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| January 23, 2023

Honoring our 2022 Valubility of the Year nominees

A group of faculty, staff and students at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth were honored Friday with Valubility of the Year awards for making an extraordinary impact by living the university’s values. “One of...

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| January 23, 2023

TCOM Hosting 11th Annual LMSA Southwest Regional Conference

The Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine is hosting the 11th Annual Latino Medical Student Association Southwest Regional Conference from February 3 to 5. The conference will feature the first female and Hispanic U.S. Surgeon General as the keynote speaker, Dr....