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Dennis Thombs
  • Education
| August 11, 2016

New Dean sees public health serving critical role

By Sally Crocker “Our graduates are doing incredible things to make the world a better, safer, healthier place,” said Dennis Thombs, PhD, newly named Dean of the UNTHSC School of Public Health. After serving for the last year as Interim...

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...

Francesca Filipetto at White Coat Ceremony
  • Education
| July 18, 2016

Honoring TCOM’s past and future

  By Alex Branch   On the day that Frank Filipetto, DO, was honored for his service to medical education, his daughter took a first step toward her own career in medicine. Dr. Filipetto was recognized as the first holder...

Lisa Nash
  • Education
| June 27, 2016

Training doctors for small-town Texas

By Jan Jarvis Having grown up in Brock, Texas, population 80, Dr. Lisa Nash knows how tough the path is to becoming a physician – especially for students from rural communities. “I grew up...

Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation Students
  • Education
| June 24, 2016

Understanding addiction

By Jan Jarvis   Mir Ali is quick to acknowledge that asking patients personal questions about their alcohol or drug use can be tough. But after spending a week at the Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation, the third-year student in the...

Students in SIM lab at Camp Cardiac
  • Education
| June 21, 2016

Hands-on lessons in health care

By Jan Jarvis   After breaking a few teeth and struggling to get the tongue out of the way, Pritul Sarker, 15, successfully intubated his first patient. “It’s in the esophagus – oh, oh, oh!” the Canterbury Episcopal School student...

Dr. Tina Machu, Dr. Katura Bullock, Dr. Andrew J. Weis, Dr. Myron Jacobson.
  • Education
| June 13, 2016

New awards honor outstanding junior faculty, student in College of Pharmacy

  New awards have been established in the UNT System College of Pharmacy to honor an outstanding junior faculty member and an outstanding student. The awards are privately funded by Andrew J. Weis, PharmD, a senior executive with Cumberland Pharmaceuticals...

SPH students poster winners
  • Education
| June 10, 2016

Two SPH students receive poster honors at international competition

Two UNTHSC public health students won Best Student Poster awards at the 2016 American Industrial Hygiene Conference and Exhibition, recently held in Baltimore. The international conference is held annually for professionals in industrial hygiene and other occupational and environmental health...

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  • Education
| June 2, 2016

Developing collaborations across the globe

  During a recent trip to South Korea, Joon Lee, PhD, who has led efforts in North Texas to control West Nile virus, met with high-ranking government officials to explore opportunities for collaborative research and projects in the future. Dr....

UNTHSC Graduate at Commencement
  • Education
| June 1, 2016

Photos: Commencement 2016

For four decades, late spring has been a joyous time in the life of the Health Science Center. Health professionals complete their degrees and graduate, carrying forward the work of creating healthier communities. With their diplomas, some are receiving their first...