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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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Rhett Butler and Erica Onwuegbuchu
  • Education
| January 11, 2016

‘Big concepts’ in cancer treatment

By Alex Branch When students in the Master of Science program in Medical Sciences sat down to plan a community service project, they weren’t interested in anything routine. “We wanted to...

Chandler Sparks and Family
  • Education
| December 18, 2015

A special way of giving back

By Betsy Friauf This holiday season, an abandoned newborn boy has a loving home because medical student Chandler Sparks, 24, and his wife, Emily, feel called to serve humankind. They are the...

Mother and baby
  • Education
| December 15, 2015

Medical student works to reduce infant deaths

By Betsy Friauf Third-year medical student Kristen Slaymaker is working to change Tarrant County’s soaring infant mortality rate. Her research on unsafe sleeping conditions for babies is winning awards, and she is seeking ways...

Dennis Thombs
  • Education
| December 7, 2015

A career path focused on reducing alcohol- and drug-related harms

By Sally Crocker The year was 1986 when the country was stunned by the news that first-team All-American college basketball player Len Bias had died of a cocaine/alcohol overdose on the University of Maryland campus. The young athlete – described...

Myriam Martinez-Banuelos
  • Education
| December 2, 2015

Healthier communities know no borders

By Cari Hyden Myriam Martinez-Banuelos discovered a way to create healthier communities both in Texas and in Mexico – simultaneously. As a result, many...

Hank Lemke
  • Education
| November 24, 2015

National honor for PA program’s founding director

By Alex Branch   Dr. Hank Lemke, founding director of UNT Health Science Center’s nationally recognized Physician Assistant Studies Program, has earned a national honor for achievements in PA education. Lemke, DHSc, PA-C, received the 2015 Master Faculty Award, an...

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  • Education
| November 19, 2015

SPH reaccredited by Council on Education for Public Health

UNT Health Science Center’s School of Public Health has received reaccreditation from the Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH). CEPH assures quality in public health education and training, and accreditation helps demonstrate that a school is committed to leading...

  • Education
| November 17, 2015

Taking students beyond their textbooks

By Jan Jarvis Southern Methodist University senior Sarah Levin stared at the body before her in the Anatomy Lab at UNT Health Science Center. “I’ve seen ligaments and tendons in textbooks,” she...

  • Education
| November 11, 2015

From dress blues to a white coat

By Alex Branch U.S. Marine Sgt. Andrew Zovath served his country for four years before he returned home to Houston and started his transition to civilian life. A veteran who served two...

David Farmer and Diane Hawley
  • Education
| November 2, 2015

Helping health care professionals work smarter in teams

By Betsy Friauf The international audience was so eager to learn about innovations at UNT Health Science Center, they raised their hands before the speakers clicked past their first slide. The...