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| September 10, 2015

It takes a village to keep people healthy, national expert explains

  Behold a model health care team of the future tasked with caring for an older patient just home from the hospital with a new joint replacement and serious problems getting around....

Richard Kurz FC
  • Education
| September 4, 2015

Dr. Richard Kurz named Dean Emeritus

For the first time at the UNT Health Science Center, the UNT System Board of Regents has bestowed the unique and special honor of the Dean Emeritus title to Richard S. Kurz, PhD, on the day of his retirement. The...

CHANDLER-SPARKS-TCOM
  • Education
| September 3, 2015

Medical students lead first-ever regional meeting for peers

2015 Student American Academy of Osteopathy Regional Conference Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine: Evidence, Relevance, and Practical Application Saturday, Sept. 19 UNT Health Science Center, MET Building 1000 Montgomery St., Fort Worth, TX 76107 Conference flier...

  • Education
| August 18, 2015

A passion for service

Welcome to a new class The UNT System College of Pharmacy, located on the campus of UNT Health Science Center in Fort Worth, welcomed a new class of 110 students last week. In total, we’re educating 270 pharmacists of the...

Master of Public Health online
  • Education
| August 14, 2015

MPH Health Management and Policy goes online

Students seeking a Master of Public Health degree in Health Management and Policy are now able to complete the program entirely online through the UNT Health Science Center School of Public Health. This degree helps prepare students for careers in...

Amol Patel FC
  • Education
| August 7, 2015

Medical student wins national research award

Late in his college years, Amol Patel made a course correction. Long fascinated by biomedical engineering, he realized his true path was face-to-face interaction with people to help them stay healthy. Now he’s a third-year medical student in the Texas...

Richard Kurz FC
  • Education
| August 4, 2015

Dean of the School of Public Health to retire

Richard Kurz, PhD, Dean of the School of Public Health since 2007, will retire Aug. 31 from UNT Health Science Center. Dr. Kurz oversaw all academic, research and service activities of the School of Public Health. Under his leadership, the...

CAMP CARDIAC FC
  • Education
| July 9, 2015

Teens who dream of becoming doctors learn about medical school

“I want to be a cardiologist, and Camp Cardiac is really helping,” said Alina Khan, an Irving high school student. She and about two dozen other teenagers from all over the Metroplex have converged on the UNT Health Science Center...

MD SCHOOL Williams and Boschini FC
  • Education
| July 6, 2015

TCU and UNT Health Science Center to create new medical school

Texas Christian University and the University of North Texas Health Science Center have entered into a memorandum of understanding to create a new MD school in Fort Worth. The school, planning to accept its first class in 2018, will be...

SPH Human Sexuality Presentation
  • Education
| June 30, 2015

Bringing community to the classroom

School of Public Health (SPH) adjunct instructor Melissa Oden has found a unique way to bring real-world perspectives to her students’ work in the Maternal and Child Health MPH degree program. As students wrapped up the spring semester in Dr....