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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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| October 6, 2014

Oct. 6-12 is National Physician Assistant Week

They practice medicine in every specialty, in every setting. They diagnosis illnesses and prescribe medication.  And they increase access to quality medicine for patients everywhere. They are Physician Assistants, a versatile profession of medical providers trained at the UNT Health...

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| September 29, 2014

Health care administrator named MHA Community Partner of the Year

Winjie Tang Miao, President of Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Alliance, has been named by the School of Public Health (SPH) as the 2014 Master of Health Administration (MHA) Community Partner of the Year, in recognition of her outstanding service...

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| September 29, 2014

Physician Assistant Studies program re-accredited

The UNT Health Science Center Physician Assistant Program earned Accreditation-Continued status through 2021 from the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA). Accreditation-Continued status is granted to currently accredited programs compliant with the ARC-PA standards. Established in...

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| September 24, 2014

Dr. Patricia Gwirtz named Associate Dean of GSBS

Patricia Gwirtz, PhD, who is known for both her cardiovascular physiology research and her dedication to helping students achieve their goals, has been named Associate Dean of the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences. In October, Dr. Gwirtz will mark 32...

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| September 24, 2014

GSBS alumnus stresses innovation, entrepreneurship to students

Since he graduated, Hassan Azzazy, PhD, (GSBS '94) has blazed a trail of innovation and entrepreneurship from Fort Worth to Egypt. Dr. Azzazy has nine active patent applications in various stages, and last year he created the first spin-off company,...

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| September 19, 2014

TCOM alum’s high-pressure pitch earns innovation award

Theme music played. The lights were bright. And Cole Zanetti, DO, (TCOM '11) faced 100 people in the pressure-cooker that was the Harvard Medical School auditorium. He had five minutes to pitch a proposal - then face judges' questions -...

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| July 18, 2014

Students create a summer camp where teens map career paths

Medical school can seem like a daunting challenge to teens trying to sort out what to do after high school. But UNT Health Science Center helps them get to the heart of the matter with Camp Cardiac.This summer, 22 students...

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| July 17, 2014

And how did you spend YOUR summer?

Recent public health graduates and students from across the state are spending their summer helping Texas public health departments prepare for national accreditation.Joining with representatives from the UNT Health Science Center School of Public Health are participants from Texas A&M...

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| July 17, 2014

High school students experience real-world learning

High school students experience real-world learningFreshman high school students from the Texas Academy of Biomedical Sciences earned white coats recently in a ceremony culminating their week-long learning experience on the UNT Health Science Center campus.TABS students can earn dual credit...

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| July 1, 2014

Public Health professor named to select scholars program

Brad Cannell, PhD, MPH, Assistant Professor of Biostatistics and Epidemiology in the School of Public Health, has been selected as one of 50 participants in this year's National Institute on Aging (NIA) Butler-Williams Scholars Program for emerging researchers. The highly...