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Pawankumar Gulabrao Patil the better india
  • Education
| October 16, 2014

SPH alumnus saving lives in India

Pawankumar Gulabrao Patil Image courtesy: thebetterindia.com Dr. Pawankumar Gulabrao Patil, an alumnus of UNT Health Science Center's School of Public Health, has a story that reads like a movie script, according to The Better India. The publication describes him as...

Libby Watson honored
  • Education
| October 8, 2014

Libby Watson recognized for public health leadership

For six years, volunteer Libby Watson has helped UNT Health Science Center's School of Public Health (SPH) build partnerships, engage local leaders and tackle top priority public health issues in the community by serving as Chair of the University's Public...

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  • Education
| 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...

Winjie Miao
  • Education
| 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...

PA students at UNTHSC
  • Education
| 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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  • Education
| 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...

Hassan AZZAZY GSBS
  • Education
| 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,...

zanetti photo WEB
  • Education
| 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 -...

Camp Cardiac
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  • Education
| 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...

Kurz  Richard New
  • Education
| 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...