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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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  • Education
| December 3, 2013

Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy donates books to UNTHSCA€AsARs Reach Out and Read Program

More than 400 children's books were donated to the UNT Health Science Center Department of Pediatrics' Reach Out and Read program by the Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy. The books were collected in October during the Foundation's annual Celebration...

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| December 2, 2013

Culinary Medicine course helps TCOM students learn benefits of healthy diet

The holidays are the eating season, and students at UNT Health Science Center's Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine are signing up for a new course on how eating behavior affects health. These students are destined to become osteopathic physicians who...

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| November 27, 2013

Training program bolsters UNTHSC students’ knowledge of addiction issues

Most American medical schools provide only a few hours of training on addiction issues even though 10 percent of the population is diagnosed with substance abuse disorder, said Joseph Skrajewski, Director of Medical Education at the Betty Ford Institute. But...

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| November 27, 2013

UNTHSC program helps increase diversity in physical therapy field

  Joe Udofia, first-year physical therapy student A novel approach to improving diversity in the field of physical therapy is proving successful at the UNT Health Science Center. Allied Health Pathways, a collaboration between the Health Science Center, the University...

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| November 26, 2013

Philanthropist’s gift helps UNTHSC geriatrics program bloom

Allan Saxe When Allan Saxe decided to make a $125,000 gift to the UNT Health Science Center, it didn't take him long to figure out which program he wanted his donation to support. Seniors Assisting in Geriatric Education, or SAGE,...

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| November 21, 2013

Albert Yurvati awarded Orel F. Martin Medal

Albert Yurvati, DO (TCOM '86), is the 2013 recipient of the Orel F. Martin Medal, the highest honor awarded annually by the American College of Osteopathic Surgeons (ACOS). Yurvati, Chair and Professor of Surgery at UNT Health Science Center, was...

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  • Education
| November 15, 2013

Addiction Awareness Week spotlights complex nature of the disease

UNT Health Science Center's Medical Student Government Association (MSGA) is hosting a series of events Nov. 18-21 in recognition of Addiction Awareness Week. Kicking off the week will be a presentation by Joseph Skrajewski, Director of Medical Education at the...

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| November 13, 2013

Video: Student veterans build support network at UNTHSC

The Student Veterans Association at the UNT Health Science Center is helping student veterans navigate higher education and post-military life. The Center’s support for student veterans has earned it the Military Friendly School designation for the past five years.

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  • Education
| November 1, 2013

Michael Connors elected president of the Texas Physical Therapy Association

Michael Connors, PT, DPT, OCS, is the new president-elect of the Texas Physical Therapy Association. He will begin his three-year term as president in 2014.The mission of the Texas Physical Therapy Association is to optimize the health and well-being of...

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| October 28, 2013

TCOM graduate leads Texas Health Physicians Group

  Shawn Parsley, DO (TCOM '94) Shawn Parsley, DO, a graduate of UNT Health Science Center's Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine, says that caring for the patient as a whole will be his guiding philosophy as the new president of...