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New fellow keeps Performing Arts Medicine at UNT Health Clinical Practice Group and TCOM hitting...

Ricardo Fuentes, MD, isn’t your prototypical fellow. He is from Colombia, graduated from the Escuela Colombiana de Medicina, has specialized in internal medicine and rheumatology, has practiced in Atlanta and Puerto Rico, and completed his residency in physical medicine and rehabilitation at Montefiore Medical Center in New York. Oh, and did we mention he’s also…
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UNT Health announces kickoff for new master’s program in clinical nutrition

UNT Health Fort Worth is celebrating its new Master of Science in Clinical Nutrition program with an event featuring Fort Worth City Councilwoman Macy Hill as the guest speaker, a panel discussion, refreshments and a tour of the university’s Regional Simulation Center. The graduate program is designed to meet the growing demand for registered dietitian…
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Two UNT Health Fort Worth leaders honored as Advocates for Healthcare

Two leaders from UNT Health Fort Worth were honored Sept. 4 as members of the 2025 Class of Advocates for Healthcare by The Business Press. Dr. Dimitrios Karamichos, vice president for research and graduate studies, and Dr. Maria Crompton, associate professor in the Department of Family Medicine, were recognized during a banquet at The Fort…
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For Ethan Rummel, UNT Health bachelor’s program was key step on path to medical school

Ethan Rummel has had his sights set on the Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine since he was a sophomore in high school.   Even then, he knew that getting into medical school wouldn’t be easy. So, he got to work improving his grades and became an Emergency Medical Technician to get clinical experience.  On days when…
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Pictures worth more than words: CPH’s inaugural Writing Lab unites UNT Health and the Fort...

Earlier this summer, the College of Public Health at UNT Health Fort Worth hosted its inaugural Writing Lab. The three-day event housed within the College of Public Health was available to members of the CPH, UNT Health and Fort Worth community. Twenty-seven participants including UNT Health faculty, research staff, doctoral students and external community partners…
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  • Research
| August 8, 2025

UNT Health faculty contribute to ACAPT Blueprint for Excellence

Faculty from UNT Health Fort Worth have played a key role in shaping the future of interprofessional education by contributing to the ACAPT Blueprint for Excellence: Essentials for a Doctor of Physical Therapy Program. The digital resource, published by the...

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| July 23, 2025

North Texas Eye Research Institute receives grant from Southern Dames of America

On July 17, the North Texas Eye Research Institute, or NTERI, received a $2,000 grant from the Southern Dames of America to support its work in eye research. The Southern Dames of America’s primary purpose is to support eye programs...

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| June 12, 2025

Long-term study shows better chronic pain outcomes in patients treated by osteopathic physicians

The first long-term study involving three years of follow-up of osteopathic medical care for chronic pain has been published in the Journal of Osteopathic Medicine. The research team was led by Dr. John...

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  • Research
| June 5, 2025

TCOM course linked to higher patient safety awareness knowledge and residency readiness

The Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth is the first medical school in the country to require a patient safety course that prepares students for the Certified Professional in...

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| March 26, 2025

UNTHSC launches SteadFAST academic journal

The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth’s physician assistant studies program has launched SteadFAST, an academic journal dedicated to exclusively publishing articles written by students. It is the first...

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  • Research
| March 25, 2025

UNTHSC awarded NIH grant to address ethical gaps in prosthetic technology

A $426,000 federal grant recently awarded to The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth will fund a groundbreaking study on the bioethical challenges surrounding bionic and robotic prostheses. The grant from the National Institutes of Health...

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  • Research
| March 6, 2025

Researching diverse populations might necessitate identifying new biomarkers

Research on Alzheimer's disease biomarkers is often limited by the lack of diversity in study participants, resulting in a significant gap in understanding how the disease progresses across different racial and ethnic groups....

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| January 16, 2025

National Research Mentoring Network – Resource Center at UNTHSC receives prestigious Presidential Award

The National Research Mentoring Network-Resource Center at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort...

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  • Research
| October 30, 2024

UNTHSC awarded $500,000 grant to study social media’s impact on young people

The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth is the recipient of a $500,000 grant being used to investigate how social media consumption impacts adolescent mental health and substance use. ...

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| October 22, 2024

HSC spinout to join StartUp Health’s Alzheimer’s Moonshot Community

Cx Precision Medicine, a groundbreaking diagnostics company founded on the research of Dr. Sid O’Bryant at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth, recently was selected to join the...