- Our People
TCOM students who serve their country
By Alex Branch All Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine graduates go on to serve the communities in which they practice medicine. But each year, several also elect to serve their country. Five 2019 graduates of UNT Health Science Center’s original...
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Cowtown Marathon is a family tradition for race’s medical director
By Alex Branch For Jeff Beeson, DO, a personal connection to the Cowtown Marathon began when organizers planned the inaugural 1979 run. His father, Don Beeson, was the chief of police at what was then the Texas College of Osteopathic...
- Our People
New TCOM dean has bold vision for medical education
By Alex Branch Frank Filipetto, DO, has accepted the position of Dean of the Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine (TCOM) at UNT Health Science Center after a nationwide search. Dr. Filipetto, who joined the Health Science Center in 2011,...
- Education
Escape rooms offer pharmacy students innovative learning experience
By Alex Branch Escape rooms, the popular adventure game where people solve puzzles to escape a locked area, are good for testing mental strength under pressure. Turns out, they’re also good for learning how to be a pharmacist. UNT Health...
- Education
UNTHSC teams up with Bios Partners on entrepreneurship program
By Jeff Carlton Startup Series Who: Bill Burns, founder of Encore Vision, along with Les Kreis and Stella M. Robertson, both of Bios Partners. What: The trio will share the story behind Encore’s successful development of a treatment for presbyopia...
- Education
Associate Professor elected to national osteopathic board
By Jan Jarvis An Associate Professor of Family Medicine at UNT Health Science Center recently won election to the National Board of Osteopathic Medical Examiners (NBOME). Sajid A. Surve, DO, Associate Professor of Family Medicine and Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine,...
- Community
Students lead effort to improve health care for LGBT patients
By Alex Branch Health profession students from across the state will convene at UNT Health Science Center to discover more effective ways to meet the health care needs of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender patients. The UNTHSC student organization Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Ally Alliance organized...
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UNTHSC volunteers prepare for Tarrant-area homeless count
By Sally Crocker Groups of UNTHSC students, faculty and staff are being organized by the School of Public Health to assist with this year’s Tarrant County Homeless Count on Jan. 24. Dr. Emily Spence-Almaguer, SPH Associate Dean for Community Engagement...
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Blood donors needed as supplies run low
By Eric Parker Carter BloodCare, which supplies blood for our area and several surrounding counties, is in a blood emergency and all types are needed. Due to the holidays, flu season and higher usage in the area, Carter BloodCare is calling for...
- Education
Students vie to treat emergencies at nation’s largest medical simulation competition
By Jan Jarvis Teams from across the country will practice handling emergencies during the largest medical simulation competition in the nation Saturday and Sunday at UNT Health Science Center. The second annual Student Initiative in Medical Simulation, or SIMS...
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