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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
| September 18, 2023

The New TCOM-affiliated ONMM Residency program opens at Lake Granbury Medical Center

A second Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine-affiliated residency program has opened at Lake Granbury Medical Center. A new Osteopathic Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine Residency program welcomed its first residents in July, joining the new Dermatology program that is affiliated with TCOM, one...

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  • Community
| September 15, 2023

Innovate Fort Worth: Jessica Essl of M2GVentures

In the latest episode of Innovate Fort Worth, the podcast dedicated to showcasing local innovation and the trailblazers behind it, Jessica Miller Essl took the spotlight. Co-president of M2G Ventures, a pioneering women-owned real estate investment and development firm, Essl...

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  • Education
| September 15, 2023

Dr. Dimitrios Karamichos named HSC School of Biomedical Sciences interim dean

Dimitrios Karamichos, PhD, has been appointed interim dean of The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth School of Biomedical Sciences, effective Sept. 15, 2023.  Karamichos has served as executive director and endowed chair of the North...

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  • On Campus
| September 14, 2023

HSC creates Addiction Interest Group

According to the 2021 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 29.5 million people aged 12 or older experienced alcohol use disorder in the previous year. In 2019, 20.4 million people in the United States were diagnosed with substance use...

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  • Community
| September 14, 2023

Dr. Annesha White named College of Pharmacy Interim Dean

Annesha White, PharmD, MS, PhD, was named Interim Dean of HSC College of Pharmacy as of Sept. 8, and she will continue her role as associate professor of Pharmacotherapy. Dr. White is an accomplished scholar, educator and leader who has...

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  • Our People
| September 12, 2023

HSC College of Nursing welcomes new leadership team

The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth has welcomed its new College of Nursing leadership team, composed of experts in diverse subject areas ranging from virtual reality training to...

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  • Our People
| September 11, 2023

This is Whole Health: Dr. Priya Bui

“I had the pleasure of seeing a child in a clinic to establish care. The child appeared severely ill and also had chronic conditions that were confusing to the parents. Based on lab work, it was clear the child’s treatment...

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  • Our People
| September 7, 2023

HSC VP’s HIV/HCV papers added to special collection

Papers authored by Dr. Waridibo Allison, HSC vice president of health policy and executive director of the university’s Center for Health Policy, are part of a larger collection of works released Sept. 7. “Special Projects of National Significance Curing Hepatitis...

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  • Our People
| September 6, 2023

TCOM faculty member writes clinical reference book for health care providers

Dr. Malinda Hansen has quite a list of accomplishments throughout her career. She is an acclaimed physician, she was named the 2019 Resident of the Year by the American Academy of Osteopathy, a business entrepreneur, a former women’s basketball player...

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  • Our People
| September 6, 2023

Dr. Melissa Lewis invited to join NIAAA College Working Group

Dr. Melissa Lewis has been invited to join the new College Working Group of the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. Lewis, an associate dean for research and professor in the School of Public Health at The University of...