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Techstars Physical Health Fort Worth Accelerator announces second cohort

The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth first staked its claim as a worldwide leader in physical health innovation in 2022 by introducing the world’s first physical health-focused startup accelerator. Now the Techstars Physical Health Fort Worth Accelerator has gathered 10 more of the world’s most innovative startups to revolutionize the…
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How a married couple made their dream come true by getting into TCOM

Zaid Siddiq had 48 hours to make a life-altering decision that would affect his wife, his family and his future. An offer to attend the Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine had just rolled in on Friday, July 7, but he and his wife Iqra Ameen had already moved to Missouri in anticipation of both of…
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No substitute for on-the-job experience in health care  

I've learned more in the last five days than I had over the last year. Don't get me wrong, being in medical school is no joke, and the hours I've spent in the classroom are undoubtedly valuable, but it is nothing compared to being on the job. I just finished my first year at the…
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HSC College of Pharmacy announces new curriculum delivery with FlexPharmD program

To address increasing demands on students’ time, The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth College of Pharmacy recently created a FlexPharmD program, offering Doctor of Pharmacy students greater flexibility, accessibility and affordability. The adjustment to curriculum delivery will begin in fall 2024 for the Class of 2028 and is one of…
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2023 wellness symposium: “Whole Health for Self-Wealth”

The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth's SaferCare Texas and the School of Health Professions recently hosted a wellness symposium, “Whole Health for Self-Wealth” at the Fort Worth Botanic Gardens. HSC Physician Assistant students, faculty and staff had the opportunity to learn from several guest speakers whose presentations focused on financial…
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| May 26, 2014

Farmers market returns May 29

The farmers market returns to the Health Science Center campus on Thursday, May 29. A half-dozen vendors will set up shop in a small parking lot near the Camp Bowie Boulevard and Clifton Street intersection (Lot 15 on the campus...

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| May 25, 2014

TCOM Class of 2014 Residencies

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| May 23, 2014

Public health professor awarded Fulbright Scholarship to Saudi Arabia

Susie Ramisetty-Mikler, PhD, MPH, has been awarded a Fulbright Teaching-Research Scholarship (2014-15) to spend 10 months at Alfaisal University in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Dr. Ramisetty-Mikler, Assistant Professor of Epidemiology at UNTHSC's School of Public Health, will teach a graduate health...

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| May 22, 2014

Pediatrician honored for leadership role in mobile clinic

A Fort Worth newspaper has recognized Christina Robinson, MD, for her leadership role in UNT Health Science Center's effort to provide health care directly to children in Fort Worth's most underserved neighborhoods. The Fort Worth Business Press named the pediatrician...

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| May 22, 2014

Renowned scientist to address Health Disparities Conference

Elaine Mardis, PhD, the renowned scientist who helped create methods for decoding the human genome, will be the keynote speaker for the Ninth Annual Texas Conference on Health Disparities May 29 and 30 at UNT Health Science Center. Dr. Mardis,...

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| May 20, 2014

Just and socially responsible’ layoffs can mitigate depression among workers

M. Harvey Brenner, PhD An international research team led by a UNT Health Science Center epidemiologist found that a just and socially responsible layoff process is important for the emotional health of workers - a study that occurred during the...

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| May 20, 2014

World famous biochemist says genetic blueprint will be part of regular medical care

The day is not far off when healthy individuals can get their genetic blueprint analyzed as part of a check-up, world-renowned biochemist J. Craig Venter, PhD, told the audience at the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences commencement ceremony. "You and...

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| May 19, 2014

Health Science Center to close for Memorial Day

UNT Health Science Center will be closed Monday for the Memorial Day holiday. All clinics staffed by UNT Health physicians also will be closed Monday in observance of the holiday. Regular clinic hours will resume on Tuesday. The Founders' Activity...

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| May 16, 2014

First-year TCOM student wins inaugural ethics essay award

Linh Vo, a first-year TCOM student, won the first annual Nicholas and Anna Ricco Ethics Essay Award at the UNT Health Science Center. Vo received the $1,000 award for her essay that examined physicians' duty to give patients full and...

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| May 15, 2014

World-famous biochemist-geneticist to speak at GSBS commencement

J. Craig VenterPhoto courtesy Public Library of ScienceBiochemist-geneticist J. Craig Venter, PhD, best known for mapping and sequencing human DNA, will deliver on Friday the commencement address for UNT Health Science Center's Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences graduation ceremony. The...