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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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  • Community
| September 19, 2014

Oct. 11 charity run is fun for the whole family

The public is invited to join UNT Health Science Center runners Oct. 11 for the family-friendly DO Dash 5K, Kids' 1-Mile, Health Fair and Silent Auction - all benefiting Alliance for Children of Fort Worth. Activities include: 5K Run - The walk/run event takes you through the...

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  • Education
| September 19, 2014

TCOM alum’s high-pressure pitch earns innovation award

Theme music played. The lights were bright. And Cole Zanetti, DO, (TCOM '11) faced 100 people in the pressure-cooker that was the Harvard Medical School auditorium. He had five minutes to pitch a proposal - then face judges' questions -...

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  • Patient Care
| September 17, 2014

Physical Therapy students help teach seniors to overcome fear of falling

Within the same month, Winnie Raspberry lost her husband and was in a serious car accident. Now living alone, she was fearful of falling and not certain how to handle it. Then she learned about A Matter of Balance, an...

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  • Patient Care
| September 16, 2014

Knee surgery helps arthritis patient walk without pain

Sandra Godard has battled cancer and fibromyalgia. She's no stranger to challenging health issues. But when she started experiencing recurrent knee pain, that's when her quality of life quickly diminished. "The pain in my knee felt like the skin was...

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  • Community
| September 15, 2014

Pelham P. Staples Jr., MD, Educational Symposium set for Oct. 16-18

The 26th Annual Pelham P. Staples Jr., MD, Educational Symposium will be held Oct. 16-18 in the Sheraton Arlington Hotel in Arlington, Texas. The 26th Annual Pelham P. Staples Jr., MD, Educational SymposiumRegister online now   This year's topic for the...

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  • Community
| September 12, 2014

Five questions about enterovirus D68

The respiratory illness that has sent hundreds of children to hospitals in the Midwest has not hit Texas yet but parents and physicians are bracing for a possible outbreak of enterovirus D68 here. While enteroviruses are common and only cause...

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  • Community
| September 12, 2014

Cowtown Cruisin’ for a Cure honors Dr. Andras Lacko for cancer research

Terry Mann, Cruisin' for a Cure President; Lacko; Chris Goetz, Cruisin' for a Cure founder The nonprofit Cowtown Cruisin' for a Cure has honored Andras Lacko, PhD, for his dedication to the fight against prostate cancer by presenting him with...

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  • Community
| September 11, 2014

Texas physicians honor rural-medicine program founder

UNT Health Science Center's Rural Osteopathic Medical Education program has prepared hundreds of physicians to care for rural residents, mainly as primary care physicians in Texas. The founder and long-time Director of that program is John R. Bowling, DO, Assistant...

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  • Community
| September 9, 2014

Disaster drill to teach benefits of interprofessional cooperation

When terrorists struck New York's Twin Towers on Sept. 11, 2001, first-responders in different departments couldn't communicate by radio. Lives were lost to the inability to share information and collaborate. On Sept. 11, 2014, UNT Health Science Center in Fort...

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| September 5, 2014

Donor seeks to generate matching scholarship gifts

During their first days of medical school, Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine students are ceremoniously cloaked in a white coat and take an oath of professionalism and empathy. The rite of passage symbolizes the students' commitment to become compassionate healers....