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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
| July 25, 2023

SPH launches new academic department structure to meet public health needs of North Texas 

The School of Public Health at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth has launched a new academic department structure to advance its efforts to train a critically needed workforce in the fields of public health,...

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  • Our People
| July 25, 2023

Innovating AI to combat health disparities in breast cancer treatment

Breast cancer is the second-most common form of the disease in women in the United States. However, it does not affect everyone equally. While Black women make up a smaller proportion of breast cancer cases compared to white women, they...

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  • Community
| July 25, 2023

Administrative professional team spearheaded toiletry drive

The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth’s administrative professional team organized a toiletry drive for items on campus during the month of June. HSC Health’s senior executive assistant Karen...

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  • Our People
| July 21, 2023

An HSC executive serves near the frontlines of Texas fires

Last year, an open trash container whose contents ignited sparked a fire that destroyed five homes and charred more than 1,800 acres in Palo Pinto County. This year, the same area 80 miles west of Fort Worth that houses Possum...

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  • Our People
| July 21, 2023

HSC hires two new leaders

A vice president at Texas Woman’s University and a current employee at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth were announced Thursday as new top administrators at HSC. Kimberly Russell, vice president for University Advancement at...

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  • Our People
| July 20, 2023

Whole Health focus: mental health

This article is part of a series highlighting whole health initiatives on HSC’s campus.  When a patient is diagnosed with a life-altering chronic illness, that person’s emotional state can plummet. Roughly 37 million Americans have diabetes, for example, and they are...

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  • On Campus
| July 20, 2023

HSC awarded $10 million federal endowment to impact health disparities

The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth was recently awarded the $10 million John Lewis National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities Research Endowment by the National Institutes of Health. This is now the second...

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  • On Campus
| July 19, 2023

SaferCare Texas to host Health Literacy Conference

In the face of a nationwide opioid epidemic, a patient’s health literacy can be the difference between life and death. One out of four patients prescribed opioids to treat chronic pain misuse them because they don’t understand the often dense,...

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  • Our People
| July 17, 2023

This is Whole Health: Amanda Mendez

“Through the Pediatric Mobile Clinic, I have seen our most vulnerable patients receive health services they are unable to obtain otherwise. Through everything from vaccines that allow our children to attend school, to physical and emotional support for their previous...

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  • Our People
| July 10, 2023

TCOM-affiliated dermatology residency program begins in July

The rise in physician shortages across the United States has left many specialties scrambling for answers, but the Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine is addressing the shortfall with a new dermatology residency program that is set to begin in July....