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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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| November 19, 2010

KDAF Channel 33 features Prostitute Diversion Initiative

Dr. Arthur Eisenberg appeared on the 9 p.m. broadcast of KDAF Channel 33 news on Friday, Nov. 19, as part of the television report on the Dallas Police Department's Prostitute Diversion Initiative (PDI) in South Dallas.As part of the PDI, the...

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| October 25, 2010

Video marks 40 years of the UNT Health Science Center

It began four decades ago on an empty hospital floor and then a renovated bowling alley. Today - thousands of graduates and patients later - the mission of teaching, discovery, caring and serving continues. This year, the University of North...

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| October 14, 2010

UNTHSC researchers release significant findings on texting while driving

UNT Health Science Center School of Public Health professors Fernando Wilson, PhD, and Jim Stimpson, PhD, have recently released a report in the American Journal of Public Health showing that texting while driving resulted in an estimated 16,000 fatalities in...

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| October 5, 2010

PA students recognize Physician Assistant Week

Students in the UNT Health Science Center's Physician Assistant (PA) Studies Program will recognize National PA Week, Oct. 6-12, with several events over the next couple of weeks. Student PAs will meet with undergraduate students who are interested in the...

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| September 27, 2010

UNTHSC expands programs, sees record enrollment

The UNT Health Science Center's enrollment hit an all-time high this Fall semester at 1,579 students. With the addition of the Physical Therapy (PT) program, a new Medical Education and Training (MET) Building and record incoming classes for the Texas...

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| September 15, 2010

UNTHSC research examines new ways to reduce sudden alcohol withdrawal distress

A recent Gallup poll indicates that Americans are drinking more than they have in the last 25 years. As a result, alcoholism continues to be a problem among adults and adolescents, and withdrawal from alcohol continues to cause disruptions as...

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| September 14, 2010

School of Public Health introduces MPH professional option

The School of Public Health now offers a new generalist Master of Public Health Professional Option program that can be completed entirely through evening courses. Other one-, two- and three-year degree plans are available with day and evening schedules. This...

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| September 13, 2010

Them Old Bones: Reynolds Geriatric Update set for September 18

The UNT Health Science Center will host the second Reynolds Annual Geriatric Update on September 18 in the Medical Education and Training building. This year's conference, "Them Old Bones: Preventing Falls, Managing Fractures and Maintaining Mobility in Older Patients," will...

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| August 24, 2010

DNA lab helps identify more than 550 victims

In the past few years, law enforcement agencies have ramped up efforts to identify victims from unsolved "cold" cases, and the Center for Human Identification at the UNT Health Science Center was almost overwhelmed with the number of cases that...

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| August 19, 2010

UNT Board of Regents approves MD degree program

The University of North Texas System Board of Regents today voted to approve a proposal to develop a new MD degree program at the UNT Health Science Center at Fort Worth (UNTHSC).  The MD program will be an independent fifth...