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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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| December 1, 2009

Your sources for weather closing information

When the weather turns to snow and ice, check these sources for Health Science Center closing information: * Call the main phone number, 817-735-2000. This is the first and most authoritative source for weather closure information. If the Health Science...

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| October 8, 2009

UNTHSC to host SACNAS students Oct. 15

UNT Health Science Center hosts diverse science students from SACNAS conference On Oct. 15, 70 undergraduate students who are part of the Society for the Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS) will tour the University of North...

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| October 1, 2009

Watch Channel 8 Oct. 1 for DNA Lab

Watch WFAA Channel 8 at 10 p.m. tonight for a feature segment on the UNT Health Science Center's DNA Lab.  Reporter Jim Douglas interviewed Dr. Art Eisenberg on the new PROKIDS project aimed at reducing international human trafficking.

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| September 10, 2009

UNTHSC on Channel 8 Sept. 11

As a sponsor of the 2009 Day in the District (the Fort Worth Cultural District), the UNT Health Science Center will be featured on WFAA Channel 8's Good Morning Texas morning show at 9 a.m.  President Scott Ransom will talk with...

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| May 18, 2009

2009 graduates honored at pre-commencement ceremonies

Before the 2009 graduates of the University of North Texas Health Science Center walked the stage to receive their diplomas at commencement, each school honored their students and faculty at individual awards banquets.  At the banquets, awards and scholarships were...

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| May 6, 2009

TCOM Class of 2012 begins Legacy Project tree planting

The Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine (TCOM) Class of 2012 planted a tree on campus dedicated to the people who donated or willed their bodies for science. Called the Legacy Project, the TCOM Class of 2012 hopes each new class...

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| April 27, 2009

UNTHSC watches swine flu developments

UNTHSC and UNT Health leaders are watching the current developments related to swine influenza.  We are in continued contact with the Tarrant County Public Health Office and encourage anyone with concerns about Swine Flu to follow their Website.  

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| April 3, 2009

Living Legacy starts as part of Master Plan focus on greening campus

The Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine's (TCOM) Class of 2012 will hold a special ceremony Friday, April 24, at noon initiating the annual TCOM Legacy Project commemorating those who have donated their bodies to the school's Willed Body Program. The...

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| February 4, 2009

Before, Between and Beyond Pregnancy Workshop

  The Center for Community Health, School of Public Health and ForHER at the UNT Health Science Center are joining with other community organizations to present a workshop on preconception and interconception health.  "Before, Between and Beyond Pregnancy" will be...