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New fellow keeps Performing Arts Medicine at UNT Health Clinical Practice Group and TCOM hitting...

Ricardo Fuentes, MD, isn’t your prototypical fellow. He is from Colombia, graduated from the Escuela Colombiana de Medicina, has specialized in internal medicine and rheumatology, has practiced in Atlanta and Puerto Rico, and completed his residency in physical medicine and rehabilitation at Montefiore Medical Center in New York. Oh, and did we mention he’s also…
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UNT Health announces kickoff for new master’s program in clinical nutrition

UNT Health Fort Worth is celebrating its new Master of Science in Clinical Nutrition program with an event featuring Fort Worth City Councilwoman Macy Hill as the guest speaker, a panel discussion, refreshments and a tour of the university’s Regional Simulation Center. The graduate program is designed to meet the growing demand for registered dietitian…
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Two UNT Health Fort Worth leaders honored as Advocates for Healthcare

Two leaders from UNT Health Fort Worth were honored Sept. 4 as members of the 2025 Class of Advocates for Healthcare by The Business Press. Dr. Dimitrios Karamichos, vice president for research and graduate studies, and Dr. Maria Crompton, associate professor in the Department of Family Medicine, were recognized during a banquet at The Fort…
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For Ethan Rummel, UNT Health bachelor’s program was key step on path to medical school

Ethan Rummel has had his sights set on the Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine since he was a sophomore in high school.   Even then, he knew that getting into medical school wouldn’t be easy. So, he got to work improving his grades and became an Emergency Medical Technician to get clinical experience.  On days when…
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Pictures worth more than words: CPH’s inaugural Writing Lab unites UNT Health and the Fort...

Earlier this summer, the College of Public Health at UNT Health Fort Worth hosted its inaugural Writing Lab. The three-day event housed within the College of Public Health was available to members of the CPH, UNT Health and Fort Worth community. Twenty-seven participants including UNT Health faculty, research staff, doctoral students and external community partners…
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| November 6, 2025

TCOM’s Dr. Kendi Hensel is helping to develop new technical reports for Osteopathy and Osteopathic Medicine globally with the World Health Organization

There is no greater advocate for osteopathy and osteopathic medicine than Kendi Hensel, DO, PhD, FAAO, and professor at UNT Health Fort Worth’s Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine, and she is now leading the effort to organize a task force...

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| October 29, 2025

Protecting your vision: Understanding Diabetic Retinopathy during Diabetes Awareness Month

November is Diabetes Awareness Month. According to the American Diabetes Association, more than 38 million people have diabetes, and this number has doubled significantly over the past twenty years. With the increase in diabetes diagnoses, it is important to know...

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| October 27, 2025

UNT Health Speech & Hearing Center opens in Fort Worth

The UNT Health Speech & Hearing Center officially opened its doors in Fort Worth on Sept. 1, celebrating the occasion with a community-wide grand opening event. Audiologist Dr. Cassie Thomas, speech-language pathologist Abby Fender, and their team of graduate students...

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| October 27, 2025

UNT Health MHA program places first in the national ACHENTX Case Competition

For the second year in a row, the Master of Health Administration team at UNT Health Fort Worth took home the first-place prize for a student-led case competition sponsored by the North Texas chapter of the American College of Healthcare...

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| October 27, 2025

Eye implant provides hope for Age-Related Macular Degeneration

Recently, there has been a new development in Age-Related Macular Degeneration that is showing promise for restoring sight to those with an advanced form of this condition. By implanting microchips into the back of a person’s eye, the PRIMA implant...

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| October 27, 2025

UNT Health achieves record year in research rankings for College of Pharmacy

The College of Pharmacy at UNT Health Fort Worth recently earned significant recognition in state and national research rankings, according to new reports from the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy and the Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research. In...

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| October 27, 2025

A monthlong celebration showcases Hispanic Heritage and culture for TCOM students

Led by the Latino Medical Student Association, students at UNT Health Fort Worth had a unique opportunity to learn, listen and honor Hispanic Heritage Month. The month saw students from the Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine host a variety of...

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| October 27, 2025

TCOM graduate saving lives by taking global missions to the next level

A vascular surgeon with a knack for problem-solving and an engineering mindset is one way of describing Keenan Gibson, DO, but don’t leave out his passion for global health. Gibson, a 2022 graduate from UNT Health Fort Worth’s Texas College...

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| October 23, 2025

Glaucoma: The “Silent Thief of Sight”

Glaucoma is known as the “silent thief of sight.” According to JAMA Ophthalmology, nearly four million people had glaucoma and nearly 1.5 million of them were impacted by the loss of vision due to glaucoma. Dr. Abbot Clark, FARVO is...

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| October 23, 2025

Could heat therapy offer new treatment options for high blood pressure?

As adults advance in age, their chances of suffering from high blood pressure increases. Along with high blood pressure comes a higher risk of serious health problems like heart attack and stroke.  Researchers at UNT Health Fort Worth are exploring...