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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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  • Patient Care
| July 2, 2014

UNTHSCA€AsAms midwifery group helped mother have the pregnancy she wanted

Barb Gilchrist's first two children were delivered by Caesarean section, but she wanted her third birth to go differently. Her doctor declined to participate if she insisted on attempting a vaginal birth for her third child, which prompted Gilchrist to...

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  • Education
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| July 1, 2014

Public Health professor named to select scholars program

Brad Cannell, PhD, MPH, Assistant Professor of Biostatistics and Epidemiology in the School of Public Health, has been selected as one of 50 participants in this year's National Institute on Aging (NIA) Butler-Williams Scholars Program for emerging researchers. The highly...

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  • Research
| July 1, 2014

Seed grants help research grow

Triple-negative breast cancer is often aggressive and difficult to treat, making the need for effective therapies all the more urgent. With the help of a $25,000 UNT Health Science Center seed grant, Alakanada Basu, PhD, is laying the groundwork for...

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  • Patient Care
| June 30, 2014

Mobile clinic overcomes obstacles to keep kids healthy

When the Pediatric Mobile Clinic pulled into the Northside neighborhood, Beatric Rodriguez was waiting with her 3-year-old son, Esteban, who she brought in for a checkup. "I am thankful this clinic is here because without it, I couldn't afford to...

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  • Education
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| June 27, 2014

Dr. Thomas Yorio receives outpouring of praise and admiration

Words of admiration for a distinguished scientist whose career has spanned four decades filled Luibel Hall as faculty, staff and students honored Thomas Yorio, PhD, recipient of the prestigious Barany Prize. Dr. Yorio, Provost, Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs...

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  • Community
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| June 25, 2014

Family crisis offers lessons to young medical student

Emily Casterline learned about testicular cancer as a second-year medical student.A few weeks later, she encountered the disease in a very personal way. Her husband, Micah, was diagnosed with it in February.Her coursework at Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine taught...

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  • Community
| June 25, 2014

UNT Health Science Center to close for Independence Day

The UNT Health Science Center and all UNT Health clinics will be closed on Friday for the Independence Day holiday. Fitness Center also will be closed on Friday. The Lewis Library will have abbreviated hours on Thursday and Friday. Have...

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  • Education
| June 25, 2014

UNTHSC introduces new Master of Public Health concentration

  Dennis Thombs, PhD This fall, UNT Health Science Center will introduce a new Master of Public Health (MPH) degree concentration in Maternal and Child Health. "Demand for this program has been high," said Dennis Thombs, PhD, Chair of Behavioral...

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| June 18, 2014

UNTHSC celebrates World Refugee Day

Amy Raines-Milenkov, MPH, DrPH World Refugee Day honors the courage, strength and determination of women, men and children who are forced to flee their homeland under the threat of persecution, conflict and violence. UNT Health Science Center will host an...

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  • Education
| June 16, 2014

MHA program earns CAHME accreditation

UNT Health Science Center's Master of Health Administration (MHA) program is now the first and only North Texas MHA program accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Management Education (CAHME). This designation gives UNTHSC School of Public Health (SPH)...