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HSC College of Nursing opens applications for inaugural students
The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth today announced the opening of the application process for its first nursing students, who will start classes this fall semester. HSC’s nursing students will start in August in either...
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College of Pharmacy prepares students for health outcomes careers
Studying health outcomes research alongside artificial intelligence/machine learning, allows managed care pharmacists to make real-world decisions that impact medication therapy and cost-efficiency for individuals and health systems. According to the Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy, “Pharmacists in managed health care...
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HSC celebrates Heart Health Month with Healthy Habits, Healthy Heart theme
February is known as the month of love – a month full of chocolates, flowers and celebrating those people love most. To truly celebrate the month of love, people must first ensure they are properly caring for the vessel everyone...
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Dr. Erika Thompson elected as American Academy of Health Behavior secretary
Dr. Erika Thompson, associate professor of population and community health at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth’s School of Public Health, has been elected as secretary for the American Academy of Health Behavior. “It is...
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ForeverFit trainers earn ACE Cancer Exercise Specialist certification
When cancer patients go through chemo, they can develop numbness or painful tingling in their hands and feet. This type of neuropathy can also cause them to lose balance, making it difficult to exercise, which has been shown in multiple...
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College of Pharmacy hosts regional managed care pharmacy conference
Nearly 150 managed care pharmacists and pharmacy students from Texas and the southwest region will congregate on the HSC campus on Saturday, Feb. 3 for the annual Southwest Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy Day of Education. This is the first...
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Breaking down the barriers to HPV vaccination
Much of Dr. Erika Thompson’s work is focused on HPV research and prevention. Recently, she presented a Grand Rounds talk at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth on “Designing, Implementing and Evaluating Interventions to Increase...
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Dr. Teresa Wagner encourages TWU graduates to find their ‘why’ at December commencement
“Growing up as a Hispanic girl with a single mother in the 1970s and ‘80s when neither was popular or well accepted, I never dreamed that my life would one day have purpose or make an impact on other people’s...
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PT student advocates for interprofessional collaboration after IHI conference
Last year, three students revived The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth’s Institute for Healthcare Improvement Open School Chapter, or IHI. An IHI Open School Chapter is a face-to-face group of students who work together to...
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SaferCare Texas and School of Public Health awarded grant for opioid intervention
SaferCare Texas, the patient safety department of The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth, and the university’s School of Public Health recently were awarded a $310,339 grant from the City of Fort Worth to provide opioid...
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