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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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Stop The Bleed
  • Education
| April 13, 2023

SaferCare Texas hosts Stop the Bleed training event

Recent school shootings in Dallas and Arlington have some school officials discussing what precautionary steps they can take to prevent further loss of life. These are just two of 14 school shootings this year that have resulted in injuries or...

Moncrief Cancer Institute
  • Community
| April 11, 2023

Mobile Mammography Clinic coming to HSC

From 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on April 27, HSC is hosting the UT Southwestern Moncrief Cancer Institute mobile mammography clinic for all faculty, staff and students who do not have known breast problems. Early detection can stop breast cancer...

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  • Our People
| April 11, 2023

TCOM’s Research Appreciation Day winners

Research is alive and vibrant at TCOM and The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth. It is a long and distinguished list of award winners from TCOM at this year’s Research Appreciation Day. 2023 Medical Student...

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  • Community
| April 6, 2023

TCOM students host a successful medical mission trip along the border in Big Bend

The Texas Rural Health Association chapter at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth partnered with the Office of Rural Medical Education to run free medical clinics in one of the most medically unserved areas in...

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  • Our People
| April 5, 2023

Inside HSC podcasts discusses public health with Dean Shafik Dharamsi

Bridging the know-do gap is one of the myriad factors that promises to shape the future of public health. In this instance, the know-do gap refers to the global health system’s failure to implement the seemingly endless advances in research...

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  • Community
| April 3, 2023

SPH kicks off Public Health Week events

To celebrate Public Health Week on campus, students from The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth’s School of Public Health have planned a weeklong series of events that kicked off on Monday. The Community Health Block...

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  • Community
| March 30, 2023

Keeping Moral injury top of mind on National Doctors’ Day

Last year, the medical profession lost more than 130,000 doctors, while only adding roughly 30,000. Physicians have suicide rates as much as 40% higher than the general population, signaling something is desperately wrong with the system they work within. Moral injury...

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  • Community
| March 30, 2023

HSC, UTHealth Houston partnership key to success of “All for Them” vaccination program

From left, All for Them team members Sandra Falcon, graduate research assistant, Ana Arizpe, research coordinator, Linda Wolff, graduate research assistant, and Erika Thompson, co-investigator and team lead, serve the Fort Worth and Crowley communities. (Photo...

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  • Our People
| March 29, 2023

Dr. Michael Furtado named SHP’s chair of the Department of Physical Therapy

Michael Furtado, PT, DPT, EdD has joined The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth School of Health Professions as chair of the Department of Physical Therapy. Dr. Furtado comes to HSC after 13 years at the University of Texas...

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  • On Campus
| March 29, 2023

HSC rolling out transformative whole health approach to care

The elderly woman always asked for a sandwich. She arrived at the hospital by ambulance, alone every time and grateful to see familiar faces — and very hungry. Back when Jessica Rangel, The University of North Texas Health Science Center...