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HSC to host free Latinos en Medicina Camp

The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth is hosting a free, weeklong Latinos en Medicina Camp for Fort Worth and Tarrant County children. The camp, which starts Monday and ends June 9, is for children ages 10-13 and aims to raise awareness about careers in health care in the Latino community.…
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HSC’s Institute for Health Disparities to host ‘Engaging the Whole Person’ conference

The public is invited to learn more about whole health, including the actions and barriers to achieving health equity for minorities, at this year’s 18th Annual Texas Conference on Health Disparities at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth. “Engaging the Whole Person to Address Health Disparities” on June 8 and…
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TCOM celebrates its 50th graduating class of osteopathic physicians

On Monday, June 3, 1974, the legendary pathologist and osteopathic physician Dr. Otterbein Dressler gave the keynote address at the William Edrington Scott Theatre to 18 newly minted osteopathic physicians from the burgeoning Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine in Fort Worth. Little did Dressler or those 18 physicians know they were laying the foundation for…
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PharmD graduate fuels a passion for community pharmacy

Arturo Herrera II began working in a pharmacy as a cashier in high school. He fell in love with the community pharmacy setting and enjoyed a career as a licensed pharmacy technician for a little more than 20 years with companies like Eckerd, Target, Albertsons and MedSavers Pharmacy. “The passion for community pharmacy never left,”…
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Undergraduate research internship promotes a more diverse future workforce

In the nation’s biomedical sciences workforce, diversity is not just an aspirational ideal but a proven way to increase access to health care and reduce health disparities in historically underrepresented communities. The Institute for Health Disparities at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth is on a mission to advance the…
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  • Our People
| May 9, 2023

Whole Health Focus: Dr. Harlan Jones to speak on social determinants of health

Dr. Harlan Jones is no stranger to traveling to promote educational initiatives geared toward eliminating health disparities. As director of the Institute for Health Disparities at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth, it’s part of...

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  • Our People
| May 8, 2023

TCOM Chapter of the Gold Humanism Honor Society Welcomes new inductees

The humanistic side of medicine is flourishing at the Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine at the University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth. The TCOM Chapter of the Arnold P. Gold Foundation inducted 35 students and three...

Formal Place Setting 12 Course Dinner
  • Community
| May 8, 2023

Career Readiness Center’s etiquette dinner serves more than food

The primary focus of a business dinner is not the food. Yes, the 40 or so students who attended a recent etiquette dinner hosted by The University...

Glenn Forister
  • On Campus
| May 5, 2023

HSC’s School of Health Professions Introduces the Department of Personalized Health and Well-Being

The School of Health Professions is excited to share that the Department of Lifestyle Health Sciences is now the Department of Personalized Health and Well-Being. This significant step reflects SHP’s unwavering...

Woman getting her eyes tested.
  • Community
| May 4, 2023

SPH students bring eye care clinics to campus

During The University of North Texas Health Science Center’s celebration of Public Health Week in April, student organizers from the university’s School of Public Health wanted to offer free eye exams and glasses to anyone in need. The organizers reached...

Weston, Cynthia
  • Education
| May 4, 2023

HSC selects a founding dean for College of Nursing

The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth has named Cindy Weston, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, as the founding dean of its new College of Nursing. After a nationwide search, Weston was selected to lead the strategic planning,...

Student Ambassador Group Shot
  • Our People
| May 1, 2023

Office of Admissions & Recruitment hosted its 2nd Annual Student Ambassador Pinning Ceremony

Table confetti, charcuterie boards and the musical stylings of DJ Question Mark accented the palpable sense of excitement that filled the first-floor lobby of the Institutional Research & Education Building on Wednesday, April 26, as The University of North Texas...

Barbera Aranda Naranjo
  • Community
| April 28, 2023

HSC’s new College of Nursing hosts ‘The Future of Nursing in Texas’

With an eye toward the future and the opportunity to help change the landscape of nursing, The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth is taking bold steps. At its...

Erika Thompson With Provost Taylor
  • Our People
| April 28, 2023

2023 Faculty Achievement Award winner announced

On Friday, Dr. Erika Thompson, associate professor in the School of Public Health’s Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, was awarded The University of North Texas Health Science Center at...

Dr. Christina Robinson preforms eye exam on young boy
  • Patient Care
| April 27, 2023

HSC Pediatric Mobile Clinic: Well-Child Exams Are Just the Beginning

Many Tarrant County residents recognize the colorful HSC Pediatric Mobile Clinic, but don’t realize all the services it provides. The PMC provides acute care, physicals, vaccinations and more at no charge to the patients and their families. A pediatric office...