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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
| April 27, 2023

Dr. Janice Knebl goes to Washington

On Wednesday, April 19, Dr. Janice Knebl, chief medical officer at HSC Health, attended the AAMC-led Health Professions and Nursing Education Coalition congressional briefing as a panelist. The briefing focused on how the HRSA Title VII and VIII programs shape...

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  • Patient Care
| April 27, 2023

HSC Pediatric Mobile Clinic: Vaccinations & Beyond

The HSC Pediatric Mobile Clinic is preparing to roll out its summer programming across DFW. With a full-sized van equipped with everything a provider needs for well-child visits, acute visits and vaccinations, this mobile care center travels all over the...

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  • Community
| April 26, 2023

HSC Pediatric Mobile Clinic: Partnerships Make Us Better Together

The HSC Pediatric Mobile Clinic utilizes a rich network of community resources to approach each patient from a whole health perspective. The PMC is a pediatrician’s office on wheels, equipped with everything a provider needs to perform well-child checks, acute...

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  • Patient Care
| April 25, 2023

HSC Pediatric Mobile Clinic: The Significant Impact of Catching Just One

The Catch One program is primed for expansion under the leadership of NP Mandy Mendez and the HSC Pediatric Mobile Clinic. The program currently partners with Morningside Elementary School to provide full health screenings, including dental and vision, to students...

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  • Our People
| April 25, 2023

SBS alum returns to the lab with his own high school students

Quinton Barnes teaches principles of biomedical science, human body systems, medical interventions, biomedical innovation and practicum in STEM at the Bill R. Johnson CTE Center in Crowley ISD. He’s also a former student of the School of Biomedical Sciences at...

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  • Our People
| April 19, 2023

Student from HSC’s School of Biomedical Sciences is lead author of paper published in Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease

A team from The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth, in partnership with the Texas Alzheimer’s Research and Care Consortium, recently published key study results in the Journal of...

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  • Community
| April 18, 2023

Whole health focus: HSC’s student food pantry

This article is part of a series highlighting whole health initiatives on HSC's campus.  It’s 6 p.m. and you just got out of class. You remember you need to get gas and a few groceries for the week, but rent...

Dr. April Wiechmann (center, right) Dr. Kate Taylor (far left), and Cynthia Carrol (middle-left) were honored by NAP.
  • Our People
| April 17, 2023

Three HSC employees honored by National Academies of Practice

At a recent ceremony in Washing D.C., Dr. April Wiechmann and Dr. Kate Taylor were both inducted into the National Academies of Practice as Distinguished Fellows. To be eligible to become a Distinguished Fellow, a nominee must have had an...

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  • On Campus
| April 17, 2023

10th annual Earth Day event

All HSC faculty, staff and students are invited to attend: From 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Thursday, April 20, HSC Sustainability will host its 10th annual Earth Day event on the MET lawn. You can recycle old electronics, donate gently...

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  • Community
| April 14, 2023

Remembering Dr. Robert “Bob” Luedtke 

Robert “Bob” Luedtke Ph.D., professor of Pharmacology and Neuroscience in the School of Biomedical Sciences, and pioneer in the research of dopaminergic pathways in the brain, passed away on Sunday, March 19.   Dr. Luedtke received his Ph.D. from the University of...