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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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  • Research
| April 19, 2022

HSC faculty receives U.S. patent for cancer-fighting therapy

When patients are diagnosed with breast or prostate cancer, the treatment course is typically surgery, chemotherapy, hormonal therapy, radiation therapy or a combination of these. Now, two researchers at the University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth...

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  • Our People
| April 19, 2022

HSC physicians named among Fort Worth’s Top Docs

Earlier this month, doctors at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth continued a long tradition of campus excellence with 26 of them named among the best doctors in Fort Worth. Fort Worth Magazine recognized the...

TABS preceptorship program
  • Education
| April 7, 2022

TABS Preceptorship program brings biomedical and health careers to life for high school students

Through a partnership with the Fort Worth Independent School District’s (FWISD) Texas Academy of Biomedical Sciences (TABS) early college high school, students interested in biomedical/health professional careers have an opportunity each spring to shadow HSC faculty and fourth-year Texas College...

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  • Community
| April 5, 2022

City, HSC form agreement to advance public health initiatives, address health care disparities in Fort Worth

The City of Fort Worth and The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth (HSC) have signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) to formalize the two entities’ commitment to working together, leveraging resources to advance Fort Worth...

Dr. Teresa Wagner, HSC School of Health Professions Assistant Professor
  • Community
| April 4, 2022

Dr. Teresa Wagner receives $272,000 grant to certify community health workers

During the last two years, the pandemic has highlighted the health disparities that millions of Texans face, from local access to health care to being able to find and navigate accurate health information. One way to help bridge these gaps...

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  • Education
| April 4, 2022

HSC celebrates National Public Health Week 2022

April 4 through 10 marks National Public Health Week (NPHW) 2022, a time for celebrating the many ways that public health makes communities healthier, stronger and safer. This year’s theme is “Public Health is Where You Are.” The annual event...

Regional Sim Center renderings
  • On Campus
| March 30, 2022

Immersive Regional Simulation Center first of its kind in Texas

Amid the buzzing activity of construction inside The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth Gibson D. Lewis Library sits the future of frontline health care training. Through virtual reality projection rooms, HSC’s new Regional Simulation Center...

TCOM student raises both hands in the air in celebration during Commencement
  • Education
| March 29, 2022

U.S. News ranks TCOM as the nation’s top osteopathic medical school for primary care

U.S. News & World Report released its annual list of best medical schools for primary care, and the Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine (TCOM) at the University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth was ranked as the...

HSC School of Public Health alum, Casie Stoughton
  • COVID-19
| March 22, 2022

Two years in, this public health leader remains focused on pandemic protections in Amarillo

By Sally Crocker   It has been a long, challenging two years for public health professionals working on the front lines of their communities in response to COVID-19. Casie Stoughton, MPH, RN, Director of Public Health for the Amarillo Department of...

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  • Education
| March 16, 2022

She overcame late stage cancer, now Aivien Do is ready for Match Day

By Steven Bartolotta Aivien Do was in her first year as a medical student at The Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth sitting through a class as different slides...