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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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Dr. Bob Luedtke News Story
  • 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...

Sprouting Change booth
  • Community
| April 13, 2023

Sprouting Change at Cowtown Farmers Market

At a recent Cowtown Farmer’s Market, a group of volunteers from The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth set up a booth to hand out free sprouting kits. The package included a five-salad microgreen seed mix,...

Group 7 Innovation Winners Horiz[13]
  • Our People
| April 13, 2023

HSC College of Pharmacy course project unlocks creativity and innovation

A pharmacy course project at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth is helping students unlock innovative solutions to some of the greatest challenges facing health care. The Innovation Challenge team-based project is part of Dr....

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...

Trha Students Group
  • 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...

Dr. Dharamsi Social
  • 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...