- Our People
50 Heroes: Dr. Alan R. Stockard
Dr. Alan R. Stockard spent a career helping families and world-renowned athletes. A member of the Class of 1976, Dr. Stockard was an early part of TCOM’s history, and for decades he practiced family medicine and sports medicine across the nation and regionally. He has been a hero to many. Dr. Stockard...
- Community
Myths and truths about false news
By Sally Crocker Dear Aunt Kathy spends a lot of time on social media. She likes to share cute animal videos, funny observations … and, sometimes, false news. A lot of folks know someone like Kathy, maybe a close friend or...
- Our People
50 Heroes: Dr. Paul Saenz
The definition of success describes our next hero, Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine alumnus, Dr. Paul Saenz. As a double board-certified family and sports medicine physician, his passion for medicine began in his early days as a student and “Osteo-Breaker” in the...
- Education
MHA program earns seven-year CAHME re-accreditation
By Sally Crocker The Master of Health Administration (MHA) program at the University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth (HSC) has achieved the highest, seven-year re-accreditation from the Commission on Accreditation of...
- Our People
50 Heroes: Dr. Brandy Schwarz
Both inside and outside the HSC walls, Dr. Brandy Schwarz has earned a reputation for rising to every challenge. To her students, she is a sought-after mentor and role model. To her faculty colleagues, she is an innovator and collaborator. And to her community (which stretches to all corners of the globe), she is a true servant leader....
- COVID-19
He beat COVID-19, but can rural health care?
By Steven Bartolotta It started on Sunday night, October 25. Dr. John Gibson, TCOM’s Assistant Dean of Rural Medical Education, had been battling typical fall allergies, but then he lost is sense of smell…then his taste. He knew something was wrong. Dr. Gibson...
- Our People
HSC researcher, collaborators help homeless mothers and children find their road back
By Sally Crocker Hundreds of thousands of families across the U.S. struggle with homelessness each year. Living on the streets, in cars, at shelters or temporarily bunking up with others poses many risks and challenges, greatly intensified this year by...
- Community
Startups will be critical to Tarrant County’s economic recovery, study finds
By Alex Branch Startup businesses have a substantial impact on job creation in Tarrant County and could be a key to the recovery from the economic fallout of COVID-19, according to new research funded by The University of North Texas Health Science Center (HSC) at Fort Worth. New companies — defined as...
- Our People
50 Heroes: Carla Johnson
Knowledgeable. Compassionate. Fair. Honest. Visionary. A person described using any one of these words would be flattered. Colleagues of Carla Johnson, however, used all of these descriptors when asked about a leader who has made the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences her home for nearly 28 years. “Carla is...
- Our People
50 Heroes: Dr. John Podgore
Long before it was established as the anchor tenet of the HSC’s Values proposition, Dr. John Podgore was modeling behaviors to demonstrate his passion for “serving others first.” Dr. Podgore, a 1967 graduate of the College of Osteopathic Medicine and Surgery, in Des Moines, began his 50-plus year medical...
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