Newsroom

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…
Read More
Anatomy 14edited

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…
Read More
Pt First Year Class

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…
Read More
Tn Award Picture[96]

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…
Read More
Photo By Jeremy Enlow

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…
Read More
Erickson In Surgery

  • Search

  • Flag

  • Category

Michele Reynolds
  • Our People
| August 17, 2020

50 Heroes: Michele Reynolds

When announcing her selection as the 2015 recipient of the prestigious HSC Vision Award, President Michael Williams said of Michele Reynolds, “She is the ultimate connector.  She is constantly thinking about who needs to know more about the Health Science Center and how...

Dr. Jianye Ge
  • Research
| August 14, 2020

Study hopes to encourage use of new technology to reduce errors in DNA testing

By Jan Jarvis  Today’s DNA testing is highly accurate, but errors still occur due to the limited genetic information accessible with current technologies. These errors can have serious impact on people’s lives.  New technology has been shown to reduce the chances of false associations...

Rear Admiral Sylvia Trent Adams
  • Our People
| August 13, 2020

HSC announces hiring of U.S. Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health as Chief Strategy Officer

Rear Admiral Sylvia Trent-Adams, U.S. Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health, will join The University of North Texas Health Science Center (HSC) at Fort Worth as Senior Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer, President Michael Williams announced.   Dr. Trent-Adams, who served as Acting U.S. Surgeon General...

Sujita Adhikari
  • COVID-19
| August 11, 2020

COVID contact tracing uncovers the stories behind the numbers 

By Sally Crocker  Behind the numbers of COVID-19 are real people. Real stories. Real experiences.   In her final term as an HSC School of Public Health student, Sujita Adhikari joined Tarrant County Public Health’s (TCPH) contact tracing team, calling quarantined, COVID-positive patients to track their connections to other community members who also may have been exposed to the...

Dr. Priya Bui
  • Our People
| August 10, 2020

Pandemic spurs pediatric faculty and students to create mental health plan calls

By Steven Bartolotta It was mid-March, as COVID-19 was spreading across the world, when Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine’s Dr. Priya Bui, an Assistant Professor in Pediatrics, started seeing an even more disturbing trend. Local cases of child abuse were rising, and fast.   The stress, anxiety...

Deterra Pouch
  • Community
| August 10, 2020

HSC, Deterra launch campaign to protect families from unused medications

By Diane Smith-Pinckney The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth is launching an educational campaign to prevent overdose deaths by teaching families how to properly dispose of unwanted or leftover prescription medications.   Through a collaboration with Deterra pouches by Verde, HSC and several community partners will...

Dr. Thomas Moorman
  • Our People
| August 10, 2020

50 Heroes: Dr. Thomas Moorman

Dr. Thomas Moorman served others every day.   Whether helping students replace possessions lost to a house fire or lending a sympathetic ear to students and colleagues facing challenges, Dr. Moorman helped countless people achieve their full potential at HSC.  Fittingly, in 2015,...

B3f0263.jpg
  • Research
| August 5, 2020

HSC researcher, colleagues investigate intersections of COVID-19, TB control and global economics among immigrant communities

By Sally Crocker  The world’s attention has been laser focused on COVID-19 for months, but the current pandemic isn’t an isolated problem threatening the health of communities, says one HSC public health researcher.   “Many other infectious diseases, like tuberculosis, share similar characteristics and present dire health risks, require...

Dr. April Enard with students
  • Our People
| August 4, 2020

TCOM grad creates scholarship to increase minorities in medicine  

By Steven Bartolotta Dr. April Enard knows the statistics are bad. In the United States, the percentage of active African American physicians is at a meager five percent. That's why Dr. Enard, a 2011 Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine alum, has made it her...

Dr. Joon Lee
  • Our People
| August 3, 2020

HSC expert warns of possible increase in West Nile virus human cases

By Diane Smith West Nile virus activities in this year’s mosquito population are higher than 2016 when Tarrant County experienced 27 West Nile Neuroinvasive Disease cases, said Joon-Hak Lee, PhD, Associate Professor of Biostatistics and Epidemiology at The University of...