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From birth to PharmD at HSC

Ava Ighani’s ties to The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth run deep, making her journey to becoming a student at the College of Pharmacy seem predestined. The second year PharmD student was born at The Osteopathic Medical Center of Texas when it was still located and operating on campus in…
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Three Dog Night and Little River Band to headline 2024 HSC Legends Benefit Concert

Legendary rock bands Three Dog Night and Little River Band are the featured artists at the 2024 Legends Concert Series, The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth’s signature fundraising event. The concert will take place at 7:30 p.m. Nov.17 at Bass Performance Hall, 525 Commerce St. in Fort Worth. Tickets will…
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Crossing borders to advance international health equity

As part of the U.S. State Department’s Advancing Global Health Equity international visitor exchange program, community health representatives from around the world recently visited The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth during an educational welcome program bringing them to the local Metroplex. Representatives from HSC’s School of Public Health and Institute…
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Pioneering PT students join medical mission trip

A full team of physical therapy students and faculty from The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth recently joined Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine students on a medical mission trip to rural West Texas. The mission, part of the Rural Osteopathic Medical Education, or ROME, program, traditionally involved only TCOM students.…
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HSC offers up to $1,500 incentive to organizations hosting Narcan training

The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth is expanding its comprehensive opioid education program in the community with train-the-trainer sessions offering incentives up to $1,500. Through funding from the City of Fort Worth, HSC will provide 25 in-person and 10 virtual reality train-the-trainer sessions to increase awareness about the dangers of…
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ROME medical mission trips become interprofessional teams

The Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine’s Office of Rural Medical Education at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth recently collaborated with physical therapy students and faculty from HSC’s School of Health Professions to participate in the annual summer medical mission trip. The trip was led by Dr. Maria Crompton, ROME’s…
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TCOM graduate is taking health care to the forgotten places of Fort Worth

Call him a modern version of an old-school family physician who is taking health care directly to the streets of Fort Worth. That’s one way of putting what Dr. Andrew Saverine, a 2016 graduate of the Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth, is doing…
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HSC hires vice provost of enrollment management

Dr. Darrius Douglas recently was named vice provost of enrollment management at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth. He most recently served as dean of enrollment management at the College of DuPage in Glen Ellyn, Ill., and will start his new role July 29. Douglas brings more than 21 years…
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College of Pharmacy students go to the zoo

Have you ever seen how veterinarians give a giraffe eye drops or wondered if human medicines work on animals? That’s what second-year College of Pharmacy students from The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth recently learned about when they took a class trip to the Fort Worth Zoo. The annual field…
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HSC’s Community Health Worker Training Center is first on campus to offer Open Educational Resources

The Community Health Worker Training Center at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth’s School of Public Health is empowering students who might otherwise lack resources through the use of Open Educational Resources that provide no-cost, online access to textbooks and course materials. HSC’s CHW program is the first on campus…