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50 Heroes: Mayor Betsy PriceMayor Betsy Price and HSC share a mission to create solutions for a healthier community. Price, first elected Mayor in 2011, has consistently promoted strategies and activities that improve the fitness, health and well-being of Fort Worth residents. Her devotion to elevating the city’s overall health makes her a dynamic and natural partner for the Read More »

Jun 29, 2020

Honoring Pride Month and the power of changeBy Sally Crocker Dr. Stephan Davis could never have predicted the tumultuous world events that would impact his new leadership role with the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE) LGBTQ Forum. As Dr. Davis, HSC Assistant Professor and School of Public Health MHA Program Director, prepared for his incoming year in this important, national position, Read More »

Jun 23, 2020

Fort Worth Mayor Betsy Price to HSC students, faculty: ‘Give yourself a pat on the back’By Diane Smith Students and faculty volunteers from The University of North Texas Health Center at Fort Worth were recognized by Mayor Betsy Price for establishing the first community-based COVID-19 testing site in the city. “To all of you, you need to reach back and give yourself a pat on the back,” Price said during Read More »

Jun 12, 2020

HSC Drug Drop Box Program provides a safe way to dispose of unneeded medicationsBy Betsy Friauf The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth provides a safe place to dispose of unneeded and expired drugs. You’ll find a secure drop box, available to the public as well as our campus, in the HSC Police Department lobby at 3600 Mattison Ave. It’s open 24/7. Visitor parking Read More »

Jun 12, 2020

Unt Health Science Center 2019 Graduation. May 18, 2019.

U.S. News ranks TCOM as top osteopathic school for primary careBy Steven Bartolotta U.S. News & World Report released its annual list of best medical schools for primary care, and HSC’s Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine was the highest ranked DO school in the nation. TCOM had the highest ranking of osteopathic schools and was ranked 72nd among all medical schools across the country. “We Read More »

May 18, 2020

HSC is here for our alumni during the COVID-19 pandemic – and every dayBy Betsy Friauf Each day, the Alumni Relations team at the University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth works to strengthen alumni bonds of fellowship by developing relationships, establishing lifelong learning connections and cultivating alumni as leaders, volunteers, advocates and donors for HSC. Rising to a new challenge with the COVID-19 pandemic, Read More »

May 13, 2020

HSC High School Art Show goes virtual this yearSince 1985, the HSC High School Art show has showcased young people’s work in media from photography to painting to computer art, and several in between. The show, usually on view each spring in the EAD Atrium Gallery, is an annual tradition that draws 11th– and 12th-grade artists from Cooke, Denton, Erath, Hood, Parker, Tarrant, Read More »

Apr 28, 2020

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Don’t toss it – donate it during Earth Day Clothing DriveBy Oreoluwa Obayan Help out the disadvantaged, the environment, and your own sense of purpose by donating discarded clothes and household goods during the HSC Fort Worth Clothing Drive, a student project honoring Earth Day. April 22 through May 6, drop off your items in a no-touch bin on the west side of the HSC Read More »

Apr 20, 2020

When family members become coworkers in a brave new work environmentBy Sally Crocker One recent afternoon, HSC Regents Professor Dr. Scott Walters was working from home like most North Texans who are socially distancing right now as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. He was leading a Zoom meeting when things really heated up in his closed-door office, not because Dr. Walters was sparking new Read More »

Apr 16, 2020

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The month medical education changed…possibly foreverBy Steven Bartolotta It was late February, and COVID-19 was spreading globally. But the concern about the wide-reaching impacts it could have on every segment of American society was minimal. It was around that time that Dr. Michael Oglesby of the Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine, a sage of over 40 years of teaching, started Read More »

Apr 3, 2020