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January 18, 2024 • College of Health Professions, Physician Assistant Studies
In one room, a patient was suffering from hypovolemic shock due to her ectopic pregnancy. In another, a patient was dealing with cholangitis — an infection of the biliary system. In both cases, a group of physician assistant and medical students from The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth diagnosed and…
January 17, 2024 • College of Public Health public health, School of Public Health, strategic plan,
The School of Public Health at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth has released its new strategic plan – IMPACT 2030: Commitment to Community – to steer the course of the school into the future. “The completion of this plan represents months of tireless effort, inclusive collaboration and comprehensive internal…
January 17, 2024 • TCOM, Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine Office of Rural Medical Education, Rural Medical Education, rural medicine, TCOM,
Buoyed by the support of Wellpoint – formerly known as Amerigroup – 27 medical students from the Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth spent three days in the Panhandle of Texas providing free health care clinics in rural, underserved communities. This latest medical mission…
January 17, 2024 • TCOM, Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine Latino Medical Student Association, medical Spanish, osteopathic medicine, TCOM,
Addressing perhaps one of the fastest-growing barriers to health care, medical students from The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth’s Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine are teaching medical Spanish to their classmates to help them in clinical encounters with their future patients. TCOM’s Latino Medical Student Association members, led by President…
January 12, 2024 • College of Health Professions Department of Personalized Health and Well-Being, School of Health Professions,
During a break year before starting college, Bethany Brady developed her passion for nutrition while traveling the world. She witnessed the ravages of malnutrition up close and wanted to learn how to help. Before pursuing her PhD, Dr. Karrie Curry was an endurance athlete, having competed in eight triathlons, seven marathons and several century cycle…
January 4, 2024 • College of Health Professions, Physician Assistant Studies emergency medicine, EMS, EMT, PA, paramedic, Physician Assistant, School of Health Professions,
By the time Zach Harmon and his team of paramedics arrived at a crash scene on Interstate 20 in Weatherford, Texas, the man they’d been deployed to help was already unconscious. He was breathing just six times a minute with a dangerously low heart rate. The truck driver was pinned inside the cabin of his tractor-trailer…
January 4, 2024 • TCOM, Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine american association of osteopathic medicine, clinical experience, health care delivery, health systems, health systems science, osteopathic medicine, patient-centered care,
One of the leading innovators in the osteopathic profession who also is a faculty member at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth recently was appointed to a role on the National Board of Osteopathic Medical Examiners. Janet Lieto, DO, FACOFP, CMD, CPPS, director of Health Systems Science, Leadership and Innovation…
January 4, 2024 • TCOM, Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine #onepillkills, combating the fentanyl crisis, fentanyl, fentanyl crisis, opioid, opioids,
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine has published an article on long-term opioid therapy based on national data from the Pain Registry for Epidemiological, Clinical, and Interventional Studies and Innovation, which is headquartered at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth. The study findings revealed that LTOT, commonly…
December 22, 2023 • HSC Innovates entrepreneur, entrepreneurship, HSC Next, innovate, innovation, podcast,
Nearly four years since the release of its first episode, Innovate Fort Worth is celebrating its 100th episode. The podcast — sponsored by The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth — was created to inspire and inform the local business community. Since launching, it has become a leading platform for in-depth…
December 18, 2023 • TCOM, Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine
“Help my child!” a frantic mother calls out in the Emergency Department, holding her limp toddler. The medical team rushes to her side to see a child who is not breathing. They quickly assist the child by forcing oxygen into his lungs and soon his color returns. “Mom, what happened before this? Was he sick?…
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