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Whole Health Focus: Taekwondo

Taekwondo is widely known as a Korean martial art sport involving various kicking and punching techniques. What many don’t know is that Taekwondo is so much more – it’s a practice built on five tenets: courtesy, integrity, perseverance, self-control and indomitable spirit. For Dr. Dimitrios Karamichos vice president of research and graduate studies and executive…
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UNTHSC student earns heart association fellowship for nicotine addiction research

Nana Kofi Kusi-Boadum, a Ph.D. candidate in the College of Biomedical and Translational Sciences at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth, was awarded a prestigious American Heart Association predoctoral fellowship to support his research project exploring the nervous system’s role in nicotine addiction. “A lot of these people are seeking…
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UNTHSC names new vice president of clinical affairs and dean of Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine

Leadership at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth on Monday announced that Lisa Nash, DO, MS-HPEd, FAAFP, will take over as vice president clinical affairs and transition from her role as interim dean of the Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine to the permanent dean of the college. She is the…
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TCOM student named 2025 TOMA Student Doctor of the Year

Samin Arianpour of The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth’s Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine has been named the Student Doctor of the Year by the Texas Osteopathic Medical Association. Arianpour, a third-year student at TCOM, was honored during an awards ceremony at TOMA’s MidWinter Conference in Southlake. Arianpour is the…
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New outreach program provides research experiences in cardiovascular health

This summer, select undergraduate students from across Texas will get a chance to work alongside expert scientists at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth to gain hands-on research experience focused on cardiovascular health.  The students will visit UNTHSC as part of The HSC Pulse: Undergraduate Research Training Program supported by…
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TCOM Chapter of the Gold Humanism Honor Society welcomes new members

The humanistic side of medicine is continuing to flourish at the Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth. The TCOM chapter of the Arnold P. Gold Foundation inducted 34 students and two faculty members into the Gold Humanism Honor Society during a recent ceremony on…
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Dr. Ross and DO/PhD student present at TARCC Scientific Symposium

The duo of Sarah Ross, DO, MS, CMD, and Mohammad Housini, MS, a dual-degree student at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth, was chosen to present at the prestigious Texas Alzheimer’s Research and Care Consortium. The Texas Alzheimer’s Research and Care Consortium is a collaboration between 11 of the state’s…
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UNTHSC launches health care clinician track

The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth has introduced an innovative new way to train health care professionals in patient care. The new health care clinician track within the Master of Science in Lifestyle Health Sciences and Coaching program is fully online and designed for students who are actively treating patients…
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Dr. Maria Crompton receives the Rural Medical Education Founders Award

There isn’t anyone more passionate about rural medicine, rural health care and the underserved communities across the state of Texas than Maria Crompton, DO, FAAFP, DipABLM. For her dedication, she received the Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine’s Rural Medical Education Founder’s Award. The award is presented to an individual who has made significant contributions to…
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HSC completes national pilot project to combat substance use, opioid crises

In December 2024, The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth completed a six-month pilot project with the National Academy of Medicine’s Action Collaborative on Combatting Substance Use and Opioid Crises Pilot Project, an initiative focused on advancing substance use care, workforce competency and interprofessional education and practice. Findings reinforce the importance…