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October 26, 2021 • Community
By Diane Smith-Pinckney The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth (HSC) and Remote Area Medical (RAM®), a major nonprofit provider of pop-up clinics delivering free, quality, dental, vision, and medical care to underserved and uninsured individuals, is bringing a free clinic to Fort Worth on Dec. 11-12. HSC and Hillwood, a Perot Company, have teamed to host…
‘Love Liu’ How one HSC professor is sharing his passion for teaching with future physical therapists
October 26, 2021 • Campaign: People
By Diane Smith-Pinckney Dr. Howe Liu can identify potential underlying health conditions with clues from the human body – a cold hand, abnormal gait or posture. When his keen eyes detect a physical dysfunction, Dr. Liu asks himself: “Which part of the body is causing that problem?” The mysteries Dr. Liu solves are health-related and the answers help create better living conditions for geriatric patients who have survived strokes. He also…
October 21, 2021 • Community, Geriatrics, TCOM, Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine
By Steven Bartolotta The world’s largest fundraiser for Alzheimer’s care, support and research is coming to Fort Worth. HSC’s Center for Older Adults is supporting the Alzheimer’s Association for the “Walk to End Alzheimer’s” on Oct. 30 at The Shops at Clearfork in Fort Worth. The Center for Older Adults is a major sponsor,…
October 21, 2021 • Campaign: People
By Diane Smith-Pinckney Emily Mire, who has since earned her PhD in Health Studies, was a graduate student when she first arrived at The University of North Texas Health Science at Fort Worth (HSC) in 2008. The Louisiana native went from knowing no one to finding an extended family of co-workers on the HSC campus. She has held several different roles, including graduate student in the School…
October 19, 2021 • TCOM, Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine
By Steven Bartolotta After missing a year due to the pandemic, a longstanding Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine (TCOM) football tradition is returning, rebranded to incorporate more elements of inclusion and fun for all families. The “Standards of Scare” is set for Saturday, Oct. 23 at 1 p.m. with a Fall Carnival and Family tours on the…
October 19, 2021 • Campaign: People, College of Pharmacy, Pharmacy, Students
By Krista Roberts It is often stated that the most powerful motivation is rejection. Chidi Ekwueme, a third-year HSC College of Pharmacy student, would agree with that sentiment. The first time she applied to pharmacy schools, her only invited interview did not end in an offer. She could have given up or pursued another career, but she chose to regroup and forge ahead. She fought for a second chance with more motivation than ever. “When I…
October 12, 2021
By Steven Bartolotta The Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine Class of 2022 earned the highest score in the nation on the COMLEX-USA Level 1 national board exam for future osteopathic physicians. The score is the highest among all osteopathic medical schools across the country and the third time in the last four years TCOM has ranked…
October 6, 2021 • Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine
By Steven Bartolotta The gold standard for rural osteopathic medical education, the Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine’s ROME program was on display at a recent meeting of the Texas Medical Association on Physician Distribution and Health Care Access. Assistant Dean for Rural Medical Education John Gibson, MD, made a presentation about all facets of the…
September 29, 2021 • Center for Diversity and International Programs, School of Biomedical Sciences
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced a $50 million award to the University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth (HSC) to lead the coordinating center for the Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning Consortium to Advance Health Equity and Researcher Diversity, or AIM-AHEAD, program. HSC will lead the multi-institutional coordinating center, which brings together experts…
September 16, 2021 • Community, Leadership, Public Health
By Diane Smith-Pinckney The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth (HSC) is joining the Satcher Health Leadership Institute at Morehouse School of Medicine (SHLI), and YouTube in celebrating the first recipient of the Garth N. Graham Distinguished Lectureship Award. The inaugural award honors Garth N. Graham, M.D., M.P.H., Director and Global Head of Healthcare and Public Health at YouTube.…
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