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April 24, 2015 • Community
Drawing on 13 years of experience recruiting U.S. military veterans in the private sector, Steve Sosland will lead a free job search training workshop for active military members and veterans April 30 at UNT Health Science Center. Sosland, a West Point graduate and Chief People Officer in the UNTHSC Office of People Development, will offer…
April 22, 2015 • Research
Clinical trials can pave the way for new life-saving treatments, but they often fail because investigators are unable to recruit patients. A new national network of institutions could make it easier to recruit patients and ultimately move the field of medicine forward, said Dr. Robert Toto, the keynote speaker for the 23rd annual Research Appreciation…
April 20, 2015 • Patient Care, Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine
A dermatology resident at UNT Health Science Center's Patient Care Center has attracted national attention as a leader in her field. Bridget McIlwee, DO, was one of five other "Next Generation DOs" to be asked by the American Osteopathic Association to speak in Seattle at the world's largest gathering of osteopathic physicians, the Osteopathic Medical…
April 16, 2015 • Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine
A new collaborative effort between UNT Health Science Center and Cook Children's Medical Center is providing a unique learning experience for several UNTHSC first-year medical students. Medical research has often been an under-represented component of undergraduate medical education. To address this need, W. Paul Bowman, MD, Chairman of Pediatrics at UNTHSC, and Don P. Wilson,…
April 14, 2015 • Community
Some members of UNT Health's May Street business office take a noon-time break from billing cycles to do cycling of a different sort as they pedal their way to health and stress relief. The May Street Rollers, 11 members strong, bicycle through Fort Worth's medical district, along Magnolia Avenue and around downtown Fort Worth, led…
April 13, 2015 • Community, Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine
UNT Health Science Center will celebrate National Osteopathic Medicine Week from April 20-24 to increase awareness of osteopathic medicine and osteopathic doctors in communities across the country. More than 2,800 osteopathic doctors, or DOs, have received their medical degrees from the Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine, which is Texas' only osteopathic medical school. Many of…
April 12, 2015 • Research
Dr. Robert Toto, who has been involved in clinical and translational research for more than 25 years, will discuss a novel approach for recruiting patients to clinical trials when he appears as keynote speaker for the 23rd annual Research Appreciation Day on Friday. "Clinical trials are the gold standard for testing drugs and are critically…
April 10, 2015 • Patient Care, Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine
Fort Worth, Texas magazine has honored 39 UNT Health Science Center physicians as "Top Docs." They were selected as a result of surveys of fellow health care providers. They practice in clinics and hospitals across Tarrant County. Those named, and their respective specialties, are: Allergy/Immunology John Fling, MDCardiac/Thoracic Surgery and Vascular Surgery Albert Yurvati, DO…
April 9, 2015 • Community, Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine
Twelve-year-old Colin Bloomfield is working hard to become an Eagle Scout. Only 7 percent of Scouts achieve Eagle status. Rigorous requirements include 21 merit badges. A few weeks ago, Colin lacked just one. Then he and his dad discovered that UNT Health Science Center offered a full-day Merit Badge University. Organized by a student and…
April 7, 2015 • Community
Got an old TV, dead computer or tangle of mystery cables cluttering your closet? Bring them to the UNT Health Science Center E-Waste Recycle event. You'll do a "green" thing and avoid identity theft. Plus, you'll be entered to win an e-reader. A professional e-waste recycler will take your stuff between 11 a.m. and 2…
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