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September 22, 2014 • Community
Student volunteers from Fort Worth ISD's Life Education and Preparation (LEAP) program are performing roles on the UNT Health Science Center campus that will help them develop skills and build resumes. LEAP is designed to guide special needs students into post-secondary goals, including employment, independency and education. Fourteen LEAP students, ages 18-22, are serving as…
September 19, 2014 • Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine
The public is invited to join UNT Health Science Center runners Oct. 11 for the family-friendly DO Dash 5K, Kids' 1-Mile, Health Fair and Silent Auction - all benefiting Alliance for Children of Fort Worth. Activities include: 5K Run - The walk/run event takes you through the Monticello neighborhood adjacent to the UNTHSC campus. Registration is $20 before Oct. 3 and $25 until the…
September 15, 2014
The 26th Annual Pelham P. Staples Jr., MD, Educational Symposium will be held Oct. 16-18 in the Sheraton Arlington Hotel in Arlington, Texas. The 26th Annual Pelham P. Staples Jr., MD, Educational SymposiumRegister online now This year's topic for the symposium, conducted by UNT Health Science Center's Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and the ForHER…
September 12, 2014
The respiratory illness that has sent hundreds of children to hospitals in the Midwest has not hit Texas yet but parents and physicians are bracing for a possible outbreak of enterovirus D68 here. While enteroviruses are common and only cause mild symptoms, this particular strain is rare in the United States, said Dr. Priya Bui,…
September 12, 2014
Terry Mann, Cruisin' for a Cure President; Lacko; Chris Goetz, Cruisin' for a Cure founder The nonprofit Cowtown Cruisin' for a Cure has honored Andras Lacko, PhD, for his dedication to the fight against prostate cancer by presenting him with its Classic Heroes Award of Gratitude. The award, presented Sept. 11 at the Moncrief Cancer…
September 11, 2014
UNT Health Science Center's Rural Osteopathic Medical Education program has prepared hundreds of physicians to care for rural residents, mainly as primary care physicians in Texas. The founder and long-time Director of that program is John R. Bowling, DO, Assistant Dean of Rural Medical Education. The Texas Osteopathic Medical Association recently presented him its Meritorious…
September 9, 2014
When terrorists struck New York's Twin Towers on Sept. 11, 2001, first-responders in different departments couldn't communicate by radio. Lives were lost to the inability to share information and collaborate. On Sept. 11, 2014, UNT Health Science Center in Fort Worth will sponsor a disaster drill to train students to collaborate with all the professionals…
September 5, 2014
During their first days of medical school, Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine students are ceremoniously cloaked in a white coat and take an oath of professionalism and empathy. The rite of passage symbolizes the students' commitment to become compassionate healers. This patient-centered focus inspired the parents of one TCOM Class of 2014 member to make…
September 4, 2014
Emily Ricco is not a police detective, but she helps solve crimes every day. As a DNA analyst at the Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences, Ricco, 27, examines objects involved in crimes for blood evidence or other bodily fluids. If she discovers relevant material, she sends the items for DNA testing that could prove…
September 3, 2014
Kendi Hensel, DO, PhD, is adding two new gems to her string of accomplishments. Already a noted physician, educator, researcher and scholarly reviewer before the age of 40, this summer she became the first female editor of her profession's pre-eminent journal. And in the fall, her latest research study will hit print in another publication.…
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