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August 24, 2022 • School of Biomedical Sciences Bachelor of Science, Biomedical Sciences program, Ethan Rummel, Michael Mathis,
After more than 50 years as a graduate and professional serving institution, on Monday, Aug. 22 The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth opened its virtual doors to the first class of students in the Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Sciences program. This 100% online program provides an accessible, affordable option…
August 22, 2022 • Education Mary E. Luibel Distinguished Service Award, White Coat Ceremony,
In a packed auditorium of enthusiastic onlookers, 432 students at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth took a pivotal step toward their careers in health care. HSC’s annual White Coat Ceremony, held this year on Friday, Aug. 19, represented a rite of passage for the university’s patient-facing students. In addition…
August 8, 2022 • HSC Health, School of Public Health, TCOM American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, Dr. Andrew Yockey, Dr. David Farmer, Dr. Scott Walters, mental health,
The numbers are staggering. Each year in the U.S., 300 to 400 physicians die by suicide. Such deaths are between 250% and 400% higher among female physicians when compared with women in other professions, and male doctors have suicide rates as much as 40% higher than the general population. Despite a recent push by the…
July 15, 2022 • Students, Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine Kush Rama, Matthew Branch, Thriving in Medical School,
It was the summer of 2018 and Kush Rama had just finished his freshman year at Texas A&M University. He and his family were on their way to visit his grandfather in Gujarat, India. As they were traveling through the different villages, the pervasive poverty Rama witnessed was shocking. “For some of the populations living…
June 23, 2022 • Banner feature, Editor's Picks, Education, Patient Simulation Laboratory, Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine Amogh Krishnagiri, Dr. Michael R. Williams, health care training, immersive virtual reality, Jessica Rangel, Leonard Firestone, Michael Crain, Regional Simulation Center, Virtual Reality,
The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth made history on Thursday with the opening of the first immersive virtual reality simulation center in Texas. A ribbon-cutting ceremony — featuring Dr. Michael R. Williams, chancellor of the UNT System and HSC president, as well as HSC students, faculty and staff — took…
June 21, 2022 • School of Public Health, Students Anna Galvin, Cizik School of Nursing, health behavior research, School of Public Health, UT Houston,
Graduating Ph.D. student Anna Galvin, MSN, RN, would like more nurses to know how great a fit public health is to their profession. “If I could convince more nurses to build their public health background and perspective, I would. Nursing and public health are a perfect combination,” Galvin said, as she reflected on the Ph.D. in…
June 21, 2022 • Students, TCOM, Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine Alex Thomas, Caleb Reagor, Cooper Warne, Destinie Settlemyre, Didi Ebert, Gregory Dick, Guntash Khasria, Jonathan Sweeney, Jonathan Tune, JPS Research and Quality Symposium, Marie Crompton, Matthew Biggerstaff, Original Research Poster, Saqeeb Ali,
When Destinie Settlemyre got the news, she knew she was in the right place doing the right thing. Settlemyre, a rising third-year student with the Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine won first place in the Original Research Poster competition at the JPS Research and Quality Symposium. Her poster, “Assessing Social Determinants of Health in Women…
May 27, 2022 • Banner feature, Editor's Picks, Students Charlie Cid, College of Pharmacy, commencement, Daniel De La Cruz, Deborah Reddout, Noah Peeri, School of Biomedical Sciences, School of Health Professions, Taylor Orcutt, TCOM,
More than 680 students celebrated commencement day Wednesday for The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth. For a select few, the path to the Dickies Arena stage was wrought with unique obstacles and divergent trails. The stories below feature snippets of a few students’ perseverance and their unwavering devotion to their…
May 11, 2022 • TCOM, Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine
The Texas Medical Association Medical Student Section honored Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine (TCOM) at the University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth second-year student Kate Russell with its 2022 Student of the Year award. The TMA’s House of Delegates policymaking body officially announced the award in Houston during TexMed, the association’s…
May 3, 2022 • Education, TCOM, Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine
The Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine (TCOM) at the University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth (HSC) was selected by the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine (STFM) to participate in the highly coveted Anti-racism Learning Collaborative. Headed by TCOM’s Associate Professor in Family Medicine and OMM Didi Ebert, DO, MPH, MS,…
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