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October 6, 2014 • Physician Assistant Studies, School of Health Professions
They practice medicine in every specialty, in every setting. They diagnosis illnesses and prescribe medication. And they increase access to quality medicine for patients everywhere. They are Physician Assistants, a versatile profession of medical providers trained at the UNT Health Science Center since 1997. To recognize their impact on health care, Fort Worth Mayor Betsy…
September 29, 2014 • Health Administration, School of Public Health
Winjie Tang Miao, President of Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Alliance, has been named by the School of Public Health (SPH) as the 2014 Master of Health Administration (MHA) Community Partner of the Year, in recognition of her outstanding service to students through teaching and mentoring. "As adjunct instructor for the MHA Capstone Course, the…
September 29, 2014 • Physician Assistant Studies, School of Health Professions
The UNT Health Science Center Physician Assistant Program earned Accreditation-Continued status through 2021 from the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA). Accreditation-Continued status is granted to currently accredited programs compliant with the ARC-PA standards. Established in 1997, the UNTHSC PA program is next scheduled to undergo validation review in September 2021.…
September 24, 2014 • School of Biomedical Sciences
Patricia Gwirtz, PhD, who is known for both her cardiovascular physiology research and her dedication to helping students achieve their goals, has been named Associate Dean of the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences. In October, Dr. Gwirtz will mark 32 years at UNT Health Science Center. She is a Professor of Integrative Physiology and Anatomy…
September 24, 2014 • School of Biomedical Sciences
Since he graduated, Hassan Azzazy, PhD, (GSBS '94) has blazed a trail of innovation and entrepreneurship from Fort Worth to Egypt. Dr. Azzazy has nine active patent applications in various stages, and last year he created the first spin-off company, D-Kimia, LLC., in the 93-year history of American University in Cairo, where he now teaches.…
September 19, 2014 • Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine
Theme music played. The lights were bright. And Cole Zanetti, DO, (TCOM '11) faced 100 people in the pressure-cooker that was the Harvard Medical School auditorium. He had five minutes to pitch a proposal - then face judges' questions - as part of the Primary Care Innovation Challenge, a contest modeled after the ABC reality…
July 18, 2014 • Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine Camp Cardio, outreach, students, TCOM,
Medical school can seem like a daunting challenge to teens trying to sort out what to do after high school. But UNT Health Science Center helps them get to the heart of the matter with Camp Cardiac.This summer, 22 students participated in a full week of education about the medical profession centered on the cardiovascular…
July 17, 2014 • School of Public Health accreditation, faculty, public health, students,
Recent public health graduates and students from across the state are spending their summer helping Texas public health departments prepare for national accreditation.Joining with representatives from the UNT Health Science Center School of Public Health are participants from Texas A&M University’s School of Rural Public Health. As part of an accreditation readiness project led since…
July 17, 2014 • Integrative Physiology and Anatomy, Physical Therapy, School of Biomedical Sciences, School of Health Professions, Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine faculty, medical school, outreach, research, students, TABS,
High school students experience real-world learningFreshman high school students from the Texas Academy of Biomedical Sciences earned white coats recently in a ceremony culminating their week-long learning experience on the UNT Health Science Center campus.TABS students can earn dual credit as they prepare for higher education in the health sciences. The program is a collaboration…
July 1, 2014 • Biostatistics and Epidemiology, School of Public Health
Brad Cannell, PhD, MPH, Assistant Professor of Biostatistics and Epidemiology in the School of Public Health, has been selected as one of 50 participants in this year's National Institute on Aging (NIA) Butler-Williams Scholars Program for emerging researchers. The highly competitive program - formerly called the Summer Institute on Aging Research - will be held…
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