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HSC Chapter of SACNAS Receives $10,200 Grant for Speaker Series

By Kathryn Lytton When graduate students tell someone they are getting their doctoral degree, many times they are met with the response, “What are you going to do with that?” To help answer that question, students involved in The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth Society for Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics and…

DSWOP endows Drs. Dralves and Jessica Edwards Scholarship

By Steven Bartolotta Honoring one of the pioneering families at the Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine (TCOM) at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth, the Dallas Southwest Osteopathic Physicians, Inc. (DSWOP) has endowed a scholarship honoring Drs. Dralves and Jessica Edwards.  The fully funded $25,000 scholarship was generously donated by…
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Physician Assistant Studies celebrates 25th anniversary, recognizes program’s 1,000th graduate

By Sally Crocker Anniversaries are a time for celebration, reflection, honoring the past and looking to the future. This spring, students, faculty and staff of HSC’s School of Health Professions Physician Assistant Studies (PA) program did just that as the Class of 2022 and the 1,000th graduate stepped forward to receive recognition and awards signifying…
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New accelerator program focused on physical therapy, rehabilitation will invest in 10 early-stage startups a year

The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth (HSC) has received $4.8 million in funding from The City of Fort Worth and Tarrant County to start a physical therapy-focused accelerator program with Techstars, a global investment business that provides access to capital, one-on-one mentorship, and customized programming for early-stage entrepreneurs. The Techstars…
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TCOM student selected for prestigious MSTAR Fellowship

By Steven Bartolotta Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine’s (TCOM) Imran Rashik was one of just 13 medical students from across the nation to be selected for the prestigious National Medical Students Training in Aging Research (MSTAR) Fellowship. Rashik will spend eight weeks this summer at the UNC School of Medicine’s Center for Aging and Health,…
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Ryan Craig wins the TCOM Honors Research Practicum Award

By Steven Bartolotta After completing a very comprehensive semester of research training, journal club presentations and examinations, TCOM second-year student Ryan Craig was selected as the recipient of the TCOM Honors Research Practicum Award. Craig contributed to an excellent journal club presentation involving a large-scale cohort study published in JAMA Psychiatry, had the highest level…

MHA students score prestigious fellowships

By Sally Crocker   Four HSC School of Public Health Master of Health Administration (MHA) students have received fellowships to pursue their career interests with top institutions around the country following graduation. Adeola Adelabu has been named as an incoming 2022-23 Administrative Fellow at PeaceHealth, a Vancouver, Washington, based not-for-profit health care system serving urban…
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TCOM celebrates the beginning of Black History Month

By Steven Bartolotta February is Black History Month and the Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine (TCOM) is proud to honor the pioneering efforts of many African American men and women who have paved the way for many in the medical and osteopathic community. Today, we see the profound impact being made by African American osteopathic…
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HSC names Dr. Waridibo Allison as new Vice President of Health Policy

By Steven Bartolotta The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth has named Waridibo Allison, MD, PhD, FACP, CPE, FIDSA as the new Vice President of Health Policy and founding Director of the new Center for Health Policy within the Division of Research and Innovation. Dr. Allison also will be an Associate…
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TCU and UNT Chancellors announce updates to MD School

Today, Chancellor Michael R. Williams and Chancellor Victor J. Boschini, Jr., issued the following joint statement to affirm the vision and announce the next evolution in the advancement of the TCU and UNTHSC School of Medicine: “Together, the UNT Health Science Center at Fort Worth (HSC) and Texas Christian University (TCU) have established one of…