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February 20, 2023 • Safercare Texas combating the fentanyl crisis, Dr. Teresa Wagner, fentanyl, fentanyl crisis, Narcan, One Pill Kills, SaferCare Texas,
SaferCare Texas is continuing its mission of eliminating preventable harm by offering free training on how to use Narcan, a medication used to reverse or reduce the effects of opioids. From 1 to 3 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 21, HSC’s patient safety-focused program will host the Narcan Lifesaving Training Event on campus at The University…
February 17, 2023 • TCOM Black doctors, Black health disparities, Dale Okorodudu, Garth Graham, Representation in medicine,
The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth has announced the final schedule for Saturday’s Black Men in White Coats Youth Summit, its signature Black History Month event. The free event, which is being produced by HSC’s Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine, will begin at 9 a.m. in the university’s Medical Education…
February 9, 2023 • Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine Aiyana Ponce, Alicia Segovia, Angela Paez-Rodriguez, Edward Vera, Homero Coss, Latino Medical Student Association, LMSA, LMSA Southwest Chapter, Owen Sáenz, Sebastian Meza,
A year of hard work, volunteering, and bringing the regional conference to Fort Worth earned the Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine’s Latino Medical Student Association the LMSA Southwest Chapter of the Award. The award was an exclamation point on a weekend that saw the chapter bring the LMSA Southwest Regional Conference to the University of…
February 6, 2023 • School of Public Health Black health disparities, Black History Month, Elevating Power and Black Excellence, misty wilder, Quinton “Q” Phillips, Shafik Dharamsi,
In the increasingly complex mosaic of public health and wellness, social determinants play a major role in health disparities. Social determinants of health are the broad range of nonmedical factors that influence health outcomes and health inequities. Some of these include the conditions in which people live, learn, work and play. Studies suggest the lower…
February 2, 2023 • HSC Health Bedford Rotary Club, Daria Mejnartowicz, foreign exchange, health systems, Jessica Rangle, Open World Program, Regional Simulation Center, The Congressional Office for International Leadership,
HSC hosted delegates from Poland last week as a part of the Open World Program facilitated by the Bedford chapter of the Rotary Club. The campus visitors were here to learn about the U.S. health care system and were given an in-depth look at major systems in North Texas like HSC, John Peter Smith hospital…
January 31, 2023 • Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine Dr. Frank Filipetto, Med school training, Medical Mentorship Program, Pre-med, TCOM, Texas college of osteopathic medicine,
Mentoring, volunteering and raising the next generation of medical students is the backbone of the Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine’s Medical Mentorship Program. TCOM students volunteered their time to mentor undergraduate pre-med students from universities across the region. More than 100 pre-med students were on the campus of The University of North Texas Health Science Center…
January 26, 2023 • HSC Health, Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine Dr. Sajid Surve, Dr. Yein Lee, Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, HSC health, Jessica Rangel, Performing Arts Medicine, Texas Center for Performing Arts Health,
A doctor told flutist Maria Gabriela Alvarado that she would have to give up her passion. Playing her instrument for long stretches caused her shoulder to pop out of its socket and her ribs to dislocate. The University of North Texas graduate’s life changed when she visited Dr. Yein Lee, a physician at HSC Health,…
December 19, 2022 • School of Public Health epidemiology, Human Sexuality and Reproductive Health, Introduction to Health Disparities, Introduction to MCH, MCH Epidemiology, poster presentation,
The School of Public Health hosted its second annual Maternal and Child Health and Health Disparities Poster Symposium, featuring more than 30 graduate student poster presentations from five courses in the public health core curriculum: Introduction to MCH, Introduction to Health Disparities, Human Sexuality and Reproductive Health, MCH Epidemiology and Epidemiology. These presentations represented a synthesis…
December 16, 2022 • HSC Health diabetes, got off medication, health clinic, high blood pressure, metabolic disease, obesity,
With New Year’s resolutions right around the corner, HSC Health — the clinical practice of The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth — has launched the Metabolic & Longevity Center. This new specialty clinic is dedicated to the treatment of metabolic diseases such as obesity, diabetes, high blood pressure and more.…
December 14, 2022 • Banner feature, Campus Annoucement Black Men in White Coats, Dale Okorodudu, Garth Graham, Health disparities, People of color in medicine, Youth mentor, Youth Summit,
The global head of health care for Google/YouTube and the founder of the Black Men in White Coats national organization will highlight a youth summit taking place Feb. 18 at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth. The goal of the Black Men in White Coats Youth Summit (BMWCx), which will…
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