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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 • College 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…
December 13, 2022 • Banner feature COVID recovery, federal funding, Grants, SBIR, Small Business Act, Small Business Innovation Research, startups, Tarrant County,
The University of North Texas Health Science Center is the recipient of a $2 million grant from Tarrant County to help emerging technology companies be successful when applying for federal Small Business Innovation Research funding. The grant is part of Tarrant County’s State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund program authorized by the American Recovery Plan…
December 13, 2022 • College of Public Health alcohol misuse prevention, crowd-sourcing, NIH, NIH competition,
The University of North Texas Health Science Center’s Project INTEGRATE, was recently named as one of 20 finalists in the DataWorks! Challenge for the team’s work in alcohol misuse prevention. This challenge is produced by HeroX, a crowdsourcing innovation platform with a global partner network. The goal of competitors in the DataWorks! Challenge is to…
December 6, 2022 • HSC Innovates Demo Day, health care innovation, Inc, innovation, Techstars, Techstars Physical Health Fort Worth Accelerator, Wellest,
For Dave Sekowski, founder and CEO of Wellest Inc., the road to wellness has not been easy. Growing up with limited access to healthy food and education about health and nutrition, he struggled with childhood obesity. “I had to take it upon myself to figure it out,” Sekowski said. “I joined the wrestling team, spent…
December 1, 2022 • HSC Innovates Articulate Labs, BOOMROOM, City of Fort Worth, Fort Worth Stockyards, Goff Capital, GoManda, Isis Theater, Neurofit, Pulsewave AG, Recovr Health, Stabl, STRAFFR, Tarrant County, Techstars, Techstars Physical Health Fort Worth Accelerator, Wellest Inc., ZAMA Health,
For the last 13 weeks, the founders of 10 of the world’s most innovative startups have been in Fort Worth perfecting their new physical health technology. They are part of the world’s first physical health accelerator, and now they are ready to show the fruits of their labor. Techstars Demo Day on Tuesday is the…
November 8, 2022 • Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine breastfeeding health care students, breastfeeding students, lactation room, Medical Student Success,
Breastfeeding mothers at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth now have a private space as the Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine’s Medical Student Success has opened the newly established Lactation Room. The room, located in MET 454, is private and secluded, designed specifically for breastfeeding mothers who need support…
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