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Diana Cervantes. Assistant Professor Biostatistics & Epidemiology

Dr. Diana Cervantes named among Fort Worth’s ‘most influential’ for public health service during the pandemicBy Sally Crocker Dr. Diana Cervantes has spent the last year keeping people informed and updated on all things coronavirus, and now she’s being recognized as one of Fort Worth Inc.’s “400 Most Influential People” for helping protect the community’s health during the pandemic. Dr. Cervantes is an Assistant Professor and Director of the Master Read More »

Jun 8, 2021

TCOM faculty member lands coveted CDC FellowshipBy Steven Bartolotta Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine’s Dr. Didi Ebert, an Associate Professor in Family Medicine and OMM, is passionate about to closing the gap on racial, ethnic and social disparities in health care. Her passion, combined with compassion, has helped her land a highly coveted Population Health Training-in Place Program (PH-TIPP) Fellowship with Read More »

Jun 3, 2021

McFadden joins Horsman in co-chairing annual golf tournamentBy Sarah Hopkins Two of HSC’s biggest supporters have teamed up to raise scholarship money for employees and their dependents. Pam McFadden, who retired in 2018 after 25 years of leadership at HSC, will for the first time join Rand Horsman as honorary co-chairs of the Horsman McFadden Golf Tournament on May 17. Horsman created the annual tournament in 2001 that benefits employees and their dependents by providing college tuition scholarships of Read More »

May 13, 2021

Supporting students and community through the pandemic has been top priority for SPH Academic Services teamBy Sally Crocker One year ago, COVID-19 turned the world upside down. Before the pandemic arrived, the HSC School of Public Health Academic Services department was in the usual zone, providing day-to-day resources and support to students, managing weekly “SPH Interlude” events with guest speakers and conversations around special topics, advising on internships and community Read More »

Apr 23, 2021

Stop Six Vaccination Clinic. Hsc Students Help Register Patients To Get The Vaccine.

HSC students help register people for COVID-19 vaccines in hard-to-reach communitiesBy Diane Smith-Pinckney HSC student Megan Dole has a mission to help residents in hard-to-reach communities get protected against COVID-19. “The more people who get vaccinated the better,” said Dole, a first-year medical student at Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine (TCOM). “It’s so exciting to see this rolling out and being a part of Read More »

Apr 12, 2021

Canadian born, but a Fort Worth icon, TCOM’s Dr. W. Paul Bowman retiresBy Steven Bartolotta His first Leukemia patient at Cook Children’s Hospital was 22-months old and had a severe form of the disease for which survival rates in the early 1980s were less than 20 percent. Unfazed, W. Paul Bowman, M.D. saw his first patient through a new and intensive therapy and sent her off to Read More »

Mar 25, 2021

MHA women make history during Women’s History MonthBy Sally Crocker Three diverse women from HSC’s Master of Health Administration (MHA) program are kicking off Women’s History Month 2021with a bang, advancing for the first time in the program’s history to the semifinals category of a top North American student case competition. Graduate scholar case competitions enable students to demonstrate their knowledge, problem-solving skills, business acumen and Read More »

Mar 11, 2021

Dr. Stephan Davis recognized during Black History Month for leadership, service, giving back to othersBy Sally Crocker Ask successful people what drives them forward and you’re likely to hear “giving back to others” as a key inspiration. Indeed, an important part of making things happen in career and life has to do with not just what’s personal but also with impacting others in a positive way. HSC’s Dr. Stephan Davis is being recognized this month with a national Distinguished Service Award from the American Read More »

Feb 22, 2021

Dallas physician finds special relevancy in MPH training during the pandemicBy Sally Crocker The COVID-19 pandemic has taken a definite toll on healthcare providers. Months of working long hours under endless challenges to protect patients and comfort their families while looking after their own health and the health of their loved ones at home has not been easy. HSC alumnus Sreekanth R. Cheruku, MD, an Read More »

Feb 8, 2021

The artists of HSCBy Jan Jarvis Think the soul of an artist and the mind of a scientist cannot co-exist in the same body? Think again. Leonardo da Vinci straddled both worlds. For Salvador Dali, quantum mechanics was as captivating as the canvas. Psychologists say art and science share the same basic human need to understand the world around us. Whether Read More »

Dec 21, 2020