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TCOM’s Research Appreciation Day winners

Research is alive and vibrant at TCOM and The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth. It is a long and distinguished list of award winners from TCOM at this year’s Research Appreciation Day. 2023 Medical Student Government Association Best in First-Year Class Title: A Qualitative Histological Comparison of Collagen Deposition Between…
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Inside HSC podcasts discusses public health with Dean Shafik Dharamsi

Bridging the know-do gap is one of the myriad factors that promises to shape the future of public health. In this instance, the know-do gap refers to the global health system’s failure to implement the seemingly endless advances in research among different disciplines into policy and practice. Reconciling this scientific dissonance is a passion of…
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Dr. Michael Furtado named SHP’s chair of the Department of Physical Therapy

Michael Furtado, PT, DPT, EdD has joined The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth School of Health Professions as chair of the Department of Physical Therapy. Dr. Furtado comes to HSC after 13 years at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, where he served as founding program director of its hybrid track…
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HSC designated a military-friendly institution

Linda Wolff said she’s always needed a sense of purpose. After attending junior college for a time, she entered the U.S. Air Force and served for six years on active duty and two years in the reserves. A few months from now, she will graduate with her Master of Public Health degree from The University…
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Annals of Family Medicine publishes article by TCOM students highlighting value of empathic doctors

The Annals of Family Medicine recently published an article written by students from The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth’s Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine that shows patients with chronic pain value empathic doctors who validate their concerns and communicate clearly. The four students, Salman Patel, Prathima Kandukuri, George Beeton and…
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Heading home to Midland, TCOM’s Clarence Sparks is the first from the PCPP to participate in Match Day

Samantha Hustak remembers the taunts as a little girl. Katie Walter will never forget the day she got the news her athletic career was over. At the age of 45, Rachael Haines, a wife and mother of four, was ready for medical school and Clarence Sparks, a one-time college dropout, is now ready to head…
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Rising above challenges, members of TCOM’s Class of 2023 ready for Match Day: Samantha Hustak

Samantha Hustak remembers the taunts as a little girl. Katie Walter will never forget the day she got the news her athletic career was over. At the age of 45, Rachael Haines, a wife and mother of four, was ready for medical school and Clarence Sparks, a one-time college dropout, is now ready to head…
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Rising above challenges, members of TCOM’s Class of 2023 ready for Match Day: Rachael Haines

Samantha Hustak remembers the taunts as a little girl. Katie Walter will never forget the day she got the news her athletic career was over. At the age of 45, Raechel Haines, a wife and mother of four, was ready for medical school and Clarence Sparks, a one-time college dropout, is now ready to head…
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Rising above challenges, members of TCOM’s Class of 2023 ready for Match Day  

Samantha Hustak remembers the taunts as a little girl. Katie Walter will never forget the day she got the news her athletic career was over. At the age of 45, Rachael Haines, a wife and mother of four, was ready for medical school; and Clarence Sparks, a one-time college dropout, is now ready to head…
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SPH/TCOM’s Maria Nguyen to present Viet-American Health Pilot Study to national audience

A dual-degree student at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth is taking an important step toward addressing health disparities in one local community. Maria Nguyen, who is a student at HSC’s School of Public Health and Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine, will be presenting a poster during the Diversity in…