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February 14, 2023 • College of Pharmacy Abigail Hulsizer, board-certified pharmacotherapy, internal medicine clinical pharmacist, love in grad school, Oscar Torres, retail pharmacy manager,
Most student pharmacists expect to part pharmacy school with their well-earned degree and a new and fulfilling career path ahead. For Class of 2018 alumni Abigail Hulsizer, PharmD, and Oscar Torres, PharmD, their achievement was much sweeter. They found true love. Introduced by mutual friends during their first semester of pharmacy school, Hulsizer and Torres…
February 14, 2023 • Safercare Texas Future of health care training, International Meeting on Simulation and Healthcare Conference, Jill Whitfill, simulation,
Since its grand opening in June, 2022 the Regional Simulation Center at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth has made a big splash in the world of simulation. Karen Meadows, MSN, RN, director of the simulation center, recently had the chance to attend the International Meeting on Simulation and Healthcare…
February 8, 2023 • Campus Annoucement Dennis A. Burns, Human resources, UNT system,
Dennis Burns joined the UNT System family on February 1, 2023, as the assistant vice chancellor and chief human resources officer for The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth. In this role, he will provide oversight for the human resources team that provides services such as employee relations, benefits, compensation, organizational…
February 8, 2023 • TCOM, Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine American College of Osteopathic Medical Schools, Cook Children’s Medical Center, Council of Osteopathic Student Government Presidents, Department of Pediatrics and Women’s Health, Dr. Anish Ray, Dr. Ashraf Mohamed, Dr. Riyaz Basha, Oncology Student Interest Group, Refugee Health Initiative, Research of the Year,
Driven by a passion for research, the Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine has named fourth-year student Ishna Sharma its 2023 Research of the Year. After a rigorous selection process, Sharma was selected as the winner and will represent TCOM in the American College of Osteopathic Medical Schools Council of Osteopathic Student Government Presidents National Conference. …
February 1, 2023 • School of Public Health area deprivation index, Black women's health, Brest cancer, Health disparities, Justin Luningham, Ritu Aneja, Shafik Dharamsi,
The cancer divide between Black women and white women in the United States is as entrenched as it is startling. In the 1980s, breast cancer survival rates for the two were nearly identical. But since 1991, as improvements in screening and treatment came into use, the gap has widened, with no signs of abating. Black women are…
January 30, 2023 • Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine American Osteopathic College of PMR Medical Student Council, Dr. Frank Filipetto, Gold Humanism Honor Society, Medical Mentorship Program, Medical Student Government Association, Mentality Initiative to Nurture Doctors, osteopathic medicine, TCOM, Texas Osteopathic Medical Association, Texas Pediatric Society Committee on Children with Disabilities,
Jennifer Pham of The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth’s Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine has been named the Student Doctor of the Year by the Texas Osteopathic Medical Association. Pham, a fourth-year student at TCOM, was honored Saturday during an awards ceremony at TOMA’s MidWinter Conference in Dallas. “It’s…
January 26, 2023 • Banner feature, North Texas Eye Research Institute blind, distorted vision, Dr. Dimitrios Karamichos, EV, EVs, EVs in tears, extracellular vesicle, Keratoconus,
Cells are the body’s social network. One of the ways they communicate with one another is by transmitting what’s called extracellular vesicles, tiny membrane-bound messages in a bottle. The study of EVs is exploding throughout many scientific disciplines around the world, as researchers are now beginning to explore their possible use in medical diagnostics and…
January 24, 2023 • Banner feature, Physician Assistant Studies gaining health care experience, gaining medical experience, Physician's Assistant Studies, Remote Area Medical, seeing patients for the first time,
This past December, The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth partnered with Remote Area Medical — for the second time — to bring free health care to the underserved and uninsured population in Texas. The impact of this clinic reverberated throughout North Texas and beyond. Last year alone, 623 volunteers served…
January 6, 2023 • School of Public Health adolescent, drugged driving,
In the past year, an estimated 2% of adolescents ages 16-17 drove under the influence of alcohol, 5.65% drove under the influence of marijuana and .48% drove under the influence of drugs other than marijuana. Those are just some of the eye-opening results of a new article on drugged driving by Dr. Andrew Yockey, an…
January 3, 2023 • HSC Health Center for Older Adults, Distinguished fellow, interprofessional, National Academies of Practice, psychology,
Neuropsychologist Dr. April Wiechmann will be inducted into the National Academies of Practice as a distinguished fellow in psychology. The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth practitioner and professor will be honored during the organization’s annual meeting and forum on the weekend of March 30. The induction ceremony will take place…
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