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October 24, 2022 • Our People, Values John Delony, Office of Culture and Experience, Ramsey Solutions, SmartDollar, Smarty Award,
The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth’s Brittany Brookens recently won a Smarty Award for her on-campus promotion of SmartDollar, a financial well-being tool available at no cost to students, faculty and staff. Recipients of the national award are chosen by the company. Brookens, a project manager for HSC’s Office of…
October 21, 2022 • Health Disparities Campaign AIM-AHEAD Connect, AIM-AHEAD Coordinating Center, Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning Consortium to Advance Health Equity and Researcher Diversity, Fellowship in Leadership Program, Health disparities,
Dr. Teresa Wagner recently was selected to be part of the first cohort for the Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning Consortium to Advance Health Equity and Researcher Diversity — AIM-AHEAD — Fellowship in Leadership program. Wagner is an assistant professor in lifestyle health sciences at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth and…
October 17, 2022 • TCOM, Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine Dr. Joseph Giaimo, OIA, Osteopathic International Alliance,
She’s one of the best champions of osteopathic medicine nationwide, and now Kendi Hensel, DO, Ph.D., FAAO of the Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine, is taking her passion for osteopathy globally. Hensel was elected to serve on the board of directors for the Osteopathic International Alliance, filling the American Osteopathic Association's seat on the board.…
October 14, 2022 • School of Public Health American Sexually Transmitted Disease Association, Maternal and Child Health MPH,
Dr. Stacey Griner with the HSC School of Public Health has received the prestigious 2022 Young Investigator Award from the American Sexually Transmitted Disease Association. Griner is an assistant professor of Health Behavior and Health Systems and director of the SPH Maternal and Child Health MPH program at The University of North Texas Health Science…
October 6, 2022 • HSC Health, TCOM dementia, dementia care, Dr. Janice Kenbl, james l west,
In a ceremony earlier this week, The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth’s Dr. Janice Knebl was named the Dementia Education Advocate of the Year by the James L. West Center for Dementia Care. In August, the center will turn 30 years old. Since its inception, Knebl has served as its medical…
September 28, 2022 • School of Public Health community-based health, epidemiology, future of public health, public health,
Working in epidemiology is like solving a puzzle or telling a story. Epidemiologists are often called “disease detectives,” using research, analysis and communication to investigate the causes of a public health concern and look for solutions. Dr. Malinee Neelamegam, assistant professor at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth's School of…
September 27, 2022 • School of Public Health adolescent gambling, Journal of Gambling Issues.,
A new study on adolescent gambling and associated health behavior risks by HSC public health researcher Dr. Andrew Yockey was published in the Journal of Gambling Issues. The piece presents concerns for parents of students ages 12-17 who have interests or experiences with various types of gaming for money or other gains. Yockey is…
September 23, 2022 • TCOM Brenda Godoy, Community Health Worker, Dr. Teresa Wagner, Titus Regional Medical Center, Tracie Smith,
Brenda Godoy got the email on January 26 and was in total disbelief. It was a fake. There’s no way this was this real. Surely, the mistake would be fixed, and Godoy would get a follow-up email saying she had not been accepted to the Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine. It never came. Godoy was…
September 20, 2022 • Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine King Charles III, osteopathic manipulative treatment, Prince Charles,
It was early February in 2008 when John Licciardone, DO, MS, MBA, FACPM hopped into a hackney carriage in London, commonly known as a taxi, for a ride to the airport after giving the keynote presentation at a conference. The cabbie asked the now-Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine Regents Professor at The University of North…
September 12, 2022 • Administration, Leadership Dr. Michael Williams, Dr. Sylvia Trent-Adams, First Black Woman president, UNT System Board of Regents,
Dr. Sylvia Trent-Adams has spent her entire career blazing new trails. Before joining The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth in 2020, she was the first Black woman to serve as Deputy Surgeon General of the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps., then the first Black woman to rise to the…
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