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August 31, 2023 • Administration Hans Maack, Jessica Rangel, Narcan, One Pill Kills, opioid crisis, overdose, painkillers,
She remembered his boisterous, baritone laugh. She smiled out the corner of her mouth recalling her baby brother’s lush blond hair bouncing atop his head. He was a deep thinker — often burdened by his own world-weary brilliance. Hans Maack was cerebral, charismatic and tortured. He died in 2020 of a combined overdose of opioids and…
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…
August 19, 2022 • Administration
After a nearly eight-month national search and thoughtful consideration, the University of North Texas System Board of Regents announced the selection of Dr. Sylvia Trent-Adams as the sole finalist for president of The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth (HSC). Dr. Trent-Adams will become the seventh president in the university’s history…
June 22, 2022 • Administration, Editor's Picks, Leadership Ruth Roman
To say Ruth Roman has been at the center of high-level decisions would be an understatement. In her role as the executive officer at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, her leadership produced positive outcomes that have rippled across the world, including orchestrating Phase II of the coordination of Human Health and Services’…
February 19, 2020 • Administration
By Alex Branch UNT Health Science Center is celebrating its 50th anniversary with a new brand identity and logo that emphasizes its commitment to Fort Worth and innovative spirit for the next 50 years. The new look debuted Wednesday at an event that drew community and health leaders to campus to celebrate with students, faculty…
February 13, 2019 • Administration
By Alex Branch As a child, Debbie Montenegro was the girl who often showed up school in a Yoda, Spock or outer space-themed shirt. “I didn’t realize it at the time, but my mom had to buy those shirts from the boy’s section because they didn’t make those clothes for girls then,” said Montenegro, Consumer…
February 11, 2019 • Administration, Community
By Alex Branch For Jeff Beeson, DO, a personal connection to the Cowtown Marathon began when organizers planned the inaugural 1979 run. His father, Don Beeson, was the chief of police at what was then the Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine, which founded the marathon. During a planning meeting, Don noticed a woman looking at…
January 30, 2019 • Administration, Entrepreneurship
By Jeff Carlton Startup Series Who: Bill Burns, founder of Encore Vision, along with Les Kreis and Stella M. Robertson, both of Bios Partners. What: The trio will share the story behind Encore’s successful development of a treatment for presbyopia and subsequent sale to Novartis for $375 million. When: 5:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 4 Where:…
January 7, 2019 • Administration, School of Health Professions Alex Branch
By Alex Branch J. Glenn Forister, PhD, PA-C, believes in the value of high-performing teams, and that’s what he sees at UNT Health Science Center. The institution’s One University concept, values-based culture and focus on extraordinary teamwork are concepts that led Dr. Forister to accept the position of Dean of the UNTHSC School of Health…
December 18, 2018 • Administration, Safercare Texas
By Jan Jarvis Complicated medical literature, stacks of discharge orders and convoluted prescriptions can frustrate patients and lead to costly hospitalizations or even death. SaferCare Texas, a team of interprofessional patient safety experts, wants to change that landscape by giving patients information they understand, simplifying medical forms and teaching healthcare providers how to communicate more…
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