Dr. Yorio named Provost

Thomas Yorio, PhD, executive vice president for Academic Affairs and Research, has been named provost of the UNT Health Science Center. Dr. Yorio will serve as chief academic officer for the Health Science Center and will provide overall direction for all academic programs and research.As provost, Dr. Yorio will also promote the coordination of schools,…
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UNT Health Science Center steps up to sponsor The Cowtown

The Board of Directors of The Cowtown, one of the largest multi- event road races in the country, announced today that the University of North Texas Health Science Center has joined The Cowtown as the Title Sponsor of the event and will continue to serve as a Presenter. The UNT Health Science Center has been…
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Koulen named Health Care Hero

Peter Koulen, PhD, professor, Department of Pharmacology and Neuroscience, was named a Healthcare Hero by the Dallas Business Journal for his research into Alzheimer's disease treatments."In my opinion, Alzheimer's is one of the last frontiers in biomedicine that we need to tackle," Dr. Koulen said in the article.Healthcare Hero honorees were chosen from among nominations…

Dallas Business Journal features UNTHSC growth

The Dallas Business Journal featured the projected growth for the next five years at the UNT Health Science Center.  In the article, Dr. Scott Ransom, UNT Health Science Center president, projected that the UNT Health Science Center may enroll as many as 2,040 students in five years and will add about a million square feet of…
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TCOM names new chair of internal medicine

Darrin C. D'Agostino, D.O., M.P.H., has been named the chairman, Department of Internal Medicine for the Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine at the University of North Texas Health Science Center. He will join the UNT Health practice Sept. 15 and will see patients in general internal medicine at the Patient Care Center on the UNTHSC…

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TAFP honors UNTHSC for achievement

The Medical School Award of Achievement honors Texas medical schools that attain 25 percent of graduates entering family medicine residencies. TAFP established the award in 1993 to encourage Texas medical schools to increase the number of graduates entering family medicine residencies. UNTHSC is the only school in Texas to be recognized in 2008.Citing the school's…
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Health Science Center closes for Independence Day

The UNT Health Science Center will be officially closed for the Independance Day holiday on Friday, July 4. Administrative offices will re-open at 8 a.m. Monday, July 7.All clinics staffed by UNT Health physicians will also be closed Friday, July 4, in observance of the holiday. Regular clinic hours will resume Monday, July 7.The Gibson D.…
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TCOM students score highest in nation on board exams

The Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine (TCOM) Class of 2009 recently scored the best in the nation on the challenging Level 1 Comprehensive Osteopathic Medical Licensing Examination (COMLEX), marking the third consecutive year the medical school has been the top performer in the nation on this exam. This year, the TCOM class of 2009 performed…
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TCOM faculty, alumni receive TOMA honors

Several Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine faculty members and alumni were honored by the Texas Osteopathic Medical Association at its joint conventionMarc B. Hahn, DO, TCOM dean, received TOMA's Meritorious Service Award, which recognizes outstanding accomplishments in scientific, philanthropic or other fields of public service to the profession.Brooks M. Blake, DO, TCOM Class of '99,…