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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,…

Zachary receives award from TXACOFP

T. Eugene Zachary, DO, emeritus professor in family medicine, received the T. Robert Sharp Meritorious Service Award from the Texas Society of The American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians at the combined convention of TOMA and TXACOFP. This award is given for outstanding service to community, profession and the TXACOFP.

Dr. Ransom honored for contributions to medical management

Dr. Scott Ransom, president of the UNT Health Science Center, was recently awarded the American College of Physician Executives Distinguished Fellowship- the group's highest level of achievement. ACPE's Board of Directors honored Dr. Ransom as a Distinguished Fellow for making exemplary and enduring contributions to the knowledge and advancement of medical management. "Distinguished Fellowship is the highest…

Dr. Yurvati elected as AOBS chair

 Dr. Albert Yurvati, chair of Surgery, was elected chairman of the American Osteopathic Board of Surgery this month.The AOBS was founded in 1940 to examine and grant board certification to osteopathic surgeons.  The board is composed of 20 members representing general surgery, neurological surgery, plastic and reconstructive surgery, urological surgery, general vascular surgery,cardiothoracic surgery, and…
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Infant Mortality workshop June 13

Fort Worth has the second highest infant mortality rate in Texas.  Four ZIP codes in Fort Worth are among the top 25 worst ZIP codes in the U.S. for infant mortality.  African American infant mortality rates in Fort Worth are more than twice that of Tarrant County overall.  This workshop will bring together community members,…

W. Paul Bowman, MD, named department chair of pediatrics at TCOM

The new appointments tie together the teaching and research capabilities of the Health Science Center with the renowned patient care of Cook Children's Medical Center and Physician Clinic network to bring leading-edge research and care to Tarrant County's patients. Under Bowman's leadership, TCOM student physicians can take advantage of the knowledge of Cook Children's physicians…