National Osteopathic Medicine Week begins April 20

UNT Health Science Center will celebrate National Osteopathic Medicine Week from April 20-24 to increase awareness of osteopathic medicine and osteopathic doctors in communities across the country. More than 2,800 osteopathic doctors, or DOs, have received their medical degrees from the Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine, which is Texas' only osteopathic medical school. Many of…

Scouts earn badges at one-of-a-kind, student-led event

Twelve-year-old Colin Bloomfield is working hard to become an Eagle Scout. Only 7 percent of Scouts achieve Eagle status. Rigorous requirements include 21 merit badges. A few weeks ago, Colin lacked just one. Then he and his dad discovered that UNT Health Science Center offered a full-day Merit Badge University. Organized by a student and…

Recycle your electronics safely and securely

Got an old TV, dead computer or tangle of mystery cables cluttering your closet? Bring them to the UNT Health Science Center E-Waste Recycle event. You'll do a "green" thing and avoid identity theft. Plus, you'll be entered to win an e-reader. A professional e-waste recycler will take your stuff between 11 a.m. and 2…

Public is invited to view young artists’ work

During April, the UNT Health Science Center Atrium Gallery comes alive with teen artists' creativity. Beginning Monday, the annual High School Art Competition will exhibit the work of talented 11th- and 12th-graders. Since 1985, this competition and show has given young people an opportunity to exhibit their best works in mixed media, color graphics, printmaking,…

TCOM students find satisfaction in clinic work

One of Gabbi Saks' favorite parts of her medical education occurs once a month in a clinic at Cornerstone Assistance Network. That's where Saks and other Texas College of Medicine students triage and help care for uninsured patients at the Fort Worth nonprofit's Saturday charitable clinic. "You spend a lot of time with each patient…

With immunizations, UNTHSC removing barrier for high school students

UNT Health Science Center's Pediatric Mobile Clinic will provide free immunizations at Carter-Riverside High to graduating seniors needing a second dose of the meningitis vaccine, a requirement for college attendance or military service. Mobile clinic staff and UNTHSC pharmacy students will administer the vaccines. "Schools were telling us that vaccinations are becoming a big barrier…

UNTHSC to host Sports Medicine conference

Midwest Regional American Osteopathic Academy of Sports Medicine Conference Register Here Contact: lauren.kjolhede@unthsc.edu Several UNT Health Science Center (UNTHSC) alumni, professors and clinicians will deliver presentations from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, March 21, at the first-ever Sports Medicine Day event on the UNTHSC campus. This event will also serve as the Midwest…

Health Science Center to be closed Monday; UNT Health clinics remain open

The UNT Health Science Center will be closed Monday, March 16. All classes, administrative offices and Founders' Activity Center will be closed during this time. UNT Health offices and clinics will be open as usual on Monday. Gibson D. Lewis Library will have modified hours. Normal operations will resume at 8 a.m. Tuesday, March 17.…

Running his way to good health

For years, Seth Willmoth was a fast food junkie who super-sized sodas and dined daily on burgers. At restaurant buffets, he would fill his plate and then go back for more, again and again. On any given day, the 28-year-old consumed more than 4,000 calories. He tried to lose weight, but could never stick with…

Looking out for you at the finish line

When runners in this weekend's Cowtown Marathon races cross the finish line, they'll find a medical team from UNT Health Science Center watching out for their welfare. "Many runners are ‘hurting' when they finish the run, whatever the run. Our job is to help identify those in significant distress and get them to the medical…