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October 25, 2022 • Banner feature, Editor's Picks free health care, health care clinic, pop-up clinic, RAM, Remote Area Medical,
The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth and Remote Area Medical – RAM® — a nonprofit provider of pop-up clinics that delivers free quality dental, vision and medical care to those in need — are bringing the free clinic to Dallas on Dec. 3 and 4. After a successful clinic in…
August 9, 2022 • Editor's Picks, Our People, Physical Therapy, School of Health Professions Doctor of Physical Therapy, Jan Libby, Rafael Saldana-Vazquez, School of Health Professions, Susan Libby,
It was a moment no adult child ever wants to experience with their elderly parent. Susan Libby’s 92-year-old mother had fallen face-first onto Fort Worth’s busy 7th Street, near the HSC campus, during the high-traffic weekday lunch rush. A simple misunderstanding between the elderly mother and her two daughters, Libby and her sister, Jan, led to confusion…
June 23, 2022 • Banner feature, Editor's Picks, Education, Patient Simulation Laboratory, Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine Amogh Krishnagiri, Dr. Michael R. Williams, health care training, immersive virtual reality, Jessica Rangel, Leonard Firestone, Michael Crain, Regional Simulation Center, Virtual Reality,
The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth made history on Thursday with the opening of the first immersive virtual reality simulation center in Texas. A ribbon-cutting ceremony — featuring Dr. Michael R. Williams, chancellor of the UNT System and HSC president, as well as HSC students, faculty and staff — took…
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’…
June 13, 2022 • Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Editor's Picks, School of Public Health Esther Annan, Princeton, School of Public Health,
Esther Annan is moving to Princeton this summer. The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth School of Public Health student will complete her PhD in epidemiology in June 2022. She will then leave for a prestigious postdoctoral fellowship, which involves teaching and advancing her research in dengue fever, malaria and other mosquito-borne…
June 13, 2022 • Banner feature, Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Editor's Picks, Public Health Dr. Diana Cervantes, mokeypox, School of Public Health,
The chances of most Americans contracting monkeypox are slim, says an epidemiology expert at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth’s School of Public Health. Dr. Diana Cervantes, an assistant professor and director of HSC’s Master of Public Health graduate studies program in epidemiology, has long been involved in community response…
May 27, 2022 • Banner feature, Editor's Picks, Students Charlie Cid, College of Pharmacy, commencement, Daniel De La Cruz, Deborah Reddout, Noah Peeri, School of Biomedical Sciences, School of Health Professions, Taylor Orcutt, TCOM,
More than 680 students celebrated commencement day Wednesday for The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth. For a select few, the path to the Dickies Arena stage was wrought with unique obstacles and divergent trails. The stories below feature snippets of a few students’ perseverance and their unwavering devotion to their…
November 3, 2015 • Community, Editor's Picks
UNT Health Science Center has awarded Michele Reynolds its highest recognition of community service for her commitment to enhancing the university’s outreach and service to Fort Worth. President Michael R. Williams presented Mrs. Reynolds with the VISION Award at a reception of the HSC Society, a new network of leadership donors to the Health Science…
January 30, 2015 • Community, Editor's Picks
The newest member of the UNT Health Science Center Police Department is already on the job, sniffing out trouble and helping keep the campus safe. Meet Bux, a 90-pound German Shepherd dually trained in patrol skills and in detecting explosives. “He loves to work,” said Officer Oscar Rodriguez, Bux’s handler and caretaker. The 3-year-old canine…
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