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Category: School of Health Professions
May 2, 2022 • College of Pharmacy, Education, Multi School, Physical Therapy, School of Biomedical Sciences, School of Health Professions, School of Public Health, TCOM, Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine
On Wednesday, Dr. Keisa Mathis, assistant professor of physiology and anatomy at the School of Biomedical Sciences, was awarded The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth’s prestigious Faculty Annual Achievement Award – taking home a $10,000 prize in addition to the prestigious award. The Faculty Senate names an annual winner for…
April 4, 2022 • Community, Safercare Texas, School of Health Professions
During the last two years, the pandemic has highlighted the health disparities that millions of Texans face, from local access to health care to being able to find and navigate accurate health information. One way to help bridge these gaps is through community health workers. Dr. Teresa Wagner is hoping to improve the health of…
February 28, 2022 • Physician Assistant Studies, Physician Assistant Studies, School of Health Professions, Students
By Sally Crocker Anniversaries are a time for celebration, reflection, honoring the past and looking to the future. This spring, students, faculty and staff of HSC’s School of Health Professions Physician Assistant Studies (PA) program did just that as the Class of 2022 and the 1,000th graduate stepped forward to receive recognition and awards signifying…
February 18, 2022 • Education, Physical Therapy, School of Health Professions
The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth (HSC) has received $4.8 million in funding from The City of Fort Worth and Tarrant County to start a physical therapy-focused accelerator program with Techstars, a global investment business that provides access to capital, one-on-one mentorship, and customized programming for early-stage entrepreneurs. The Techstars…
October 13, 2021 • Physical Therapy, School of Health Professions
By Sally Crocker and Steven Bartolotta Shannon Swickard knew she wanted to pursue a career in health care early on in her academic journey. That career path was an easy choice because she had a cherished role model – her grandmother, a nurse practitioner. Swickard earned her undergraduate degree in Nutrition and a master’s degree…
August 19, 2021 • College of Pharmacy, Education, Multi School, Pharmacy, Physical Therapy, Physician Assistant Studies, School of Health Professions, Students, TCOM, Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine
By Diane Smith-Pinckney The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth (HSC) will present white coats to more than 400 students during a rite of passage ceremony for future health care providers at Will Rogers Memorial Center Auditorium on Aug. 20 at 9 a.m. Students from the Physician Assistant Studies program, Department of Physical Therapy, System College of Pharmacy, and Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine (TCOM) will receive coats during…
July 30, 2021 • Physician Assistant Studies, School of Health Professions, Students
By Diane Smith-Pinckney Jana Brown and Ashley Boehm are just like sisters. They finish each other’s sentences. They chuckle in unison, both have male Tabby cats and both are second-year physician assistant students at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth (HSC). “I literally could not go through school without Jana. It would just be impossible,” Boehm said, explaining how these relationships help balance…
June 21, 2021 • Community, Physician Assistant Studies, School of Health Professions
By Diane Smith-Pinckney The embroidery on Vic Holmes’ black scrubs identify him as a physician assistant and an ally to LGBTQ+ patients. The words, stitched under a rainbow-colored Caduceus pin and near his heart, read: “Vic Holmes, PA-C, He/Him/His, Family Medicine.” Pronouns are gracing more white coats, scrubs, business cards, name badges and email signatures…
December 11, 2020 • COVID-19, Patient Care, Physician Assistant Studies
By Diane Smith-Pinckney Sixty Texas Wesleyan University athletes have completed athletic screenings through a new partnership with The University of North Texas Health Science Center (HSC) at Fort Worth. The project screens TXWES athletes who have had COVID-19 so they can return to sports. As of Dec. 3, four more athletes were in the process of being assessed and had tests pending. “We completed…
September 22, 2020 • COVID-19, Education, Physician Assistant Studies, School of Health Professions, Students, Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine
By Diane Smith HSC Fort Worth has taken virtual learning to new levels during COVID-19. Consider, for example, medical students at the Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine who must master ultrasound technology to better identify the diseases that ail patients. At TCOM, students gain these skills while also learning to teach their peers. Earlier this year, about 20 to 30 students worked to become teaching assistants in the ultrasound training program directed by John O. Gibson, MD; FAAFP,…
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