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TCOM Chapter of the Gold Humanism Honor Society welcomes new inductees

The humanistic side of medicine is flourishing at the Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine (TCOM) at the University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth. The TCOM Chapter of the Arnold P. Gold Foundation inducted 32 students and four faculty members into the Gold Humanism Honor Society during a ceremony at the Fort…
HSC School of Public Health MPH candidate, Dr. Hemali Patel

MPH student organizes Tarrant County forum on Hispanic women’s cervical cancer prevention

Texas women are more likely than their peers in more than 40 states to develop cervical cancer and die from the disease. For Hispanic women in Tarrant County and those living along the Texas southern border region, the rates are almost double. Cervical cancer is preventable. To shed light on this important public health concern…
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TABS Preceptorship program brings biomedical and health careers to life for high school students

Through a partnership with the Fort Worth Independent School District’s (FWISD) Texas Academy of Biomedical Sciences (TABS) early college high school, students interested in biomedical/health professional careers have an opportunity each spring to shadow HSC faculty and fourth-year Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine (TCOM) students, attend medical school lectures, participate in experiences like anatomy lab…
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Immersive Regional Simulation Center first of its kind in Texas

Amid the buzzing activity of construction inside The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth Gibson D. Lewis Library sits the future of frontline health care training. Through virtual reality projection rooms, HSC’s new Regional Simulation Center will offer students, faculty and area medical professionals the opportunity to dive into various real-world…
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She overcame late stage cancer, now Aivien Do is ready for Match Day

By Steven Bartolotta Aivien Do was in her first year as a medical student at The Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth sitting through a class as different slides of various ailments were shown. First a chest X-ray of pneumonia, plural effusions, and then…
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HSC Chapter of SACNAS Receives $10,200 Grant for Speaker Series

By Kathryn Lytton When graduate students tell someone they are getting their doctoral degree, many times they are met with the response, “What are you going to do with that?” To help answer that question, students involved in The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth Society for Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics and…
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Physician Assistant Studies celebrates 25th anniversary, recognizes program’s 1,000th graduate

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…
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TCOM student selected for prestigious MSTAR Fellowship

By Steven Bartolotta Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine’s (TCOM) Imran Rashik was one of just 13 medical students from across the nation to be selected for the prestigious National Medical Students Training in Aging Research (MSTAR) Fellowship. Rashik will spend eight weeks this summer at the UNC School of Medicine’s Center for Aging and Health,…
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Ryan Craig wins the TCOM Honors Research Practicum Award

By Steven Bartolotta After completing a very comprehensive semester of research training, journal club presentations and examinations, TCOM second-year student Ryan Craig was selected as the recipient of the TCOM Honors Research Practicum Award. Craig contributed to an excellent journal club presentation involving a large-scale cohort study published in JAMA Psychiatry, had the highest level…

MHA students score prestigious fellowships

By Sally Crocker   Four HSC School of Public Health Master of Health Administration (MHA) students have received fellowships to pursue their career interests with top institutions around the country following graduation. Adeola Adelabu has been named as an incoming 2022-23 Administrative Fellow at PeaceHealth, a Vancouver, Washington, based not-for-profit health care system serving urban…