Mmt Dec 2023 Morton

TCOM’s Office of Rural Medical Education receives grant from United Health Care for medical mission trips

The Office of Rural Medical Education at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth's Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine has received a grant from United Health Care that will support two one-week medical mission trips to provide health care to rural communities in Texas for 2024. The grant, which is for…
Dr. Kichloo

Dr. Asim Kichloo named TCOM chair of internal medicine, geriatrics

Leadership in The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth’s Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine recently named Asim Kichloo, MD, FACP, ABOM diplomate, as the new chair of the Department of Internal Medicine and Geriatrics. Kichloo was the chief of hospital medicine and program director of the internal medicine residency at Samaritan…
Quincey Quinn

TCOM’s Quincey Quinn named TOMA Student Doctor of the Year

Quincey Quinn of The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth’s Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine has been named the Student Doctor of the Year by the Texas Osteopathic Medical Association. Quinn, a third-year student at TCOM, was honored Saturday, Feb. 3, during an awards ceremony at TOMA’s MidWinter Conference in Southlake.…
Dr. Nelsen

TCOM’s Dr. Nelsen named COMAT Examination Chair by NBOME

A leader in the field, Meaghan Nelsen, DO, MS, FACOOG, IBCLC from the Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth has been selected by the National Board of Osteopathic Medical Examiners as the COMAT Examination Chair for Obstetrics & Gynecology. Nelsen, an associate professor in…
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HSC to host second annual Black Men in White Coats Youth Summit

The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth is hosting the Black Men in White Coats Youth Summit on Feb. 10 for the second year. The free event will begin at 9 a.m. in the university’s Medical Education and Training building and will feature keynote speaker Dr. Dale Okorodudu, founder of Black…
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TCOM students provide free care in West Texas

Buoyed by the support of Wellpoint – formerly known as Amerigroup – 27 medical students from the Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth spent three days in the Panhandle of Texas providing free health care clinics in rural, underserved communities. This latest medical mission…
Rebecca Bosques

TCOM students teaching medical Spanish to students nationwide

Addressing perhaps one of the fastest-growing barriers to health care, medical students from The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth’s Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine are teaching medical Spanish to their classmates to help them in clinical encounters with their future patients. TCOM’s Latino Medical Student Association members, led by President…
Dr. Edward E. Elko

Dr. Edward E. Elko, a beloved figure at TCOM, passes away

Dr. Edward E. Elko, one of the most legendary individuals in the history of the Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine, passed away Wednesday at age 92. Elko retired in 1996, but his name remains engrained in medical education at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth. “We are deeply saddened by…
Dr. Lieto

TCOM’s Dr. Janet Lieto begins role as competency chair with NBOME

One of the leading innovators in the osteopathic profession who also is a faculty member at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth recently was appointed to a role on the National Board of Osteopathic Medical Examiners. Janet Lieto, DO, FACOFP, CMD, CPPS, director of Health Systems Science, Leadership and Innovation…
Dr. Licciardone

National pain research registry study finds long-term opioid therapy ineffective

The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine has published an article on long-term opioid therapy based on national data from the Pain Registry for Epidemiological, Clinical, and Interventional Studies and Innovation, which is headquartered at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth. The study findings revealed that LTOT, commonly…