Maria Crompton

TCOM rural track graduate returns home to lead the ROME program

She’s back! Dr. Maria Crompton is the Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine’s new director of Rural Medical Education at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth. Crompton, a TCOM Rural Track graduate in 2008, has been a faculty member serving in both clinical and academic roles for three years since returning…
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TCOM’s Chapter of the Texas Medical Association named the 2023 Chapter of the Year

The Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine’s chapter of the Texas Medical Association Medical Student Section was selected as the 2023 Chapter of the Year by the organization. The TCOM chapter of The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth was honored at the TMA-MSS 2023 Chapter of the Year Award at the…
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Innovation leads a team of TCOM students to Sloan SSM Health national case competition

A trio of students from the Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine used tenacity and innovation to advance to the finals of the 3rd Annual Case Competition of Cornell University’s Sloan Program in Health Administration. First-year students Gabriel Kupovics, Navya Peddireddy and Megana Sundar made it through the initial round of 40 graduate school teams from…
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HSC Pediatric Mobile Clinic: Partnerships Make Us Better Together

The HSC Pediatric Mobile Clinic utilizes a rich network of community resources to approach each patient from a whole health perspective. The PMC is a pediatrician’s office on wheels, equipped with everything a provider needs to perform well-child checks, acute visits, vaccinations and more. This mobile care center travels to areas with limited access to…
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HSC Pediatric Mobile Clinic: The Significant Impact of Catching Just One

The Catch One program is primed for expansion under the leadership of NP Mandy Mendez and the HSC Pediatric Mobile Clinic. The program currently partners with Morningside Elementary School to provide full health screenings, including dental and vision, to students with their parent’s permission. This collaborative event is coordinated by the PMC with assistance from…
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TCOM students host a successful medical mission trip along the border in Big Bend

The Texas Rural Health Association chapter at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth partnered with the Office of Rural Medical Education to run free medical clinics in one of the most medically unserved areas in the state. The TRHA student leaders from the Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine worked with…
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Annals of Family Medicine publishes article by TCOM students highlighting value of empathic doctors

The Annals of Family Medicine recently published an article written by students from The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth’s Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine that shows patients with chronic pain value empathic doctors who validate their concerns and communicate clearly. The four students, Salman Patel, Prathima Kandukuri, George Beeton and…
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Heading home to Midland, TCOM’s Clarence Sparks is the first from the PCPP to participate in Match Day

Samantha Hustak remembers the taunts as a little girl. Katie Walter will never forget the day she got the news her athletic career was over. At the age of 45, Rachael Haines, a wife and mother of four, was ready for medical school and Clarence Sparks, a one-time college dropout, is now ready to head…
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HSC brings Healthy Smiles Initiative to children across North Texas

The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth is partnering with the Texas Woman’s University dental hygiene program to bring a new Healthy Smiles Initiative to the fourth annual Giving Kids a Smile event. TWU’s dental hygiene program has provided free oral care to children in North Texas for several years through…
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Rising above challenges, members of TCOM’s Class of 2023 ready for Match Day: Samantha Hustak

Samantha Hustak remembers the taunts as a little girl. Katie Walter will never forget the day she got the news her athletic career was over. At the age of 45, Rachael Haines, a wife and mother of four, was ready for medical school and Clarence Sparks, a one-time college dropout, is now ready to head…