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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 21, 2022 • Students, TCOM, Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine Alex Thomas, Caleb Reagor, Cooper Warne, Destinie Settlemyre, Didi Ebert, Gregory Dick, Guntash Khasria, Jonathan Sweeney, Jonathan Tune, JPS Research and Quality Symposium, Marie Crompton, Matthew Biggerstaff, Original Research Poster, Saqeeb Ali,
When Destinie Settlemyre got the news, she knew she was in the right place doing the right thing. Settlemyre, a rising third-year student with the Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine won first place in the Original Research Poster competition at the JPS Research and Quality Symposium. Her poster, “Assessing Social Determinants of Health in Women…
June 15, 2022 • Banner feature, School of Health Professions, Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine Justin Dam, LGBTQ, Pride, Suicide Rates, Vic Holmes,
Justin Dam, a second-year Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine student at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth, said that prior to coming out, he feared that friends and family would no longer accept him. “That really made me feel lonely at times,” he said. “It became hard to feel close…
May 16, 2022 • Banner feature, Education, Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine
The Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth has named Priya Bui, DO, CPPS, FAAP chair of the Department of Pediatrics and Women’s Health. Dr. Bui, a 2011 TCOM graduate who has served as interim chair since March 2021, is the first female chair of…
May 11, 2022 • TCOM, Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine
The Texas Medical Association Medical Student Section honored Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine (TCOM) at the University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth second-year student Kate Russell with its 2022 Student of the Year award. The TMA’s House of Delegates policymaking body officially announced the award in Houston during TexMed, the association’s…
May 3, 2022 • Education, TCOM, Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine
The Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine (TCOM) at the University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth (HSC) was selected by the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine (STFM) to participate in the highly coveted Anti-racism Learning Collaborative. Headed by TCOM’s Associate Professor in Family Medicine and OMM Didi Ebert, DO, MPH, MS,…
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 28, 2022 • Students, TCOM, Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine
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…
April 26, 2022 • Patient Safety, TCOM, Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine
The recent conviction of RaDonda Vaught, a former nurse prosecuted for a fatal drug error in 2017, has brought to the forefront the importance of patient safety and what can be done to avoid such a scenario in the future. Two years ago, the Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine (TCOM) at The University of North…
April 20, 2022 • Our People, TCOM, Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine
The American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians (ACOFP) recently honored The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth’s Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine’s (TCOM) Damon A. Schranz, DO, FACOFP, with its 2022 Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Award during the ACOFP 59th Annual Convention and Scientific Seminars. Dr. Schranz, a 1998 TCOM…
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