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October 5, 2023 • Banner feature, College of Pharmacy affordable degree, Fall 2024, flex pharD, money for college, scholarships,
On the heels of announcing a more flexible Doctor of Pharmacy program called FlexPharmD, The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth College of Pharmacy now is offering an academic achievement award available to pharmacy school candidates applying for fall 2024. Candidates with a GPA of 3.0 or higher may be eligible…
October 5, 2023 • School of Public Health Cowtown Friends of FWACC, Fort Worth Animal Care & Control, Office of Care & Civility, pets and mental health,
Wagging tails and heartfelt conversations recently lit up The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth campus as part of Mental Health Awareness Week. In a novel collaboration, the HSC Office of Care & Civility joined forces with Cowtown Friends of FWACC, a non-profit fundraising and advocacy partner to Fort Worth Animal…
October 5, 2023 • Banner feature, Campus Annoucement Conor Baze, Free clinic, free dental, free dental exams, free glasses, free health care, free vision, RAM, Remote Area Medical,
When Conor Baze signed up for Remote Area Medical last year, he wasn’t sure what to expect. The local resident and then second-year student in The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth’s physician assistant studies program knew the free pop-up medical clinic would be a great opportunity to gain experience in…
October 2, 2023 • Campus Annoucement One Pill Kills, opioid epidemic, Overcoming Opioids: Awareness and Prevention Event,
A synthetic opioid that’s considered exponentially more addictive than heroin, fentanyl is now the leading cause of death for Americans ages 18 to 49. It can be fatal to ingest even a tiny amount, so small it could fit on a pencil eraser. In the face of the deadliest epidemic in the history of the U.S., The…
September 29, 2023 • Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine Department of Internal Medicine and Geriatrics, Founders Day, Internal Medicine,
For more than two decades, Dr. Michael B. Clearfield, DO, MACOI, FACP, has developed the Department of Internal Medicine and Geriatrics at the Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine into one of the largest and most productive academically in the osteopathic profession, serving as the chair from 1982-2002. His time as chair at The University of…
September 28, 2023 • School of Public Health grant, One Pill Kills, SAMHSA, U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration,
Dr. Kari Northeim, School of Public Health assistant professor of population and community health at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth, has been awarded the SAMHSA Rural EMS Training and Education grant in conjunction with HSC community partners, Parker County Hospital District and BEST EMS. BEST EMS is a physician-led medical control…
September 28, 2023 • Center for Anatomical Sciences, Physiology and Anatomy, School of Biomedical Sciences
People with leg amputations, including those with diabetes, run the risk of overuse injuries like osteoarthritis, muscle atrophy or bone breaks in their intact limbs. Now, new research is quantifying the impacts of amputations and diabetes, a leading cause of amputation, on those overuse injuries. The findings could influence further research on musculoskeletal health and…
September 28, 2023 • TCOM Ankit Sanghavi, Dr. Bret Burton, Dr. David Mason, Dr. Dzung Le, Dr. TeCora Ballom, health care failure, health care outcomes, Health Care Workforce & Education Series, Patricia McGaffigan, U.S. Health care,
Americans have soured on the U.S. health care system, according to a Gallup poll taken earlier this year. Most of those surveyed rate health care quality as subpar, including 31% saying it is “only fair” and 21% — a new high — calling it “poor.” The U.S. ranked nearly last compared with other wealthy countries…
September 26, 2023 • Safercare Texas continuing education, high-acuity patients, mental health, public health,
Tarri Wyre saw the growing need to expand her mental health education. The community health worker and ambulatory care manager for Memorial Hermann Health in Houston turned to the Mental Wellness microcredential, offered by The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth’s SaferCare Texas, the university’s patient-safety-focused department. “The global awareness of…
September 26, 2023 • College of Nursing, Whole Health Cindy Weston, nursing curriculum, nursing school, patient-centered care, whole person,
At its very core, nursing embodies the principles of Whole Health, emphasizing the intricate connection between mind, body and spirit, where individuals are treated as more than their symptoms. Dr. Cindy Weston, founding dean of The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth’s College of Nursing, knows firsthand just how often whole…
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