Faculty ‘Academy’ created to further educational excellence

The UNT Health Science Center has created an Academy of Medical Educators (AME) that is dedicated to educational excellence through formal faculty training directed at developing new approaches to organizing curricular activities and instructional methods."We are assisting faculty in the creation of a learning environment that helps students transform declarative knowledge -- knowledge of ‘what'…

Seeking cancer answers

Could oxidative stress actually inhibit inflammatory colon and bowel diseases such as Crohn's disease? And could those effects ultimately treat colon cancer? These questions are challenging Ladislav Dory at the Health Science Center to research the long-term benefits of intermittent oxidative stress on cells and enzymes related to inflammatory bowel disease and possible effects of…

UNTHSC honored for partnerships with Fort Worth ISD

The UNT Health Science Center has received the Fort Worth Independent School District's (FWISD) Golden Achievement Award for Partnership Excellence for the seventh consecutive year.  The award recognizes the Health Science Center for providing programs and resources to support the academic achievement of FWISD students. Each year, the Health Science Center hosts several programs that…

UNTHSC reaches out to next generation

This summer, students from around Fort Worth and across the country are visiting UNT Health Science Center to learn about the health sciences as part of several educational outreach programs. Recently, fifth-graders from Fort Worth's Maude Logan Elementary School attended a "Mini-Med School" sponsored by the Pediatrics Club. The Health Science Center is hosting eighth-graders from Fort…

TCOM is best in Texas on A€ASAcSocial MissionAlAsA list

The Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine (TCOM) at the UNT Health Science Center has received the highest ranking of eight Texas medical schools named in "The Social Mission of Medical Education" list published by the Annals of Internal Medicine. TCOM ranked 55th out of the 141 schools mentioned in the study, which focused on defining…

Legacy Project honors anatomy donors, provides memorial for families

Families of those who donated their bodies for medical student education to the Department of Cell Biology and Anatomy through the Willed Body Program were honored by the UNT Health Science Center TCOM Class of 2013 on Wednesday, June 9, in the new Medical and Education Training Building. Families of body donors, TCOM faculty and…

Lighting’ the way to disease prevention

Ignacy Gryczynski, PhD, professor of Cell Biology and Anatomy, and Zygmunt "Karol" Gryczynski, PhD, professor of Molecular Biology and Immunology, are working with Don Stewart from Omm Scientific, Inc. to construct a relatively inexpensive fluorescent-based device to help with the early, precise detection of diseases. The device will apply fluorescence technology to enhance the detection…

Adolescent and Young Adult Oncology Center to link cancer knowledge

Cancer at any age is tragic, but it's especially difficult for children. But at what age are cancer patients no longer children? When should they be treated as "adult" cancer patients? Should a 17-year-old dealing with leukemia be treated as an adult on his 18th birthday? Or should he be given the same treatments as…

UNTHSC gets $300,000 CPRIT grant

The Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) recently presented a $300,000 check to the University of North Texas Health Science Center for a cancer prevention program in South Dallas.  The check was accepted by Provost Thomas Yorio and Dean Richard Kurz from School of Public Health. These monies, part of CPRIT's $61 million inaugural grants, will fund…

Shambayati named ‘Student of the Year’

Maryam Shambayati, TCOM '12, was recently named Student of the Year by the Texas Medical Association (TMA) Medical Student Section. The recipient for this award is chosen each year by the TMA Medical Student Section council after students from every medical school in Texas submit nominations.TCOM students nominated Shambayati for her involvement in different organizations.…