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April 27, 2010 • Archive
The Office of Professional and Continuing Education (PACE) at the Health Science Center has been named one of only 20 medical education providers authorized to receive grant funding from GlaxoSmith-Kline. In 2010, GlaxoSmith-Kline is focusing its idependent continuing medical education (CME) funding exclusively on initiatives designed to close health care professional performance gaps and improve patient…
April 23, 2010 • Archive
The UNT Health Science Center's new Medical Education and Training Building was featured in today's Fort Worth Star-Telegram. The Health Science Center's new Medical Education and Training building is scheduled to be substantially complete next month. Along with classrooms and clinical training space, the new building will include an 11,500-square-foot, 500-seat teaching auditorium.The auditorium, which can…
April 21, 2010 • Archive
Twenty UNT Health physicians and 28 Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine (TCOM) alumni were named Top Docs by Fort Worth, Texas magazine in the April 2010 edition. They were honored at a special reception on national Doctor's Day, March 30, by the magazine.Nearly 3,000 area members of the Texas Medical Association, the Texas Osteopathic Medical…
April 19, 2010 • Archive
Two widely known osteopaths will headline the Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine's celebration of National Osteopathic Medicine Week, April 18-24.Barbara Ross-Lee, DO, director of the American Osteopathic Association Health Policy Fellowship Program and vice president of health sciences and medical affairs at the New York Institute of Technology, will present two talks:Healthcare reform: Implications for…
April 17, 2010 • Archive
Watch CBS Channel 11 at 5 p.m. today and listen to WBAP to learn of new results from a study conducted by the Health Science Center on breast cancer in South Dallas.Kathryn Cardarelli, PhD and director of the Center for Community Health, will share findings from an eight-week breast health education program targeted at women…
April 16, 2010 • Archive
The Star-Telegram reported today that the JPS Health Network Board of Directors approved a $2.5 million pledge for a proposed MD program at the Health Science Center. In November, the UNT Board of Regents voted unanimously to move forward in its intent to offer the program at the Health Science Center. This second medical degree…
April 16, 2010 • Archive
President Scott Ransom, DO, MBA, MPH, was recently selected to serve on the Board of Directors of the Tarrant County Medical Society. The board consists of 42 physicians who serve two-year terms as delegates and alternate delegates in the Texas Medical Association (TMA) House of Delegates. The Tarrant County Medical Society has more than 3,000…
April 15, 2010 • Archive
The Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine (TCOM) vaulted from 29th to 19th in national rankings for primary care medical schools this year according to U.S. News & World Report for 2011. This is the college's ninth consecutive appearance in the top 50 and the best ranking in TCOM's 40-year history. TCOM has the third-highest percentage…
April 14, 2010 • Archive
Research Appreciation Day (RAD) melds medicine, public health and basic science in a presentation of new research conducted at the UNT Health Science Center's Center for BioHealth. The research results are showcased during the day-long program, which is punctuated by a keynote address by Guest Speaker Brian Smedley, PhD, at 11:30 a.m. In addition to…
April 12, 2010 • Archive
The UNT Health Science Center welcomed 14 new sponsors at the 5th annual President's Invitational Golf Tournament on April 6. With 113 participants, and a total of 39 sponsors, the tournament at Ridglea Country Club raised $66,700 for Health Science Center initiatives.Quest Diagnostics was this year's presenting sponsor. The President's Invitational raises funds to expand…
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