This is Whole Health: Dr. Megan Wesling

“A patient was referred to HSC Health from a community hospital that was indifferent toward his health and well-being. It had been 20 years since his last primary care visit with the perspective that all was stable until he was hospitalized for diabetic foot infections. Ultimately, the hospitalization revealed a new diagnosis of Type 2…

SaferCare Texas to host launch of state emergency preparedness, response collaborative

In response to the growing need for quick, effective disaster responses in Texas communities, SaferCare Texas is hosting a state emergency preparedness and response collaborative. The training is designed to help integrate community health workers into preparedness and response teams and activities around the state. The event will take place from 2 to 4 p.m.…

College of Pharmacy pinning ceremony marks students’ transition to practice

HSC College of Pharmacy hosted the inaugural P3 Pinning Ceremony last month for the Class of 2024. The event celebrated the culmination of the student’s academic achievements in their first three years of pharmacy school and the beginning of their Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience rotations. In their fourth and final year, pharmacy students complete required…

HSC’s Adebola ‘Serah’ Sulaiman named student regent

Adebola “Serah” Sulaiman, a graduate student at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth, was recently appointed by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott to serve as the student regent on the UNT System Board of Regents. The second-year physician assistant graduate student in HSC’s School of Health Professions will serve a one-year…

Future scientists explore opportunities at HSC

This summer, a group of Fort Worth Independent School District high school students got a glimpse of what their futures could look like.   Incoming first-year students at the Texas Academy of Biomedical Sciences participated in the Summer Bridge Program on the The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth campus. TABS…

After nearly half a century of unparalleled patient care and education, TCOM’s Dr. Nancy Tierney is retiring

It was a car ride with her father that Nancy Tierney, Ph.D., APRN, ACNP, CPPS has never forgotten. “We were on Broad Street in Peekskill, New York,” she said when a then 13-year-old Tierney told her father she wanted to be a nurse. He scoffed at the idea and steered her toward a future in teaching.…

Innovate Fort Worth podcast: Charlie Lass of Dallas.Inc, Fort Worth.Inc and Humble.Inc

The average startup takes 12 months to get to market, costing $250,000 — and 95% of those companies fail, according to information published on Dallas.Inc, a startup focused on the success of other entrepreneurs. Charlie Lass is the CEO of Dallas.Inc, its sister site, Fort Worth.Inc, and newly formed Humble.Inc. He recently sat down for…

The dynamic duo of TCOM faculty sworn in as presidents of TOMA and the Texas Chapter of ACOFP

Hail to the Chiefs! Not one, but two faculty members from the Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine were sworn in as the presidents of the Texas Osteopathic Medical Association and the Texas Chapter of the American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians, respectively. Dr. Damon Schranz, an associate professor in TCOM’s Department of Family and Osteopathic…

HSC College of Pharmacy to host ‘The Future of Pharmacy in Texas’

The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth’s College of Pharmacy will host “The Future of Pharmacy in Texas” on Thursday to address opportunities and solutions for bridging the future of the pharmacy profession with workforce needs. The event will feature regionally and nationally regarded experts in pharmacy education and practice as…

HSC Center for Health Policy to host Change Makers for Health Summer Camp

The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth’s Center for Health Policy is hosting the Change Makers for Health Summer Camp at Weatherford College (225 College Park Dr., Weatherford, Texas) June 12-16, from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. This camp is designed for high school students in rural areas in grades 9…