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February 8, 2023 • TCOM, Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine American College of Osteopathic Medical Schools, Cook Children’s Medical Center, Council of Osteopathic Student Government Presidents, Department of Pediatrics and Women’s Health, Dr. Anish Ray, Dr. Ashraf Mohamed, Dr. Riyaz Basha, Oncology Student Interest Group, Refugee Health Initiative, Research of the Year,
Driven by a passion for research, the Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine has named fourth-year student Ishna Sharma its 2023 Research of the Year. After a rigorous selection process, Sharma was selected as the winner and will represent TCOM in the American College of Osteopathic Medical Schools Council of Osteopathic Student Government Presidents National Conference. …
February 6, 2023 • School of Public Health Black health disparities, Black History Month, Elevating Power and Black Excellence, misty wilder, Quinton “Q” Phillips, Shafik Dharamsi,
In the increasingly complex mosaic of public health and wellness, social determinants play a major role in health disparities. Social determinants of health are the broad range of nonmedical factors that influence health outcomes and health inequities. Some of these include the conditions in which people live, learn, work and play. Studies suggest the lower…
February 2, 2023 • HSC Health Bedford Rotary Club, Daria Mejnartowicz, foreign exchange, health systems, Jessica Rangle, Open World Program, Regional Simulation Center, The Congressional Office for International Leadership,
HSC hosted delegates from Poland last week as a part of the Open World Program facilitated by the Bedford chapter of the Rotary Club. The campus visitors were here to learn about the U.S. health care system and were given an in-depth look at major systems in North Texas like HSC, John Peter Smith hospital…
February 1, 2023 • School of Biomedical Sciences Dr. Kyrah Brown, Dr. Mark Cunningham, Junie “Paula” Warrington, Nina Stachenfield, preeclampsia, Styliani “Stella” Goulopoulou, Women’s Cardiovascular and Brain Health Symposium,
Men historically have been used as the standard for health care research, which has led to a delay in discovering the cause, prediction and treatment of countless women’s health issues. One such condition, preeclampsia — a high blood pressure disorder that can occur during pregnancy — will be the subject of an important discussion among a…
February 1, 2023 • School of Public Health area deprivation index, Black women's health, Brest cancer, Health disparities, Justin Luningham, Ritu Aneja, Shafik Dharamsi,
The cancer divide between Black women and white women in the United States is as entrenched as it is startling. In the 1980s, breast cancer survival rates for the two were nearly identical. But since 1991, as improvements in screening and treatment came into use, the gap has widened, with no signs of abating. Black women are…
February 1, 2023 • Banner feature, Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine Black doctors, Black History Month, Black Men in White Coats, Black Men in White Coats Youth Summit, Dr. Barbara Ross-Lee, Dr. Beverly Waddleton, Dr. Dale Okorodudu, Dr. Dravles Edwards, Dr. Garth Graham,
February is Black History Month and the Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine is proud to honor the pioneering efforts of many African American men and women who have paved the way for many in the medical and osteopathic community. To celebrate Black History Month, The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth…
January 31, 2023 • Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine Dr. Frank Filipetto, Med school training, Medical Mentorship Program, Pre-med, TCOM, Texas college of osteopathic medicine,
Mentoring, volunteering and raising the next generation of medical students is the backbone of the Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine’s Medical Mentorship Program. TCOM students volunteered their time to mentor undergraduate pre-med students from universities across the region. More than 100 pre-med students were on the campus of The University of North Texas Health Science Center…
January 30, 2023 • Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine American Osteopathic College of PMR Medical Student Council, Dr. Frank Filipetto, Gold Humanism Honor Society, Medical Mentorship Program, Medical Student Government Association, Mentality Initiative to Nurture Doctors, osteopathic medicine, TCOM, Texas Osteopathic Medical Association, Texas Pediatric Society Committee on Children with Disabilities,
Jennifer Pham of The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth’s Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine has been named the Student Doctor of the Year by the Texas Osteopathic Medical Association. Pham, a fourth-year student at TCOM, was honored Saturday during an awards ceremony at TOMA’s MidWinter Conference in Dallas. “It’s…
January 26, 2023 • HSC Health, Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine Dr. Sajid Surve, Dr. Yein Lee, Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, HSC health, Jessica Rangel, Performing Arts Medicine, Texas Center for Performing Arts Health,
A doctor told flutist Maria Gabriela Alvarado that she would have to give up her passion. Playing her instrument for long stretches caused her shoulder to pop out of its socket and her ribs to dislocate. The University of North Texas graduate’s life changed when she visited Dr. Yein Lee, a physician at HSC Health,…
January 26, 2023 • Banner feature, North Texas Eye Research Institute blind, distorted vision, Dr. Dimitrios Karamichos, EV, EVs, EVs in tears, extracellular vesicle, Keratoconus,
Cells are the body’s social network. One of the ways they communicate with one another is by transmitting what’s called extracellular vesicles, tiny membrane-bound messages in a bottle. The study of EVs is exploding throughout many scientific disciplines around the world, as researchers are now beginning to explore their possible use in medical diagnostics and…
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