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February 22, 2024 • Banner feature, Physician Assistant Studies, School of Health Professions PA studies, Physician Assistant, physician assistant studies, willed body,
Cierra Black chose to attend The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth in part because she wanted the experience of working with willed bodies. Practicing skills on human tissue allows students to gain firsthand experience in manipulating and dissecting human tissues, closely mirroring what they will encounter in clinical practice. The…
February 21, 2024 • TCOM Grants, research, seed grants, TCOM,
In a significant boost to health sciences research, the Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth has allocated seed grants totaling $99,211. This strategic funding underlines TCOM's commitment to fostering groundbreaking research that promises to expand the horizons of medical knowledge and practice. Dr. Frank…
February 20, 2024 • School of Public Health HIV, HIV research, HIV/AIDS, public health, School of Public Health,
Dr. Babayemi Olakunde has spent the majority of his career coordinating the HIV response in Nigeria. The country has one of the highest burdens of HIV/AIDS in the world, with an estimated 1.9 million people living with HIV and nearly 75,000 new infections per year. Olakunde has now brought his expertise in population and community…
February 20, 2024 • School of Public Health game-based learning, health care administrator, MHA, School of Public Health, simulation learning,
The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth recently won a bronze award from the prestigious international Serious Play Conference. The organization honors outstanding digital and board/tabletop games used for training, education or other game-based learning programs. Designed with other HSC collaborators by Emily Belew, MHA, LNFA, instructor in the School of…
February 14, 2024 • Center for Health Policy health policy, mentoring, primary care, telementoring,
The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth’s Center for Health Policy recently was awarded a $75,000 grant from Aetna, a CVS Health company, for a new pilot program to educate primary care providers working with pediatric patients who have physical or developmental disabilities. Led by Waridibo Allison, MD, PhD, FACP, CPE,…
February 14, 2024 • School of Public Health community health, community health improvement, Health disparities, Healthy People 2030, public health, social determinants of health,
In a unique collaboration, Texas Health Resources has teamed up with two UNT System schools at both the undergraduate and graduate levels to work collectively on implementing community health projects. The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth’s School of Public Health is one of those partners working with Texas Health’s Community…
February 14, 2024 • TCOM Health disparities, racial disparities, TCOM,
The Journal of Pain has published an article in its March issue comparing treatments and outcomes among Black and white patients with low back pain. The article is based on national data collected by the Pain Registry for Epidemiological, Clinical, and Interventional Studies and Innovation (PRECISION) at The University of North Texas Health Science Center…
February 14, 2024 • School of Public Health community-based primary care, Health Equity, population health, public health, social determinants of health, team-based care,
The School of Public Health at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth has become a member of The Network: Towards Unity For Health, and Dr. Shafik Dharamsi, SPH dean, has been named to the TUFH international advisory board. TUFH is an official non-state actor of the World Health Organization, founded…
February 13, 2024 • Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine Internal Medicine, TCOM, Texas college of osteopathic medicine,
Leadership in The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth’s Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine recently named Asim Kichloo, MD, FACP, ABOM diplomate, as the new chair of the Department of Internal Medicine and Geriatrics. Kichloo was the chief of hospital medicine and program director of the internal medicine residency at Samaritan…
February 7, 2024 • Safercare Texas heart health, heart health awareness, sudden cardiac arrest,
Five years ago, Doug Winkler bent over to get his wife a tissue. The next thing he remembered, he was in a hospital bed intubated and hooked up to nine IVs. “The doctors told my wife to start looking for nursing home facilities for me because there was a 5% chance I was living through…
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