College of Health Professions News

The HSC Center for Health Policy welcomes faculty interest in faculty affiliation from across HSC and from external academic organizations. Affiliated Faculty of HSC Center for Health Policy have to be actively contributing to or collaborating on at least one of the various research, education, community, policy and other activities of the Center. Contributing External […]

When Do Kyung Yun was young, he spoke with a stutter. Throughout his childhood, he attended speech therapy, which he credits as a significant driving factor that led him to pursue a career in physical therapy. “It was one of the most painful and toughest challenges that I had to go through,” he said. “But […]

During a break year before starting college, Bethany Brady developed her passion for nutrition while traveling the world. She witnessed the ravages of malnutrition up close and wanted to learn how to help. Before pursuing her PhD, Dr. Karrie Curry was an endurance athlete, having competed in eight triathlons, seven marathons and several century cycle […]

By the time Zach Harmon and his team of paramedics arrived at a crash scene on Interstate 20 in Weatherford, Texas, the man they’d been deployed to help was already unconscious. He was breathing just six times a minute with a dangerously low heart rate. The truck driver was pinned inside the cabin of his tractor-trailer […]

Natasha Blizzard had never spoken to her father in-depth about his post-traumatic stress disorder. The first-year physical therapy student at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth’s College of Health Professions said her father’s 27 years of military service, including several combat tours, changed aspects of his personality. “He felt so […]

Each year, National Nurses Week is celebrated beginning May 6 and ending May 12, commemorating the birthday of Florence Nightengale. This week was established to recognize the nursing profession and the vital role that nurses play in healthcare, their communities, research and beyond.  We’re honored to take the opportunity to shine a light on Bobbie […]

Recently, HSC Department of Physical Therapy students and faculty travelled to San Diego, California for the American Physical Therapy Association’s (APTA) annual Combined Section Meeting (CSM.) This event drew over 15,000 participants from around the country to gather as physical therapists, academics, scholars, and students to network, educate, learn together, and explore the interests of […]

Recently, HSC’s Master of Physician Assistant Studies class of 2023 celebrated the success of their journey through PA school at the annual HSC Physician Assistant Studies Awards Banquet. Students received awards as well as their long white coat, signifying the completion of the program and their next step into their profession before HSC’s official commencement […]

For some, the road to a physical therapy program is linear, but for first year physical therapy student Do Kyung (DK) Yun, a variety of professional and life experiences led him to his calling.  Originally from Los Angeles, California, Yun moved to Pennsylvania after graduating high school to pursue higher education. Soon after, however, he […]