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HSC names Dr. Waridibo Allison as new Vice President of Health Policy
By Steven Bartolotta The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth has named Waridibo Allison, MD, PhD, FACP, CPE, FIDSA as the new Vice President of Health Policy and founding Director of the new Center for Health...
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TCU and UNT Chancellors announce updates to MD School
Today, Chancellor Michael R. Williams and Chancellor Victor J. Boschini, Jr., issued the following joint statement to affirm the vision and announce the next evolution in the advancement of the TCU and UNTHSC School of Medicine: “Together, the UNT Health...
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HSC Dual Degree student Dianna Nguyen awarded highly prestigious NIH Fellowship
By Steven Bartolotta Dianna H. Nguyen, a DO/PhD candidate at the University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth, has been awarded the F30 Dual Doctoral-Degree, Predoctoral Fellowship from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Nguyen received the...
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SPH volunteers help local family build a brighter tomorrow
By Sally Crocker Lives are touched in meaningful ways when hearts and hands come together to serve the community by giving back to others. School of Public Health volunteers worked with the local Habitat for Humanity in Fall 2021 to...
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Dr. Melissa Lewis named first School of Public Health Associate Dean for Research and Faculty Advancement
By Sally Crocker Melissa A. Lewis, PhD, has been named as the first Associate Dean for Research and Faculty Advancement at the HSC School of Public Health (SPH). She began this new position January 1, 2022. In this new role, she...
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TCOM Advisory Colleges celebrate a decade of success
By Steven Bartolotta Six of the towering figures in the Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine’s history have their names adorning one of the most impactful programs at the school, the Advisory College Program, which is celebrating a decade of success since their introduction in 2011. The...
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HSC receives preliminary accreditation to offer first undergraduate health program
The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences has received preliminary accreditation through the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges to offer an online bachelor’s degree in biomedical sciences....
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A true calling to save lives, meet the driving force behind TCOM’s patient safety course
By Steven Bartolotta When you hear the passion in Lillee Gelinas’, DNP, MS, RN, CPPS, FAAN, voice, speaking about patient safety, you realize how personal it has become for her. The statistics that Dr. Gelinas recounts are staggering. Roughly, 1,100 patients a day are dying because of preventable...
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This HSC faculty member is taking action to help address social problems
By Sally Crocker Nolan Kline, PhD, is the kind of person who can’t sit by when action is needed. A defining moment early in his college experience led Dr. Kline to a career in public health education, research and service,...
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The healing power of hats: How one TCOM alum brings smiles to faces with his unique collection
By Steven Bartolotta In 1998, Christopher Hull, DO and 1979 Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine alum, was wearing a signature hat from his vast collection, as he walked through a hospital hallway. A patient came up to him and asked if he was wearing a welder’s...
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