- Our People
HSC students help register people for COVID-19 vaccines in hard-to-reach communities
By Diane Smith-Pinckney HSC student Megan Dole has a mission to help residents in hard-to-reach communities get protected against COVID-19. “The more people who get vaccinated the better,” said Dole, a first-year medical student at Texas College of Osteopathic...
- COVID-19
HSC Fort Worth, Tarrant County Open COVID-19 Vaccination Location at the Saginaw Recreation Center
By Alex Branch The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth (HSC) and Tarrant County will open a new COVID-19 vaccination site Tuesday, April 6 at the Saginaw Recreation Center, 633 W. McLeroy Blvd. Tarrant County will allocate the vaccine doses and contact people to make appointments to...
- Education
TCOM student organization hosts virtual youth summit
By Steven Bartolotta Learning how to suture, perform CPR and applying a tourniquet was on full display as TCOM’s Student National Medical Association (SNMA) helped host a virtual session of Black Men in White Coats Youth Summit. The activities, which were conducted in...
- On Campus
Celebrate, join the conversations during National Public Health Week 2021
By Sally Crocker Most days, the work of public health happens behind the scenes — a trusted friend who is always there to help communities stay healthy and well. It’s in times of crisis that we really see how much we...
- Education
U.S. News Ranks TCOM as top osteopathic school for primary care in Texas, second in the nation
By Steven Bartolotta U.S. News & World Report released its annual list of best medical schools for primary care and for the second consecutive year, the Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine was the highest ranked osteopathic medical school in Texas...
- Education
Women’s History Month 2021
As Women’s History Month draws to a close, HSC College of Pharmacy would like to recognize the immense contributions and significant gains women are making in the pharmacy profession. According to a 2019 National Pharmacist Workforce Study, the pharmacy profession...
- Patient Care
HSC experts explain Alzheimer’s disease
Caregivers, grappling with medical questions about Alzheimer’s disease, may be filled with fear and confusion. Often, they turn to friends, social media or the internet for answers. Geriatric experts at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth want to bridge that information gap. Dr. Tyson Garfield, Geriatrician and Assistant Professor, tackles those questions...
- Education
One-of-a-kind Patient Safety Course gives TCOM students an edge
By Steven Bartolotta Lillee Gelinas, MS, RN, CPPS, FAAN, remembers the first patient she ever lost. She was in the U.S. Navy Nurse Corps and missed a respiratory depression that ultimately led to the patient’s death. Devastating experiences like that...
- Our People
Canadian born, but a Fort Worth icon, TCOM’s Dr. W. Paul Bowman retires
By Steven Bartolotta His first Leukemia patient at Cook Children’s Hospital was 22-months old and had a severe form of the disease for which survival rates in the early 1980s were less than 20 percent. Unfazed, W. Paul Bowman, M.D....
- COVID-19
HSC Fort Worth, Tarrant County Open COVID-19 Vaccination Location in Stop Six Neighborhood
By Alex Branch The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth (HSC) and Tarrant County will open a COVID-19 vaccination site Tuesday, March 23 in Fort Worth’s Stop Six neighborhood with an initial goal of administering 1,000 shots in the first week. The vaccine site opened Tuesday at Brighter...
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