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Shambayati named ‘Student of the Year’

Maryam Shambayati, TCOM '12, was recently named Student of the Year by the Texas Medical Association (TMA) Medical Student Section. The recipient for this award is chosen each year by the TMA Medical Student Section council after students from every medical school in Texas submit nominations.TCOM students nominated Shambayati for her involvement in different organizations.…
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Two from UNTHSC named ’40 under 40′ honorees

Jennifer Trevino and Elizabeth Trevino Dawson were recognized in the 40 Under 40 Class of 2010 by the Fort Worth Business Press. They were honored at an awards dinner Thursday evening at the Fort Worth Club.Trevino, chief of staff to the president at the Health Science Center, handles day-to-day operations in the Office of the President and works…

Budowle named Health Care Hero

Bruce Budowle, PhD, director of the Health Science Center's Institute of Investigative Genetics and vice chair of the Department of Forensic and Investigative Genetics, has been named a Health Care Hero by Dallas Business Journal. He joined the Health Science Center in 2009, bringing renowned expertise in the areas of counterterrorism, primarily in identification of…

5th Annual Health Disparities Conference, May 27-28

On May 27-28, the Health Science Center will sponsor the 5th annual Texas Conference on Health Disparities in the brand new Medical Education and Training building.  The Health Disparity Conference focuses on women's cancer, HIV, CVD and obesity, with a special emphasis on community programs.  Check-in begins at 9 a.m. at the new Medical Education…
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New Medical Education and Training building opens its doors

The first day of classes arrived at the UNT Health Science Center's new Medical Education and Training building on Thursday, May 20. Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine (TCOM) students attended the inaugural course - Mechanisms of Disease taught by Linda Cunningham, MD, associate professor - in the new teaching auditorium.The new building ushers in a…
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TCOM earns top COMLEX scores for second consecutive year

Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine (TCOM) alumni currently completing residencies earned the highest average score in the nation on the Comprehensive Osteopathic Medical Licensing Examination (COMLEX) Level 3. The National Board of Osteopathic Medical Examiners released COMLEX scores this week. This is the second consecutive year that TCOM has been the top performer in the…
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Saving contact lens wearersA€A Ai sight motivates researcherA AfAos efforts

Acanthamoeba keratitis may be a mouthful, but for contact wearers the cost of the devastating condition can be loss of sight. The condition is almost always associated with contact lens use and is caused by amoebae invading the eye's cornea, resulting in severe inflammation. Identifying causes for the condition and possible new treatments is the…

Gonzales earns grant to build more effective medications, reduce side effects

Eric Gonzales, PhD, GSBS '05, assistant professor of pharmacology, was recently awarded a Robert A. Welch Foundation Grant. These grants are primarily given to researchers focused on advancing chemistry and improving life.Gonzales and members of his lab team will study protein crystallography, which, through x-ray defraction, can determine the atomic structure of proteins. The process…
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TCOM students visit Capitol Hill

Seven Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine (TCOM) students traveled to Washington, D.C., for DO Day on Capitol Hill April 29. Shane Alexander, Shwetha Chagalamarri, Lira Chowdhury, Achala Talati, Sarah Tran, Kevin Weiss and Cole Zanetti represented TCOM at the annual event.More than 800 students from 25 osteopathic medical schools filled the nation's Capitol to speak…

Estrogen protects brain in trauma victims

In a groundbreaking study, researchers from the University of North Texas Health Science Center in Fort Worth and the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas are partnering to battle the effects of traumatic brain injury, shock and sudden cardiac arrest.James Simpkins, PhD, chair of the Department of Pharmacology and Neuroscience and director of…