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May 9, 2024 • Physician Assistant Studies, School of Health Professions academia, PA, PAEA, Physician Assistant, shp,
In most cases, when clinicians make the jump to academia, they have to figure out how to teach. They’re faced with taking a leap and inventing their wings along the way. For PAs, the Physician Assistant Education Association fills that gap with Faculty 101 training. One faculty member at The University of North Texas Health…
May 6, 2024 • Physical Therapy, School of Health Professions career fair, Hiring PT students, physical therapy students, PT, PT jobs,
The first floor of IREB was a maze of banners and tables manned by prospective employers. As around 200 physical therapy students filtered through the career fair, organized by The University of North Texas Health Science at Fort Worth’s Career Readiness Center, students and community partners representing 37 companies that hire physical therapists connected and…
May 2, 2024 • Physical Therapy, School of Health Professions DPT, physical therapy, School of Health Professions, shp,
Prior to coming to The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth, Do Kyung Yun advocated alongside community members in his Los Angeles neighborhood. As a community organizer, Yun, a second-year physical therapy student who is known to friends as “DK,” used to frequent meetings at local and state legislative offices. In…
April 24, 2024 • School of Health Professions HIV, Living with HIV,
HIV remains a major global health issue, with an estimated 40 million people living with HIV worldwide. About 10 million of them, including about half of infected children, do not have access to treatment. From 9:30 a.m. to noon on Monday, health care providers working on the frontlines of the HIV epidemic and a panel…
March 28, 2024 • Physical Therapy, School of Health Professions neurologic physical therapy, neurology, parkinson's, Parkinson’s disease, physical therapy, School of Health Professions, shp,
When Jonathan Hansen was an undergraduate intern at Texas Health Arlington Memorial Hospital, he encountered a man who had just suffered a stroke. The patient’s right side was completely paralyzed. Hansen, now a first-year student in The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth’s Department of Physical Therapy, worked closely with the…
March 27, 2024 • School of Health Professions adult education, at-home nurse, Child First, Community Health Worker, Dallas WiNGS, lifestyle health coach, National Service Office for Nurse-Family Partnership, online masters, parent ambassador, PHWB, success story, WIC,
In 2019, The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth student Jacqueline Green said she felt hopeless. She became pregnant while experiencing hard financial times, and she didn’t have insurance. Compounding her stress was terrible grief. Her mother-in-law suddenly passed away, leaving the Green family without a pillar of their family who…
March 19, 2024 • School of Health Professions, School of Public Health, Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine adolescent health, adolscent health research, children's health, research,
Two second-year students from the Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine connected with professors from the School of Public Health and the School of Health Professions. The collaboration among schools of The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth resulted in important research on adolescent health. The work left an indelible — and…
February 27, 2024 • Physical Therapy, School of Health Professions aging adults, geriatrics, health professions, older adults, physical therapy,
Dr. Beverly McNeal’s path to becoming a faculty member in The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth’s Department of Physical Therapy began when she arrived on campus for training in 2022. HSC hosted the American Physical Therapy Association Academy of Geriatrics’ Certified Exercise Expert for Aging Adults certification course. There, McNeal…
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…
January 26, 2024 • School of Health Professions Cancer exercise, Department of Personalized Health and Well-Being, Nicole Zurita, Rachael Mouat,
When cancer patients go through chemo, they can develop numbness or painful tingling in their hands and feet. This type of neuropathy can also cause them to lose balance, making it difficult to exercise, which has been shown in multiple studies to benefit cancer patients. Knowing this and other challenges that such patients encounter is…
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