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February 14, 2024 • School of Public Health community-based primary care, Health Equity, population health, public health, social determinants of health, team-based care,
The School of Public Health at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth has become a member of The Network: Towards Unity For Health, and Dr. Shafik Dharamsi, SPH dean, has been named to the TUFH international advisory board. TUFH is an official non-state actor of the World Health Organization, founded…
February 13, 2024 • Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine Internal Medicine, TCOM, Texas college of osteopathic medicine,
Leadership in The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth’s Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine recently named Asim Kichloo, MD, FACP, ABOM diplomate, as the new chair of the Department of Internal Medicine and Geriatrics. Kichloo was the chief of hospital medicine and program director of the internal medicine residency at Samaritan…
February 7, 2024 • Safercare Texas heart health, heart health awareness, sudden cardiac arrest,
Five years ago, Doug Winkler bent over to get his wife a tissue. The next thing he remembered, he was in a hospital bed intubated and hooked up to nine IVs. “The doctors told my wife to start looking for nursing home facilities for me because there was a 5% chance I was living through…
February 7, 2024 • Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine osteopathic medicine, patient advocacy, TCOM, TOMA,
Quincey Quinn of The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth’s Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine has been named the Student Doctor of the Year by the Texas Osteopathic Medical Association. Quinn, a third-year student at TCOM, was honored Saturday, Feb. 3, during an awards ceremony at TOMA’s MidWinter Conference in Southlake.…
February 6, 2024 • College of Nursing College of nursing, MSN, nursing, RN to BSN,
The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth today announced the opening of the application process for its first nursing students, who will start classes this fall semester. HSC’s nursing students will start in August in either the Registered Nurse to Bachelor of Science in Nursing (RN to BSN) or the Master…
January 31, 2024 • College of Pharmacy Applied Health Outcomes Research, health care-focused AI/ML, pharmacoepidemiology, pharmacy, research,
Studying health outcomes research alongside artificial intelligence/machine learning, allows managed care pharmacists to make real-world decisions that impact medication therapy and cost-efficiency for individuals and health systems. According to the Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy, “Pharmacists in managed health care organizations are responsible for the delivery of health care and prescription drug benefits to more…
January 31, 2024 • Patient Safety, Safercare Texas cardiovascular disease, heart health, heart health prevention, heart month,
February is known as the month of love – a month full of chocolates, flowers and celebrating those people love most. To truly celebrate the month of love, people must first ensure they are properly caring for the vessel everyone is celebrating – the heart. American Heart Month occurs each February. This month-long celebration is…
January 30, 2024 • School of Public Health AAHB, American Academy of Health Behavior, HPV research, School of Public Health, vaccination,
Dr. Erika Thompson, associate professor of population and community health at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth’s School of Public Health, has been elected as secretary for the American Academy of Health Behavior. “It is with great pleasure that we announce Dr. Thompson has been elected as secretary of AAHB,” said…
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…
January 25, 2024 • College of Pharmacy applied outcomes research, managed care pharmacy, pharmacy, southwest academy of managed care pharmacy,
Nearly 150 managed care pharmacists and pharmacy students from Texas and the southwest region will congregate on the HSC campus on Saturday, Feb. 3 for the annual Southwest Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy Day of Education. This is the first time the College of Pharmacy is hosting the regional conference - a great opportunity to…
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