Dr. Matthew Rossheim receives prestigious Public Health Advocate award

During a 15-year career, Dr. Matthew Rossheim – associate professor of health administration and health policy at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth School of Public Health – has taken on some of the most critical public health concerns facing communities today. He has researched and advocated for effective alcohol,…

SHP alumni spotlight: Meredith Yount, PA-C

After graduating from The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth's PA program in 2008, Meredith Yount spent time in private practice before finding her passion for serving the uninsured community of Fort Worth at Mercy Clinic. Learn more about how HSC paved the way for Yount's current role at Mercy Clinic…

HSC College of Nursing earns Texas Board of Nursing approvals for newest degree programs

The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth’s College of Nursing recently received final approvals from the Texas Board of Nursing for its new traditional Bachelor of Science in Nursing and Master of Science in Nursing in Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner programs. Board members unanimously voted to approve the two new…

TCOM’s Dr. David Mason named AOF 2024 Educator of the Year

Dr. David C. Mason, one of the most respected and impactful practitioners at the Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth has been selected as the 2024 Educator of the Year by the American Osteopathic Foundation. Mason will receive the award at the AOF’s 2024…

Another match for a TCOM graduate, this time it saves the life of a mother

It was January of 2023 when Dr. Daniel Erickson, then a student at the Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth, was sporting perhaps the biggest smile of his life while Facetiming with Stephanie Pugh for the first time. Stephanie, a mother of two from…

Dr. Stacey Griner receives Boston Congress of Public Health ‘40 Under 40’ award

Dr. Stacey Griner, assistant professor of population health at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth School of Public Health, has been selected as a 2024 “40 Under 40” Public Health Catalyst Award winner by the Boston Congress of Public Health. This prestigious international award recognizes the next generation of leaders,…

Crossing borders to advance international health equity

As part of the U.S. State Department’s Advancing Global Health Equity international visitor exchange program, community health representatives from around the world recently visited The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth during an educational welcome program bringing them to the local Metroplex. Representatives from HSC’s School of Public Health and Institute…

TCOM student Brittany Uebbing selected as an AAFP Emerging Leaders Institute Scholar

A prestigious opportunity is on the horizon for Brittany Uebbing, a third-year student at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth’s Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine, as she was selected by the American Academy of Family Physicians Foundation to join this year’s Emerging Leader Institute. Uebbing is one of just 30…

Pioneering PT students join medical mission trip

A full team of physical therapy students and faculty from The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth recently joined Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine students on a medical mission trip to rural West Texas. The mission, part of the Rural Osteopathic Medical Education, or ROME, program, traditionally involved only TCOM students.…

HSC pharmacology team employs AI in a novel approach to face off against opioid addiction

Every medicine we take is a simple molecule or chemical that has a specific target within the body. Opioids are meant to quiet pain, but the side effects release dopamine in the brain that can lead to a pleasurable feeling of “I like this, and I’d like to experience it again,” said David Siderovski, PhD,…