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April 19, 2012 • Archive
David Cistola, M.D., Ph.D., has been named vice president for research at the UNT Health Science Center, announced President Scott Ransom. Cistola currently serves as associate dean for research and professor of clinical laboratory science in the College of Allied Health Sciences; and professor of biochemistry and molecular biology at the Brody School of Medicine…
April 18, 2012 • Archive
Mom is the center of a baby's life, but moms-to-be are finding support in their own "Centering" groups at two UNT Health locations in Tarrant County. UNT Health's certified nurse-midwives launched Centering Pregnancy - the first such program in Fort Worth - two years ago to give expectant mothers a community and resource to answer…
April 5, 2012 • Archive
She's 94 years old, climbs 12 flights of stairs daily - sometimes twice - and has a wall of plaques she has earned for her volunteer service. Plus, Thelma Swindell is teaching first- and second-year medical students at the Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine how to work with geriatric patients as part of an innovative…
April 4, 2012 • Archive
The April issue of Fort Worth, Texas magazine honors several UNT Health clinicians as Top Doctors. They were selected as a result of surveys of fellow health care providers. They practice in clinics and hospitals across Tarrant County. CardiologyRandall Hall, DO, BSDavid Slife, DOBalaji Veerappan, MDMartin Weiss, DOInfectious DiseaseBarbara Atkinson, DOGastroenterologyMonte Troutman, DOGeriatricsJanice Knebl, DO,…
April 3, 2012 • Archive
TORDANO WARNING: UNTHSC should take cover IMMEDIATELY in internal areas of the building.
March 21, 2012 • Archive
The latest edition of Synergy, UNT Health Science Center's annual research report, is now online. This year's publication features research in the areas of Alzheimer's disease, cancer, primary care, public health and more. Open publication - Free publishing - More cancer
5th Annual North Texas Health Forum addresses community alcohol abuse problems through public health
March 15, 2012 • Archive
On April 19, the School of Public Health hosts the fifth annual North Texas Health Forum, co-sponsored by Tarrant County Challenge, Inc. Community participants and professionals interested in preventing and treating alcohol-related injuries and deaths are encouraged to attend. Alexander Wagenaar, PhD, will discuss alcohol control policy issues in his keynote address at 6 p.m.…
March 14, 2012 • Archive
The 2013 U.S. News & World Report rankings are out, and the Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine maintained its top-50 ranking for primary care, coming in at 35th. TCOM has ranked among the top 50 for primary care since 2003.TCOM ranked second in the nation for primary care among osteopathic medical schools and second among…
March 9, 2012 • Archive
The Fort Worth Business Press named Jan Jowitt, RN, DHA, director of nursing and Central Services, and Mark DeHaven, PhD, Texas Prevention Institute, as 2012 Healthcare Heroes at its annual awards dinner on March 7. Don Peska, DO, dean of the Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine, accepted a special Heroes Health Care Award on behalf…
February 8, 2012 • Archive
In addition to showing off fascinating new research by our graduate researchers, UNTHSC's 20th annual Research Appreciation Day will feature keynote speaker Elizabeth Protas, PT, PhD, who will discuss exercise and its physiological responses as we age. Protas also is dean of the School of Health Professions at the University of Texas Medical Branch at…
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