SPH/TCOM’s Maria Nguyen to present Viet-American Health Pilot Study to national audience

A dual-degree student at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth is taking an important step toward addressing health disparities in one local community. Maria Nguyen, who is a student at HSC’s School of Public Health and Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine, will be presenting a poster during the Diversity in…

HSC to host Preclinical Imaging Symposium on March 17

The use of MRI and PET imaging technology is advancing science and enabling novel research in critical areas like neuroscience, diabetes and cancer. On March 17, experts in the field of preclinical imaging will convene at the HSC Preclinical Imaging Symposium at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth to discuss…

HSC to launch College of Nursing

The UNT System Board of Regents voted at its February meeting to help address the shortage of nurses in Texas by approving the creation of a College of Nursing at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth. HSC is in the early stages of a nationwide search for a dean to…

A TCOM student group is using their artistic talent to put smiles on faces

Jerry Amomoy’s heart was with art, but he also loved medicine. After his first year as an undergrad, when he worked in an emergency room as a scribe, his heart was pulled toward a career in medicine, but his passion for art never waned.   Now Amomoy, a second-year student at the Texas College of…

Dr. Sylvia Trent-Adams to be inaugurated as president of HSC

The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth will host an inauguration ceremony on March 7 to honor Dr. Sylvia Trent-Adams’ role as president of one of the country’s premier health science centers. The free event, which is open to the public, will begin at 10 a.m. in the Will Rogers Memorial…

TCOM students publish key results on Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment study

Findings from a recent study by the team led by Dr. John Licciardone at the Osteopathic Research Center at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth have been published by the Journal of Osteopathic Medicine.   The study is the first large-scale effort to assess the effectiveness of Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment, or…

Students revive HSC’s IHI Open School Chapter

Three students at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth have revived the university’s Institute for Healthcare Improvement Open School Chapter. The student-run organization lost steam during the lockdown era of the pandemic but is now back and up to 36 members. School of Public Health student, Linda Wolff, and Texas…

SaferCare Texas to host Narcan Lifesaving Training Event

SaferCare Texas is continuing its mission of eliminating preventable harm by offering free training on how to use Narcan, a medication used to reverse or reduce the effects of opioids. From 1 to 3 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 21, HSC’s patient safety-focused program will host the Narcan Lifesaving Training Event on campus at The University…

Final schedule announced for Black Men in White Coats

The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth has announced the final schedule for Saturday’s Black Men in White Coats Youth Summit, its signature Black History Month event. The free event, which is being produced by HSC’s Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine, will begin at 9 a.m. in the university’s Medical Education…

Love is in the air at HSC College of Pharmacy

Most student pharmacists expect to part pharmacy school with their well-earned degree and a new and fulfilling career path ahead. For Class of 2018 alumni Abigail Hulsizer, PharmD, and Oscar Torres, PharmD, their achievement was much sweeter. They found true love. Introduced by mutual friends during their first semester of pharmacy school, Hulsizer and Torres…