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December 6, 2022 • HSC Innovates Demo Day, health care innovation, Inc, innovation, Techstars, Techstars Physical Health Fort Worth Accelerator, Wellest,
For Dave Sekowski, founder and CEO of Wellest Inc., the road to wellness has not been easy. Growing up with limited access to healthy food and education about health and nutrition, he struggled with childhood obesity. “I had to take it upon myself to figure it out,” Sekowski said. “I joined the wrestling team, spent…
December 6, 2022 • TCOM Certified Professional in Patient SafetyTM, CPPS, Institute for Healthcare Improvement Forum, National Patient Safety Foundation, patient safety,
The Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine’s innovative patient safety course and how to incorporate it into an academic curriculum was on display at the 2022 Institute for Healthcare Improvement Forum in Orlando, Florida. Frank Filipetto, DO, CPPS, FACOFP, dean of TCOM, and Lillee Gelinas DNP, RN, CPPS, FAAN, and TCOM assistant professor and patient safety…
December 5, 2022 • Alumni, HSC News Invest In Her campaign, Stephanie Ibekwe,
When Dr. Stephanie Ibekwe’s mother, Sarah, came home from her nursing job, she would tell her daughter stories about her patients and the conversations she had with them. “Nursing is pretty stressful, but my mom had an amazing way of handling things,” she said. “My mom really loved to build relationships with her patients, and…
December 5, 2022 • School of Public Health cancer epidemiology, Health disparities, Journal of the American Medical Association Oncology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Noah Peeri,
Noah Peeri, Ph.D., MPH, a recent graduate of The University of North Texas Health Science Center’s School of Public Health, has achieved a major milestone by publishing an article in the Journal of the American Medical Association Oncology just months after completing his graduate degree. His recently published JAMA article explores the association between polycystic…
December 1, 2022 • HSC Innovates Articulate Labs, BOOMROOM, City of Fort Worth, Fort Worth Stockyards, Goff Capital, GoManda, Isis Theater, Neurofit, Pulsewave AG, Recovr Health, Stabl, STRAFFR, Tarrant County, Techstars, Techstars Physical Health Fort Worth Accelerator, Wellest Inc., ZAMA Health,
For the last 13 weeks, the founders of 10 of the world’s most innovative startups have been in Fort Worth perfecting their new physical health technology. They are part of the world’s first physical health accelerator, and now they are ready to show the fruits of their labor. Techstars Demo Day on Tuesday is the…
December 1, 2022 • Institute for Translational Research, Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine 2022 Medical Research Award, Alzheimer’s Disease, D Magazine, Excellence in Healthcare Awards, Health care award,
The extensive research done by Dr. Sid O’Bryant and his team at the Institute of Translational Research has earned the University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth the 2022 Medical Research Award by D Magazine. Dr. O’Bryant, the executive director of the ITR and a professor at the Texas College of Osteopathic…
November 30, 2022 • Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine and Interventional Studies and Innovation, Clinical, Dr. John Licciardone, Osteopathic Research Center, Pain Registry for Epidemiological, PRECISION Pain Research Registry, The Journal of the American Medical Association – Network Open,
The Journal of the American Medical Association – Network Open has published findings from a recent HSC study about chronic lower back pain, race and the patient-physician relationship. The study revealed that Black patients reported worse outcomes for low back pain intensity and back-related disability compared with white patients. However, none of these racial differences…
November 23, 2022 • Campus Annoucement DART, Free clinic, free dental exams, free glasses, free medical exams, free vision test, Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center, RAM, Remote Area Medical,
The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth and Remote Area Medical – RAM® — a nonprofit provider of pop-up clinics that delivers free quality dental, vision and medical care to those in need — are bringing the free health care clinic to Dallas on Dec. 3 and 4. After the…
November 18, 2022 • School of Biomedical Sciences
The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth is committed to supporting science and health education for students at all levels of their academic journeys. Since last year, HSC has sponsored Fort Worth Independent School District’s Chair for Teaching Excellence in Secondary Science award. The honor is given annually to an outstanding…
November 14, 2022 • Institute for Translational Research, Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine Alzheimer's, APOE4 genotype, biomarkers, dementia, Health and Aging Brain Study, Health disparities, Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease, mild cognitive impairment,
Findings from a recent study by the team at the Institute for Translational Research led by Dr. Sid O’Bryant at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth have been published by the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease. The article, “Characterization of Mild Cognitive Impairment and Dementia among Community-Dwelling Mexican Americans and Non-Hispanic…
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