Recognizing veterans in HSC’s School of Health Professions

Today, and every day, we are proud to recognize the faculty, staff and students of the School of Health Professions who have answered the selfless call to serve as health care providers and in their country's military. We commend and celebrate the patriotism, sacrifices and selfless service of all veterans. Glenn Forister Glenn Forister, PhD,…

Celebrating Veterans Day, TCOM announces fully funded scholarship for military veterans

On this Veterans Day, the Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine is honored to announce a new fully funded veterans scholarship dedicated to those men and women who bravely served our nation. This scholarship will support first-year students who are veterans of any branch of the military pursuing their doctorate at TCOM.  “I am so grateful…

HSC’s Cameron Cushman nominated for D Magazine’s Innovation Award

D CEO magazine and Dallas Innovates announced finalists on Tuesday for the fourth annual Innovation Awards, which honor the “disruptors and trailblazers driving a new vision for North Texas.” The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth’s Cameron Cushman, assistant vice president of innovation ecosystems, was nominated in the category of Innovation…

TCOM led initiative opens a newly established Lactation room for breastfeeding mothers across HSC

Breastfeeding mothers at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth now have a private space as the Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine’s Medical Student Success has opened the newly established Lactation Room.     The room, located in MET 454, is private and secluded, designed specifically for breastfeeding mothers who need support…

HSC study shows toll on health care in Ukraine since start of war

Dr. Ubydul Haque, an assistant professor of biostatistics and epidemiology at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth’s School of Public Health, is delving into how Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has impacted health care through an in-depth piece recently published in BMJ Global Health, a peer-reviewed journal. Beginning Feb. 24 (the…

HSC Institute for Translational Research awarded NIH grant to study retinal scanning research to detect early-stage Alzheimer’s

The Institute for Translational Research at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth is the recipient of a five-year, $1.42 million grant from the National Institute on Aging, part of the National Institutes of Health, to study the use of retinal imaging for screening early changes associated with Alzheimer’s disease. This…

School of Public Health students serve the community

The School of Public Health’s Office of Academic Services has been working with several local nonprofits this semester to serve some of the community’s most vulnerable members. The school in The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth is partnering with Tarrant Area Food Bank, United Way, American Heart Association-Tarrant County Heart…

Inspiring inclusive innovation: Engaging the community on AI/ML with Pacific Island Stakeholders

The Institute for Health Disparities is leading the way in community engagement through a variety of projects and programs, including the Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning Consortium to Advance Health Equity and Researcher Diversity, or AIM-AHEAD. Dr. Jamboor Vishwanatha is the program’s contact principal investigator and lead of the Coordinating Center at The University of North Texas…

Three faculty members from TCOM are honored by the AOA at the annual OMED Conference

The American Osteopathic Association honored three faculty members from The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth’s Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine as the recipients of the 2022 Innovation Research Award and the 2022 Clinical Research Award.   TCOM’s John Licciardone DO, MS, MBA, FACPM received the Innovation Research Award from the AOA…

HSC launches community health education program

The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth recently launched HSC Learning Plus, an online health education platform open to everyone. The searchable website offers a robust portfolio of noncredit classes, short courses, microcredentials and certificates for health care professionals seeking continuing education credits, learners adding microcredentials to their resumes or anyone…