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October 25, 2022 • Banner feature, Editor's Picks free health care, health care clinic, pop-up clinic, 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 clinic to Dallas on Dec. 3 and 4. After a successful clinic in…
October 24, 2022 • Our People, Values John Delony, Office of Culture and Experience, Ramsey Solutions, SmartDollar, Smarty Award,
The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth’s Brittany Brookens recently won a Smarty Award for her on-campus promotion of SmartDollar, a financial well-being tool available at no cost to students, faculty and staff. Recipients of the national award are chosen by the company. Brookens, a project manager for HSC’s Office of…
October 21, 2022 • Health Disparities Campaign AIM-AHEAD Connect, AIM-AHEAD Coordinating Center, Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning Consortium to Advance Health Equity and Researcher Diversity, Fellowship in Leadership Program, Health disparities,
Dr. Teresa Wagner recently was selected to be part of the first cohort for the Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning Consortium to Advance Health Equity and Researcher Diversity — AIM-AHEAD — Fellowship in Leadership program. Wagner is an assistant professor in lifestyle health sciences at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth and…
October 17, 2022 • TCOM, Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine Dr. Joseph Giaimo, OIA, Osteopathic International Alliance,
She’s one of the best champions of osteopathic medicine nationwide, and now Kendi Hensel, DO, Ph.D., FAAO of the Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine, is taking her passion for osteopathy globally. Hensel was elected to serve on the board of directors for the Osteopathic International Alliance, filling the American Osteopathic Association's seat on the board.…
October 17, 2022 • Center for Health Policy HSC health profession, Monkeypox RREAP, National Rural Telementoring Training Center, TAKE on HIV for Health Professions Programs, The Monkeypox Rapid Resources and Evidence-Based Advisory Program,
As a former faculty member at UT Health San Antonio, Dr. Waridibo Allison’s Department of Medicine produced evidence-based information sheets based on the then-new COVID-19 virus. The information helped health professionals stay current and separate myth from reality, and the document was researched and written by medical students and reviewed by faculty. Allison now is…
October 14, 2022 • School of Public Health American Sexually Transmitted Disease Association, Maternal and Child Health MPH,
Dr. Stacey Griner with the HSC School of Public Health has received the prestigious 2022 Young Investigator Award from the American Sexually Transmitted Disease Association. Griner is an assistant professor of Health Behavior and Health Systems and director of the SPH Maternal and Child Health MPH program at The University of North Texas Health Science…
October 14, 2022 • Banner feature, Safercare Texas Asthma 411, HB 2243, State Rep. Stephanie Klick, Taskforce on Unassigned Albuterol Policy & Implementatio, the Asthma 411 Consortium,
The Asthma 411 team, as a part of The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth’s patient safety organization SaferCare Texas, is leading the development of legislation to be presented in January during the 88th session of the Texas Legislature. The team has partnered to create the Texas Taskforce on Unassigned Albuterol…
October 13, 2022 • School of Public Health alcohol abuse, alcoholic, app, homeless, Smart-T Alcohol,
The road to recovery is a day-by-day climb for most people living with an alcohol use disorder, but for those experiencing homelessness, the challenges are even greater. More than 14.5 million people in the U.S. had an alcohol use disorder in 2019. Only 10% of those individuals, according to the National Institutes of Health, received…
October 7, 2022 • Safercare Texas #WordsToLose, health literacy, Health Literacy Awareness Month.,
In recognition of Health Literacy Month, The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth’s SaferCare Texas is launching a #WordsToLose campaign to emphasize the importance of using words that people can easily understand so that they can make appropriate health decisions. As a part of the campaign, HSC encourages area residents to…
October 7, 2022 • Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine Clay W. Gilbert, D.O. Scholarship Fund in Family Practice, TCOM, Texas college of osteopathic medicine,
The Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine has received a very generous donation of $1 million for the creation of the Clay W. Gilbert, D.O. Scholarship Fund in Family Practice. Dr. Gilbert, a long-time practitioner of family medicine and anesthesiology, passed away in 2021 and named TCOM as a beneficiary in his will to establish this…
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