Free pop-up medical, vision and dental clinic coming to Dallas in December

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…

HSC’s Brittany Brookens wins national award for promoting financial well-being

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…

Teresa Wagner selected as part of first AIM-AHEAD Leadership Fellowship Cohort

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…

TCOM’s Dr. Kendi Hensel elected to serve on the Board of Directors for the 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.…

HSC students create evidence-based fact sheets about monkeypox

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…

Dr. Stacey Griner honored with prestigious ASTDA Young Investigator Award 

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…

SaferCare Texas, Asthma 411 and other leaders propose legislation benefiting Texas students

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…

New smartphone app study demonstrates success in improving alcohol treatment, quality of life for adults experiencing homelessness

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…

SaferCare Texas Presents #WordstoLose for Health Literacy 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…

TCOM receives a $1 million donation to establish Clay W. Gilbert, D.O. Scholarship Fund in Family Practice

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…