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April 29, 2022 • School of Public Health, Students
The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth’s School of Public Health (SPH) recently recognized student, faculty, staff and alumni accomplishments at its annual End of Year Celebration. This year’s Leon Brachman Award was presented to two SPH students, Laura Kade and Joseph Odeyemi. The Brachman award is given annually to a…
April 28, 2022 • Students, TCOM, Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine
The humanistic side of medicine is flourishing at the Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine (TCOM) at the University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth. The TCOM Chapter of the Arnold P. Gold Foundation inducted 32 students and four faculty members into the Gold Humanism Honor Society during a ceremony at the Fort…
April 26, 2022 • Patient Safety, TCOM, Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine
The recent conviction of RaDonda Vaught, a former nurse prosecuted for a fatal drug error in 2017, has brought to the forefront the importance of patient safety and what can be done to avoid such a scenario in the future. Two years ago, the Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine (TCOM) at The University of North…
April 25, 2022 • Public Health, School of Public Health, Students
Texas women are more likely than their peers in more than 40 states to develop cervical cancer and die from the disease. For Hispanic women in Tarrant County and those living along the Texas southern border region, the rates are almost double. Cervical cancer is preventable. To shed light on this important public health concern…
April 22, 2022 • Our People, School of Public Health
Sally Crocker knew immediately when she heard her “ah-ha” moment. While the associate director of academic communications for the School of Public Health at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth was interviewing Dr. Scott Walters — steering committee chair of a National Institutes of Health opioid crisis initiative — about…
April 21, 2022 • Education, Public Health, School of Public Health
The School of Public Health (SPH) at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth (HSC) has inducted community partner Carol Klocek, CEO of Center for Transforming Lives (CTL), Tarrant County, as an honorary member into HSC’s chapter of Delta Omega, the national public health honor society. Founded in 1924, Delta Omega…
April 20, 2022 • Our People, TCOM, Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine
The American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians (ACOFP) recently honored The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth’s Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine’s (TCOM) Damon A. Schranz, DO, FACOFP, with its 2022 Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Award during the ACOFP 59th Annual Convention and Scientific Seminars. Dr. Schranz, a 1998 TCOM…
April 19, 2022 • Our People, Research, School of Biomedical Sciences
When patients are diagnosed with breast or prostate cancer, the treatment course is typically surgery, chemotherapy, hormonal therapy, radiation therapy or a combination of these. Now, two researchers at the University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth are working toward a future where patients can be cured in a matter of days…
April 19, 2022 • HSC Health, HSC Health, Our People
Earlier this month, doctors at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth continued a long tradition of campus excellence with 26 of them named among the best doctors in Fort Worth. Fort Worth Magazine recognized the doctors in the outlet’s April issue. Each year, the magazine invites area physicians to nominate…
April 7, 2022 • Banner feature, Community, Education, Students, TCOM, Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine
Through a partnership with the Fort Worth Independent School District’s (FWISD) Texas Academy of Biomedical Sciences (TABS) early college high school, students interested in biomedical/health professional careers have an opportunity each spring to shadow HSC faculty and fourth-year Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine (TCOM) students, attend medical school lectures, participate in experiences like anatomy lab…
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