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Ricco winners FC
  • Education
| May 3, 2017

Three students honored for Ricco Ethics Awards

By Alex Branch Three first-year students were honored for outstanding ethics essays at the Nicholas and Anna Ricco Ethics...

Marisa Tan and David Preston, third year DO/MPH students
  • Education
| May 2, 2017

A student-led effort to help the underserved in Texas

By Jan Jarvis Every year the Association for Prevention Teaching and Research recognizes students who have a desire to integrate public health into their future clinical practices...

Foobbank FC
  • Community
| May 1, 2017

SPH volunteers feed the hungry

By: Sally Crocker Nearly 60 School of Public Health volunteers recently spent a day with the Tarrant Area Food Bank, where they helped provide over 18,000 meals for hungry children, families and seniors across North Texas. SPH students, faculty and...

International FC
  • Our People
| April 27, 2017

Globe-hopping grad students

By Alex Branch   A young dentist in Gandhinagar, India, packed some belongings, bid his family farewell and prepared for the first airplane flight of his life. Rushil Acharya wasn’t nervous; he was excited about the 19-hour flight to the...

Interprofessional FC 1
  • Education
| April 26, 2017

Creating a common understanding of teamwork in health care

By Alex Branch   UNT Health Science Center is taking a leading role in preparing future Texas medical professionals to practice teamwork for patients no matter what state academic medical institution they attend. UNTHSC is one of four founding institutional...

Lacko FC
  • Our People
| April 21, 2017

Holocaust survivor

By Betsy Friauf   Andras Lacko is a Holocaust survivor. From a childhood of persecution that would have crushed many, he forged a resilience and a quiet, straightforward brand of leadership. He is, quite simply, a rock of strength and...

copdoc FC
  • Our People
| April 19, 2017

A stethoscope and a badge

By Alex Branch   Faroukh Mehkri has worn two very different uniforms for the last four years. One is the crisp white medical coat and hospital scrubs – with a stethoscope around his neck – of a medical student at...

Dauphin FC
  • Education
| April 19, 2017

Honoring the legacy of a neuroscience student

By Jan Jarvis Steve Looney is an avid golfer who rarely misses the chance to play in the annual Sonny Singh Open. But his motivation isn’t so much the golf tournament, as it is...

Dorman FC
  • Education
| April 18, 2017

Paul Dorman establishes generous scholarship for Fort Worth’s first class of MDs

Pharmaceutical executive, business investor and entrepreneur Paul Dorman has provided a generous gift to help make Fort Worth’s MD School a reality for this community - and a dream-come-true for future students. The H. Paul Dorman Charter Scholarship Program will...

Stuart Flynn UNTHSC FC
  • Education
| April 18, 2017

New MD school will bring economic, social benefits to Fort Worth

The TCU and UNTHSC School of Medicine is expected to positively impact the North Texas community by addressing Texas’ growing physician shortage, providing new opportunities for employment and boosting the local economy,...