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Erika Thompson
  • Our People
| January 30, 2024

Dr. Erika Thompson elected as American Academy of Health Behavior secretary

Dr. Erika Thompson, associate professor of population and community health at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth’s School of Public Health, has been elected as secretary for the American Academy of Health Behavior. “It is...

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  • Our People
| January 26, 2024

ForeverFit trainers earn ACE Cancer Exercise Specialist certification

When cancer patients go through chemo, they can develop numbness or painful tingling in their hands and feet. This type of neuropathy can also cause them to lose balance, making it difficult to exercise, which has been shown in multiple...

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  • Community
| January 25, 2024

College of ·¬ÇÑÉçÇø hosts regional managed care pharmacy conference

Nearly 150 managed care pharmacists and pharmacy students from Texas and the southwest region will congregate on the HSC campus on Saturday, Feb. 3 for the annual Southwest Academy of Managed Care ·¬ÇÑÉçÇø Day of Education. This is the first...

Erika Thompson
  • Our People
| January 23, 2024

Breaking down the barriers to HPV vaccination

Much of Dr. Erika Thompson’s work is focused on HPV research and prevention. Recently, she presented a Grand Rounds talk at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth on “Designing, Implementing and Evaluating Interventions to Increase...

Dr. Wagner
  • Community
| January 23, 2024

Dr. Teresa Wagner encourages TWU graduates to find their ‘why’ at December commencement

“Growing up as a Hispanic girl with a single mother in the 1970s and ‘80s when neither was popular or well accepted, I never dreamed that my life would one day have purpose or make an impact on other people’s...

Group at IHI conference
  • Community
| January 23, 2024

PT student advocates for interprofessional collaboration after IHI conference

Last year, three students revived The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth’s Institute for Healthcare Improvement Open School Chapter, or IHI. An IHI Open School Chapter is a face-to-face group of students who work together to...

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  • Community
| January 23, 2024

SaferCare Texas and School of Public Health awarded grant for opioid intervention

SaferCare Texas, the patient safety department of The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth, and the university’s School of Public Health recently were awarded a $310,339 grant from the City of Fort Worth to provide opioid...

Dr. Nelsen
  • Community
| January 22, 2024

TCOM’s Dr. Nelsen named COMAT Examination Chair by NBOME

A leader in the field, Meaghan Nelsen, DO, MS, FACOOG, IBCLC from the Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth has been selected by the National Board of Osteopathic Medical...

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  • Community
| January 22, 2024

HSC to host second annual Black Men in White Coats Youth Summit

The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth is hosting the Black Men in White Coats Youth Summit on Feb. 10 for the second year. The free event will begin...

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  • Our People
| January 19, 2024

Whole Health Focus: A PAWSitive impact on your mental health

It’s the middle of finals week, you have three exams in the next two days and you’ve spent more time in the library with your textbooks than you have at home. The stress is making it hard to focus and...