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| January 18, 2024

PA and TCOM students collaborate in interprofessional education training

In one room, a patient was suffering from hypovolemic shock due to her ectopic pregnancy. In another, a patient was dealing with cholangitis — an infection of the biliary system. In both cases, a group of physician assistant and medical...

Dean Shafik Dharamsi
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| January 17, 2024

HSC School of Public Health releases IMPACT 2030 strategic plan

The School of Public Health at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth has released its new strategic plan – IMPACT 2030: Commitment to Community – to steer the course of the school into the future....

Do Kyung Yun
  • Our People
| January 17, 2024

Physical Therapy student wins prestigious national scholarship

When Do Kyung Yun was young, he spoke with a stutter. Throughout his childhood, he attended speech therapy, which he credits as a significant driving factor in his decision to pursue a career...

Dr. Spence
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| January 17, 2024

SPH associate dean Dr. Emily Spence named as incoming ASPPH practice section chair

Dr. Emily Spence, associate dean for community engagement and health equity at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth’s School of Public Health, has been elected as incoming chair for the Association of Schools and Programs...

ROME team at Morton
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| January 17, 2024

TCOM students provide free care in West Texas

Buoyed by the support of Wellpoint – formerly known as Amerigroup – 27 medical students from the Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth spent three days in the Panhandle...

Rebecca Bosques
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| January 17, 2024

TCOM students teaching medical Spanish to students nationwide

Addressing perhaps one of the fastest-growing barriers to health care, medical students from The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth’s Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine are teaching medical Spanish to their classmates to help them in...

Bethany Brady
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| January 12, 2024

Two faculty members join SHP’s department of Personalized Health and Well-Being

During a break year before starting college, Bethany Brady developed her passion for nutrition while traveling the world. She witnessed the ravages of malnutrition up close and wanted to learn how to help....

Dr. Edward E. Elko
  • Our People
| January 11, 2024

Dr. Edward E. Elko, a beloved figure at TCOM, passes away

Dr. Edward E. Elko, one of the most legendary individuals in the history of the Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine, passed away Wednesday at age 92. Elko retired in 1996, but his name remains engrained in medical education at The...

Zach Harmon
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| January 4, 2024

First-year PA student awarded EMS Person of the Year

By the time Zach Harmon and his team of paramedics arrived at a crash scene on Interstate 20 in Weatherford, Texas, the man they’d been deployed to help was already unconscious. He was breathing just six times a minute with a...

Nicki Mcgee
  • Our People
| January 4, 2024

HSC College of Nursing welcomes five new team members

Cindy Weston, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, CHSE, FAANP, dean of the College of Nursing at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth, and her leadership team recently welcomed five new team members. The latest additions bring vital...