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Dr. John Licciardone
  • Research
| July 26, 2021

TCOM’s Dr. John Licciardone receives grant from the American Osteopathic Association

By Steven Bartolotta The American Osteopathic Association has awarded a $100,000 grant to Dr. John Licciardone, Executive Director of the Osteopathic Research Center and its PRECISION Pain Research Registry for the research project entitled “Osteopathic vs Allopathic Physician Opioid Prescribing for Chronic Pain:...

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  • Community
| July 22, 2021

HSC to sponsor Chair for Teaching Excellence in Secondary Science award by the Fort Worth Independent School District

By Diane Smith-Pinckney The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth (HSC) is working with the Fort Worth Independent School District to reward outstanding educators by sponsoring the Chair for Teaching Excellence in Secondary Science.   Sponsorships from community partners and local businesses salute great teachers while also giving them an honorarium. An awards...

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  • Community
| July 20, 2021

TCOM alumni share osteopathic medicine’s impact on Olympic Games 

By Steven Bartolotta   The bus in Manchester, England was full of Team USA basketball superstars and waiting for one more to climb aboard. Texas College of Osteopathic...

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  • Community
| July 19, 2021

Health literacy and HSC, building the foundation for healthy people across all communities

By Sally Crocker Imagine trying to safely navigate the COVID-19 pandemic while living in a rural community with limited internet access and being unable to go online to keep up with changing health...

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  • Patient Care
| July 13, 2021

Saving Texas lives: How HSC Healthy Start helps mothers and babies

By Diane Smith-Pinckney When experts delve into data on infant and maternal mortality, they find troubling trends.  In Texas, Non-Hispanic Black mothers and infants “have significantly higher rates in infant mortality preterm birth, low birth weight, pregnancy-related depression and severe maternal morbidity than do other racial or ethnic...

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  • Education
| July 13, 2021

Closing the gap: How CDIP works to increase diversity in biomedical sciences

By Gabrielle Saleh  The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth’s (HSC) Center for Diversity and International Programs (CDIP) is working to attract more underrepresented minority researchers into biomedical and behavioral sciences fields. Opening pathways to graduate school for racial and ethnic minority undergraduate students while fostering...

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  • Community
| July 9, 2021

COVID-19: How HSC is bringing vaccines to Fort Worth’s homeless

By Diane Smith-Pinckney People find shelter from their homelessness during the day at the True Worth complex that sits southeast of downtown Fort Worth.  They can shower, grab lunch and create a resume.  On June 21, the homeless who stopped at True Worth received COVID-19 vaccines. The day shelter’s lobby served...

TCOM Assistant Professor Dr. Bryn S. Esplin
  • Education
| July 6, 2021

HSC student organization’s summer fundraiser focused on suicide prevention programs for LGBTQ+ youth

By Diane Smith-Pinckney Becoming caring doctors and health professionals who ensure LGBTQ+ patients get proper medical attention is a continuing dialog for students at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth (HSC).  That health disparities discussion,...

Dr. John Licciardone
  • Our People
| July 6, 2021

TCOM’s Dr. John Licciardone receives George W. Northup Medical Writing Award

By Steven Bartolotta Dr. John Licciardone of the Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine, Director of the Osteopathic Research Center and its PRECISION Pain Research Registry, is the 2021 recipient of the George W. Northup, DO, Medical Writing Award, the American...

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  • Education
| July 5, 2021

TCOM Announces the Creation of the Dr. Edward E. Elko Scholarship

by Steven Bartolotta Honoring one of the legendary figures in its history, the Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine has announced the creation of the Dr. Edward E. Elko Endowed Scholarship. Dr. Elko, whose career at TCOM spanned more than 20 years...