• Flag

  • Category

Julian Rangel Fc
  • Our People
| May 27, 2020

Public health student graduates with high honors, high hopes for the future

By Sally Crocker Missing graduation during COVID-19 is especially bittersweet for students like Julian Rangel, who have worked hard to get to this moment but understand well the reasons why online commencement ceremonies are one of the safest options right...

Julia Aiken Fc
  • Our People
| May 26, 2020

Public health honors graduate takes on sexual violence, COVID-19 to help others

By Sally Crocker School of Public Health honors graduate Julia Aiken is researching a topic that far too few people know about, that the #MeToo movement also has special significance for male victims of sexual violence. She hopes to get...

Jensen Fc
  • Our People
| May 22, 2020

50 Heroes: Danny Jensen

Looking for a better way to understand and appreciate the HSC’s 50-year journey? Spend a few minutes with Danny Jensen. Jensen joined the Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine in 1984 as its governmental affairs lead. Thirty-six years later, he continues...

Dr. Page Fc
  • Our People
| May 22, 2020

Dr. Ray Page named recipient of 2020 President’s Alumni Award for Distinguished Service

By Jan Jarvis As a medical oncologist, Dr. Ray Page has treated thousands of cancer patients in North Texas with care and compassion. As a researcher driven to develop new chemotherapy drugs, he has given hope to many others. As...

Covid African American Fc
  • COVID-19
| May 21, 2020

COVID-19 shines light on inequities impacting health in the African American community

By Sally Crocker Even though states and cities are now reopening, the threat of COVID-19 still looms large for especially vulnerable groups across the U.S. that have been hardest hit during the pandemic. African Americans represent 13% of the country’s...

Mask Update Fc
  • COVID-19
| May 20, 2020

Volunteers, HSC deliver more than 7,000 masks to Tarrant-area organizations

By Diane Smith   A project organized to help fight COVID-19 produced more than 7,000 protective masks that were delivered to Fort Worth’s most vulnerable communities. “They saw there was a need and they filled a need,” said Fort Worth...

Lp Fc
  • Education
| May 19, 2020

Three TCOM students win Ricco Ethics Scholarship

By Steven Bartolotta A trio of students from the Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine were awarded scholarships in the seventh annual Nicholas and Anna...

HSC News placeholder graphic
  • Education
| May 18, 2020

Best-selling author, healthcare leadership expert shares advice with MHA students

By Sally Crocker U.S. businessman, entrepreneur, author and leadership consultant Quint Studer told  a group of School of Public Health students that finding the right fit and being committed to their own personal and professional development are keys to a...

Ashley Twining Fc
  • COVID-19
| May 18, 2020

HSC alumna left family to work at the epicenter of the COVID-19 outbreak

By Jan Jarvis Ashley Twining’s first assignment as a physician assistant working in the epicenter of the pandemic was unnerving. “I was there to take the place of another PA who passed away from COVID-19 only one week earlier,” she...

Unt Health Science Center 2019 Graduation. May 18, 2019.
  • Community
| May 18, 2020

U.S. News ranks TCOM as top osteopathic school for primary care

By Steven Bartolotta U.S. News & World Report released its annual list of best medical schools for primary care, and HSC’s Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine was the highest ranked DO school in the nation. TCOM had the highest ranking...