Sept. 25, 2018Tuesday prosthetics Play ball Pitch-perfect prosthetics: DO helped create a baseball player’s 3D-printed finger An escalator accident severed Cruz Ramos’ index finger when he was a child, but that didn’t stop him from becoming a talented baseball player.
March 20, 2018Tuesday residency Crash course in empathy TCOM student’s rocky road to residency A car crash en route to a residency interview resulted in Gemma Sookprasong being admitted at the hospital she was heading to.
Nov. 28, 2017Tuesday team-based learning IT TAKES A VILLAGE Using teamwork to train better healthcare leaders TCOM, public health students join forces to take “Shark Tank” approach to collaborative, team-based learning.
Sept. 27, 2017Wednesday Studying pain Future back pain treatment may include DNA analysis, researchers say In Texas, AOA-funded researchers plan to test-drive innovative solutions for chronic low back pain.
Aug. 22, 2017Tuesday rural medicine Sharing Knowledge TCOM’s rural medicine program attracts national, global interest Sponsored by the State Department, an international delegation of health care providers visited TCOM to learn how it trains students to manage women’s health.
Jan. 18, 2017Wednesday ‘A broader perspective’ ‘A deeper level’: Med students discover the value of lab research For two students at UNTHSC/TCOM, early exposure to clinical research has changed how they hope to practice medicine.
July 21, 2016Thursday First response Keeping patients out of the hospital UNTHSC/TCOM students among first in nation to participate in a mobile integrated approach to health care.
July 11, 2016Monday medical school Fast track Training doctors for small-town Texas A new program at UNTHSC/TCOM allows certain primary care trainees to earn an osteopathic medical degree one year earlier.
June 27, 2016Monday Camp Cardiac Heart of the matter: TCOM students provide hands-on lessons in health care UNTHSC’s Camp Cardiac gives aspiring medical students a glimpse into the world of cardiology.
May 4, 2016Wednesday Outward bound Medicine in the wild UNTHSC student interest group helps train future DOs to work on disaster relief and search-and-rescue teams.