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			<title><![CDATA[UNT board approves next steps in conferring MD degree]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[The University of North Texas System Board of Regents today voted to move forward in its intent to offer an MD degree at the University of North Texas Health Science Center.  This second medical degree would be separate from and in addition to the DO degree which currently is conferred through the Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine (TCOM) at the UNT Health Science Center.]]></description>
			
			<link><![CDATA[http://www.hsc.unt.edu/news/newsrelease.cfm?ID=803]]></link>
			
			<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[UNTHSC hosts conference on teaching science]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[As part of the Southwest Regional National Science Foundation Conference, the Health Science Center will host a live videoconference similar to those that are conducted periodically in biology classrooms in FWISD. These conferences bring FWISD students into a laboratory to observe an actual experiment in progress. The videoconference demonstration from a research laboratory at the Health Science Center is scheduled for Saturday, November 14, at 2:45 p.m.]]></description>
			
			<link><![CDATA[http://www.hsc.unt.edu/news/newsrelease.cfm?ID=802]]></link>
			
			<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[UNTHSC hosts Reynolds Annual Geriatric Update]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Alzheimer&apos;s disease affects more than 5 million Americans. With the aging of the U.S. population, that number is expected to triple by 2050. On Saturday, Nov. 14, the UNT Health Science Center&apos;s Reynolds Geriatric Education and Training in Texas (GET-IT) program will host &amp;quot;Alzheimer&apos;s Disease: Implications for an Aging Society,&amp;quot; to discuss new approaches to diagnose and treat the disease.]]></description>
			
			<link><![CDATA[http://www.hsc.unt.edu/news/newsrelease.cfm?ID=801]]></link>
			
			<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[PDI and DNA Lab on Fox news tonight]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[FOX 4 News interviewed George Adams, program project coordinator UNTHSC&apos;s Center for Human Identification, today about efforts to collect DNA samples from Dallas-area prostitutes. The DNA samples could help identify the prostitutes in the event that they are reported missing, comatose or murdered. The story is scheduled to appear on FOX 4 News&apos; 5, 5:30 and 6 p.m. newscasts today. Channel 33 also interviewed Adams on the story.]]></description>
			
			<link><![CDATA[http://www.hsc.unt.edu/news/newsrelease.cfm?ID=800]]></link>
			
			<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Dr. Scott Ransom in FW Business Press]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[When Dr. Henry Plummer developed the concept of the &amp;quot;unit record&amp;quot; nearly 100 years ago, his idea was to place all of a patient&apos;s records in a single file that traveled with the patient and could be stored in a central repository. His concept of medical care continuity quickly became the standard for medical record keeping around the world.]]></description>
			
			<link><![CDATA[http://www.hsc.unt.edu/news/newsrelease.cfm?ID=799]]></link>
			
			<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Wilkie honored with 2009 Vision Award]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Valleau Wilkie, Jr., executive vice president of the Sid W. Richardson Foundation, was honored with the University of North Texas Health Science Center&apos;s Vision Award at the institution&apos;s annual gala on Oct. 10.]]></description>
			
			<link><![CDATA[http://www.hsc.unt.edu/news/newsrelease.cfm?ID=798]]></link>
			
			<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Blue Angels Flight Surgeon to address UNTHSC]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[U.S. Navy &amp;quot;Blue Angels&amp;quot; Flight Surgeon Dr. Johannah Valentine will relate her experience as a flight surgeon for the marines and for some of our country&apos;s top aviators.]]></description>
			
			<link><![CDATA[http://www.hsc.unt.edu/news/newsrelease.cfm?ID=796]]></link>
			
			<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Watch KDFW tonight for H1N1 report]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Watch KDFW Channel 4 tonight at 5 and 6 p.m. for a report on the H1N1 vaccine.  Dr. Jerry Simecka, chair of the Molecular Biology and Immunology Department, explains how vaccines are made.  Blair Chappell, physician recruiter for UNT Health, shares her concerns about the vaccine as a brand new mother.]]></description>
			
			<link><![CDATA[http://www.hsc.unt.edu/news/newsrelease.cfm?ID=797]]></link>
			
			<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[DO Dash 2009]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[The 8th annual DO Dash 5k and 1k fun runs are scheduled for Oct. 24 around the campus.  Registration is open, and the public is invited to participate in the races.  Proceeds benefit the UNT Health Science Center&apos;s Cardiovascular Research Institute.]]></description>
			
			<link><![CDATA[http://www.hsc.unt.edu/news/newsrelease.cfm?ID=793]]></link>
			
			<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[TCOM ranks 11th by Hispanic Business magazine]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[For the fourth time in five years, the Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine (TCOM) has been named a top medical school for Hispanic students by Hispanic Business magazine. TCOM ranked 11th out of the 156 MD- and DO-granting schools in the U.S. TCOM is the highest ranking osteopathic medical school on the list.]]></description>
			
			<link><![CDATA[http://www.hsc.unt.edu/news/newsrelease.cfm?ID=795]]></link>
			
			<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009</pubDate>
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