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The Future of Health Sciences
Health sciences a rapidly growing field. To meet this demand, our Ph.D. in Health Sciences program targets specific areas of health sciences including kinesiology, social work, nursing, nurse anesthesia and communication sciences and disorders.
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Studying Global Perspectives on Health in Australia
Graduate speech-language pathology students in the Davies School of Communication Sciences & Disorders recently visited Sydney, Australia as part of their summer study abroad course, “Evidence-Based Practice in Speech-Language Pathology: Developing a Global Perspective Through Australian Study.” Learn how their exploration of evidence-based practice, cultural diversity, and issues of health advocacy in the land down under enhanced their learning and growth at Harris College in their own words.
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Where Are They Now? Ronnie Baker
Harris College caught up with Olympian and kinesiology alum Ronnie Baker ’16 where he delved into his time at TCU and how Harris College helped him achieve his goals.
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4 Students Receive First-ever Britton-Evetts Scholarship Award in Nursing
Each year, the Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR or DAR) Mary Isham Keith Chapter (MIK) in Fort Worth awards a scholarship to a student in good academic standing chosen by TCU Nursing faculty.
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An Occupational Therapy Program is Coming to TCU
The new OTD program will meet a critical need for rehabilitation professionals in the Dallas-Fort Worth region, the state and the nation.
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Singer to Lead Center for Collaborative Practice, Fellowship
The TCU Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) Fellowship and the TCU Center for Collaborative Practice are now under combined leadership. Diana Singer, Ph. D., was named director of the Center for Collaborative Practice, as well as the coordinator of the EBP Fellowship.
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Harris Frog Blog: Athletic Training
You see us on the sidelines of the football field and on the bench of the basketball court. To some, we are the “water girls,” but we are so much more than that. We are student athletic trainers.
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TCU's Athletic Training Program: 'No Timeout, No Halftime, No Offseason'
What does touring with Disney on Ice have in common with working in the NFL with the New England Patriots or the professional soccer team Kansas City Current? All are jobs that TCU students have earned after graduating from Harris College of Nursing & Health Sciences’ athletic training program within its kinesiology department.
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Dementia Buddies
Dr. Earl Hampton, a retired pediatric doctor, was diagnosed with Lewy body dementia in 2019. This is also known as dementia with Lewy bodies and is the second most common type of progressive dementia after Alzheimer’s.