Women’s History Month: Fort Worth M.D. School Hosts Mayor Betsy Price and Civil Rights Activist Opal Lee for Women’s Health Discussion

TCU and UNTHSC School of Medicine celebrates Women’s History Month with discussions about women’s health.

By Prescotte Stokes III

FORT WORTH – A quick search on the internet about women aging and the effects on their health will bring up a list of topics including hormonal changes, weight gain and more.

We’ve enlisted a medical expert and prominent women in Fort Worth to discuss how women can fight back against aging and take control of their minds and bodies during the next FWMD LIVE chat presented by TCU and UNTHSC School of Medicine.

Joining us for our discussion about women staying fit over 50 will be School of Medicine assistant professor Lori Atkins, M.D., along with special guests City of Fort Worth Mayor Betsy Price and Fort Worth native and Juneteenth activist Opal Lee. Our guests will be giving advice on how women can fight back against aging, weight gain, hormonal changes and improve their overall health.

Media is invited to watch and ask questions during a Facebook Live Chat at 11:30 a.m. C.S.T. on Tuesday, March 16, on the medical school’s Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/fwmdschool/live_videos/

TCU and UNTHSC School of Medicine is celebrating Women’s History Month with a series of social media events:

11:30 a.m., Tuesday, March 16: Women’s Health – Fit Over 50. Guests include Fort Worth Mayor Betsy Price, Community Leader Opal Lee and faculty member Lori Atkins, M.D. Join the discussion on the medical school’s Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/fwmdschool/live_videos/

March 23 and March 24: Instagram Takeover with faculty member Velma Scantlebury, M.D., who became the nation’s first African-American female transplant surgeon in 1989. Follow along on the medical school’s Instagram page at http://instagram.com/fortworthmdschool/ 

12:30 p.m., Wednesday, March 24: Women’s Reproductive Health. Guests include Department Chair April Bleich, M.D.; Department Chair Kelly Pagidas, M.D.C.M.; and Clerkship Director Shanna Combs, M.D. Join the discussion on the medical school’s Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/fwmdschool/live_videos/