<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/newsroom/story/aof_tcom_2026.html" dsn="news"><pubDate>04/09/2026</pubDate><title>AOF grant supports TCOM students in a humanitarian medical outreach trip to the Philippines</title><summary>A humanitarian medical trip of a lifetime to the Philippines for students at UNT Health at Fort Worth’s Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine was made possible by a grant from the American Osteopathic Foundation. In January, TCOM students Ananya Desai, Brittany Uebbing, and Maggie Yip traveled to the province of Bohol, accompanied by Dr. Thomas Shima, to provide vital medical care to residents and nearby islands.</summary><author>Steven Barolotta</author><image><img src="/newsroom/_binaries/IMG_3730.jpg" alt="placeholder"/></image><tags><tag>TCOM</tag><tag>Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine</tag></tags></item>