Women in Leadership
Photos by Dwight Andrews/Office of Communications The Office of Organizational and Talent Development, in collaboration with the Office of Faculty Affairs and Development, hosts its Women in Leadership series on Jan. 14 at the IMM. Reta Clyde, a learning solutions…
Call for nominations: WFF Excellence Awards
Nominations are open for the John P. and Kathrine G. McGovern Distinguished Faculty Excellence Awards presented by the Women Faculty Forum. The awards recognize outstanding contributions from women faculty at McGovern Medical School in two categories: Excellence in Research and…
Project to redesign clinical trials for neurologic conditions funded with $2.9M grant
In an effort to close the gap in neurological outcomes for underserved populations, a UTHealth Houston project funded with $2.9 million from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) will engage community partners to improve the design of clinical trials. Neurologic…
New humanities certificate program open to physicians
The McGovern Center for Humanities and Ethics is accepting applications for a new certificate program open to all physicians. The Medical Humanities Workforce Training Program for Physicians will explore contexts, experiences, and critical conceptual issues in medicine and health care,…
Distinguished Physicians
Photo by Dwight Andrews/Office of Communications Congratulations to Maria Matuszczak, MD; Walter R. Lowe, MD; Mya C. Schiess, MD; and Giuseppe Colasurdo (not pictured) on being named Memorial Hermann Hospital’s Distinguished Physicians at the annual medical staff meeting on Jan….
Hancock’s Headlines: VIPR
Video by Danny Palomba/Office of Communications On this month’s episode of Hancock’s Headlines, learn more about the Violence and Injury Prevention Research Center, Texas’ first Injury Control Research Center which aims to reduce the burden of injury from violence.
Honoring First Patients
Photos by Dwight Andrews/Office of Communications Students from the Class of 2028 honor their first patients during the McGovern Medical School Cadaver Memorial Service, on Jan. 7. First-year students hold the service after completing their Gross Anatomy course.
UTHealth Houston to lead data coordinating center on $11.4M multi-site clinical trial
UTHealth Houston researchers will serve as the principal investigators of the data coordinating center on an $11.4 million, groundbreaking clinical trial studying the efficacy of inhaled nitric oxide (iNO) in treating newborns with congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH). The study aims…
Hall named assistant dean, admissions and student affairs
LaTanya Love, MD, dean of Education, has announced David Hall, MD, associate professor of surgery, as assistant dean for Admissions and Student Affairs, effective Jan. 1. Hall joined the McGovern faculty in 2015 and serves as an associate program director…
Women in Medicine & Sciences Feature: Ji Young Yoo, PhD
Each month, the Women Faculty Forum presents its Women in Medicine and Sciences Feature, highlighting the women faculty at McGovern Medical School who are leaders in medicine, research, and education. This month’s feature is Ji Young Yoo, PhD, associate professor…