CME office increases programming
Since its move back to the Medical School in 2022, the Office of Continuing Medical Education has dramatically increased its number of conferences and activities and offers new technology for learners. In the last fiscal year, the office managed 30…
Target Safety Proclamation
Sandra McKay, MD, FAAP, associate professor in the Department of Pediatrics, receives a Proclamation from Houston City Council Member Abbie Kamin and Mayor John Whitmire in recognition of Target Safety’s work in light of September as Suicide Prevention Month at…
Salutation
Photos by Roger Castillo/UTHealth Houston UTHealth Houston students participate in the 26th Annual Student InterCouncil Salutation on Friday, Sept. 5 at the Cooley Center. Students had the opportunity to learn and hear about different UTHealth Houston resources and services available…
Exploring the Mind
Photos by Dwight Andrews/Office of Communications The McGovern Medical School Center for Humanities and Ethics and the Louis A. Faillace, MD, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences welcomed S.B. Keshava Swami to campus, Sept. 9. The event focused on “mind…
Roy awarded scholarship to attend AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting
Sharmily Roy, MPH, PhD candidate in the Louis A. Faillace, MD, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, was recently awarded a scholarship to attend the AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting (ARM). The research meeting brings together a wide variety of health…
Pediatric residents earn AAP Grant
The Section on Pediatric Trainees of the American Academy of Pediatrics has selected Alexandria Laws, MD, PGY-2, and Andrea Pinto, MD, PGY-2, from the Department of Pediatrics as recipients of SOPT Community Access to Child Health Resident Grant. The Community…
15th annual Yatsu Day set for Oct. 4
The UTHealth Houston Institute for Stroke and Cerebrovascular Disease will host the 15th Annual Yatsu Day Symposium, “Reviving Hope: AI Innovations and Emerging Technologies in Stroke Recovery,” from 8 a.m. until 4 p.m., Oct. 4 at the Cooley Center at…
$3.3M grant will study eating pattern impacts on circadian rhythms
A groundbreaking research project to understand how diet and eating patterns can affect the body’s internal clock and influence aging is underway at UTHealth Houston, thanks to a $3.3 million grant from the National Institute on Aging. The study is…
YAMBassadors
Photo by Shyam Tailor The UTHealth Houston Youth Award of Mental (YAM) Health Program celebrated seven high school students who completed the inaugural YAMBassardors Summer Mentorship Program in August. At the start of the 2023-24 school year, the YAM program…
Making Progress
Photos by Danny Palomba/Office of Communications Construction continues on the renovations for the Fifth Floor Gallery, which began on May 17. Renovations to the Fifth Floor Gallery will include improved AV and lighting systems, new acoustical panels, furniture, and a…