Carlin increases McGovern Center’s visibility with national award
Nathan Carlin, PhD, director of the John P. McGovern Center for Humanities and Ethics, has been unanimously selected as the winner of the 2025 Health Humanities Visionary Award. He was presented the award from the Health Humanities Consortium at its…
Fallon to present Ertan Lectureship
The Department of Internal Medicine welcomes Michael Fallon, MD, chair in the Department of Internal Medicine at the University of Arizona College of Medicine, for the 10th Annual Ertan Lectureship. Fallon will present on “Complications of Portal Hypertension 2025” beginning…
Hypoxia surviving proteins could be possible lung disease therapy
Scientists at UTHealth Houston are investigating how the body naturally adapts to hypoxia – an insufficient oxygen supply to the body or specific organs – to develop new treatments for life-threatening heart and lung diseases. With a seven-year, $6.58 million…
CCTS Meeting
The Center for Clinical and Translational Sciences hosts its annual External Advisory Board Meeting, March 11 at the Cooley Life Center.
Where’d They Match?
Graphic by Omar Aguado/Office of Communications After a very successful Match Day, on March 21 take a look at where the Graduating Class of 2025 will be heading to complete their residencies.
April Serve Month
The Joan and Stanford Alexander Division of Geriatric & Palliative Medicine held a volunteer event to celebrate April Serve Month April 5 at the Houston Food Bank. The volunteer group packaged senior boxes to be distributed to homes throughout the…
Celebrate science with a STEM-tastic Adventure
Celebrate the 75th anniversary of the National Science Foundation with a hands-on, high-energy STEM experience, May 10 at the Children’s Museum Houston (1500 Binz St.). The event is a collaboration between the Children’s Learning Institute at UTHealth Houston, The Health…
Faculty participate in Resilience Through Creativity exercise
A new wellness initiative from the Office of Faculty Affairs and Development offers UTHealth Houston faculty the opportunity to explore creative writing in an effort to reduce faculty burnout. “The Office of Faculty Affairs is focused on well-being in order…
ACGME accredits Allergy and Immunology Fellowship
The Department of Internal Medicine has received accreditation from the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) for its Allergy and Immunology Fellowship – only the second such fellowship program in Houston. The fellowship received ACGME accreditation last month for…
In Memoriam: Paul H. Dahm, MD, MS
Paul H. Dahm, MD, MS, died April 14, after a battle with cancer. He was 49. Working as an associate professor of pediatric critical care medicine at McGovern Medical School, Dahm also served as the medical director of the Pediatric…