MSB 5.001 to undergo major renovation
A common gathering place for all members of the McGovern Medical School community will soon have a new look as renovations are set to begin on modernizing the Fifth Floor Gallery on May 17. “The renovation of the fifth floor…
LoneStar LEND Conference set for May 30-31
***The LoneStar LEND Conference has been postponed until January 2025*** The Department of Pediatrics will host the 2024 LoneStar LEND Conference May 30-31 at the Denton A. Cooley, MD & Ralph C. Cooley, DDS University Life Center (7440 Cambridge St.)….
2024 Dean’s Teaching Excellence Award
Congratulations to the 2024 winners of the Dean’s Teaching Excellence Awards. May is designated as teaching excellence month for McGovern Medical School. Anesthesiology Daniel An, DO Kendra Brown, MD Janefrances Egbosiuba, MD Kristin Falce, MD Michelle Ge, MD John Gray,…
Stenz named outstanding neuroscience student
The Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy has named Emma Stenz, MS4, as the winner of the Outstanding Student in Neuroscience Award. Stenz matched in her area of passion, ophthalmology, and will be a resident physician at the University of Washington…
Dean’s Lecture
Photos by Dwight Andrews/Office of Communications John Scott, PhD, Edwin G. Krebs-Speights Professor of Cell Signaling and Cancer Biology Chair of the Department of Pharmacology at the University of Washington, presents the latest installment of the Dean’s Lecture, April 16….
The Future of Family Medicine
Photos by Dwight Andrews/Office of Communications David Schneider, MD, professor and chair of Family and Community Medicine at UT Southwestern Medical Center, presents to 2024 Henry W. Withers Lectureship in Family Medicine, April 10. Schneider presented on “The Future of…
Let’s Get Fit
Photos by Dwight Andrews/Office of Communications The McGovern Medical School Fitness Center hosts an Open House prior to its grand opening on April 15. The MMS Fitness Center is a 1,800-square-foot space in the MSB penthouse and includes two single-user…
Kuchel to present Smythe Lecture May 21
McGovern Medical School welcomes George Kuchel, MD, professor of medicine and Travelers Chair in Geriatrics and Gerontology at UConn Health, as the keynote speaker for the 2024 Cheves Smythe Lecture on May 21. The Cheves Smythe Lecture, hosted by the…
McGovern hosts SGEA Conference
McGovern Medical School joined Baylor College of Medicine and The University of Texas Medical Branch in hosting the 2024 Southern Group on Education Affairs (SGEA) Annual Conference April 11-13 at the Hilton Houston Post Oak by the Galleria. The theme…
Applications open for 2024 Pruessner Scholarship
The Harris County Academy of Family Physicians is accepting applications for the Harold T. Pruessner, MD, Medical Student Scholarship. The deadline to apply is May 31. Applicants must be third-year medical students in good standing and, have completed their family…