All About the Brain

Photos by Dwight Andrews/Office of Communications The UTHealth Houston Neuroscience Research Center hosts Brain Night For Kids, March 14 at the John P. McGovern Museum of Health and Science. The event is designed for children and their families to increase…


Gold Standard

Photos by Dwight Andrews/Office of Communications McGovern Medical School welcomes the newest members of the Gold Humanism Honor Society, Feb. 26. The mission of Gold Humanism Honor Society is to recognize individuals who are exemplars of humanistic patient care and…


2024 AOA Induction

Photos by Dwight Andrews/Office of Communications The Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society welcomes the 2024 McGovern Medical School class of inductees March 5. Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society recognizes and advocates for excellence in scholarship and the highest…


Class of 2024 Match Day

Photos by Dwight Andrews/Office of Communications. Video by Danny Palomba/Office of Communications. Students from the McGovern Medical School Class of 2024 learned where they will be completing their residencies as part of the annual Match Day celebration, March 15. Take…


MMS Satellite Fitness Center opens in April

The new McGovern Medical School Fitness Center is slated to open in April with a two-week free trial membership for all UTHealth Houston faculty, staff, residents, and students who have pre-registered. The 1,800-square-foot space in the MSB penthouse, which has…


Women in Medicine and Sciences Feature: Anjail Sharrief, MD, MPH

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 Anjail Sharrief, MD, MPH, associate professor in…


Hotez to present Kirkendall Lecture

The Department of Internal Medicine, Division of General Medicine welcomes Peter Hotez, MD, PhD, DSc (Hon), dean of the National School of Tropical Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine, as the keynote speaker for the Walter M. Kirkendall, MD and…


Meet the 2023-24 UTHealthLeads McGovern Medical School fellows

UTHealthLeads is a one-year student fellowship program to develop future leaders in health care. In the program, UTHealth Houston students learn how to develop self-awareness, increase their leadership confidence, lead others, and effectively influence systems. A total of 23 UTHealth…


How to Save a Life

Photos by Roman Petrowski/Office of Communications The McGovern Medical School Department of Emergency Medicine hosts a Save A Life Event to teach tourniquet uses and wilderness first aid, March 5 in Webber Plaza.


Spotlight: Rebecca Mazzola

Graphic by Omar Aguado/Office of Communications Don’t miss the latest edition of Spotlight, featuring Rebecca Mazzola, senior executive assistant in the Department of Dermatology.