Pediatric Residency Program awarded AAP Visiting Professorship
The American Academy of Pediatrics has awarded Sandra McKay, MD, FAAP, associate professor, and Prajakta Yeragi, MD, assistant professor, and the Department of Pediatrics Residency Program, with a Leonard P. Rome CATCH Visiting Professorship Grant to promote advocacy for children and…
Office of Continuing Medical Education welcomes Ruiz as director
The McGovern Medical School Office of Continuing Medical Education welcomed Mayra Ruiz as its new director, effective Dec. 11, 2023. In March 2022, McGovern Medical School transitioned its accreditation for continuing medical education (CME) activities to its Office of Continuing…
A tale of resilience: Samsuhadi’s journey to medicine
Second-year medical student Karina Samsuhadi’s path to medicine is woven with threads of fortitude and gratitude after she struggled with housing instability. Her journey to medicine began in the heart of familial sacrifice. Born to parents who traversed oceans and…
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…