TRCC Annual Meeting
Photos by Dwight Andrews/Office of Communications The Texas CTSA Consortium (TRCC) holds its annual meeting Oct. 4 at the Denton A. Cooley, MD and Ralph C. Cooley, DDS University Life Center. The TRCC is a regional consortium of the national…
Newest Faces of McGovern: Maame Effirim
What inspired you to want to pursue a career in medicine? A few years ago, I went on my regularly scheduled biennial visit to Ghana to see my extended family and spend the holidays with them. While abroad, I was…
Swails wins UT System Outstanding Teacher Award
The University of Texas System announced Jennifer Swails, MD, associate professor in the Department of Internal Medicine, as one of 14 recipients of the 2023 Regents Outstanding Teacher Awards. The honorees – faculty from multiple UT academic and health institutions…
Soares, Machado-Vieira awarded $2.5 million grant
A $2.5 million grant for the transformation of knowledge and treatment of bipolar disorder has been awarded to researchers at UTHealth Houston by Breakthrough Discoveries for Thriving with Bipolar Disorder (BD²). Researchers leading the project are Jair Soares, MD, PhD,…
Research sheds light on neonatal brain hemorrhage
Neonatal intraventricular hemorrhage causes inflammation and white matter injury after preterm birth. IVH causes progressive brain injury after time, and faculty in the Department of Pediatric Surgery and the Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Imaging conducted a study to determine…
Teaching Kitchen
The UTHealth Houston School of Public Health is offering a free, 12-month Teaching Kitchen based lifestyle program for people with obesity and metabolic risk. You may be eligible to participate if you: are 25-70 years of age have obesity have…
US Military Joint Training
Photos by Greg Metoyer Jr./Department of Emergency Medicine The Department of Emergency Medicine’s Mobile Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) Team welcomes the United States Critical Care Air Transport Team (CCATT) for an intensive, hands-on skill training session focused on the many…
Celebrating Hispanic Heritage
Photos by Dwight Andrews/Office of Communications McGovern Medical School and the Latino Medical Student Association celebrated Hispanic Heritage Month with Aprendiendo y Bailando Por Tu Salud (Learning and Dancing for your Health), Sept. 27 in the Leather Lounge. Attendees learned…
Newest Faces of McGovern: Jaden Custard
What inspired you to want to pursue a career in medicine? My mom’s encounter with cancer motivated me to pursue a career in medicine, and I began by obtaining my Emergency Medical Technician license. I constantly think about the various…
MSRO launches research search engine for students
The Medical Student Research Office (MSRO) has launched the Research Opportunity Search Engine, a new database to help students at McGovern Medical School identify research opportunities year-round. A major need for students applying to specialty and subspecialty residencies is research…