Harris Health breaks ground on new hospital project on LBJ campus
UTHealth Houston celebrated alongside its hospital partner as Harris Health System broke ground for a new $1.6 billion hospital on the Lyndon B. Johnson campus in Northeast Harris County that will enhance health care in one of the county’s most…
First Person: Bridging Healthcare Gaps: The JSH Diabetes 360 Camp
First person is an occasional series, providing firsthand accounts of outreach programs involving our McGovern Medical School community. This issue features first-year McGovern Medical School Student Pranav Mehta. Jainism. It’s one of the rarest religions in the world. The Jain…
Spotlight: Sabah Mimid
Graphic by Omar Aguado/Office of Communications Don’t miss the latest edition of Spotlight, featuring Sabah Mimid, senior administrative coordinator, Neurocritical Care.
Inspiring the Future
Photos courtesy of the Kinkaid School McGovern Medical School cardiologist John Higgins, MD, inspires Kinkaid School junior and senior students interested in medicine with his talk “Ten Traits of Great Physicians.”
Almost Doctors
Graphic by Omar Aguado/Office of Communications The journey is complete for the McGovern Medical School Class of 2024, who will receive their medical degrees on May 10 at NRG Arena. A live stream of the event can be seen on…
UT System awards STARs funding to McGovern
McGovern Medical School received $3.5 million in UT System STARs funding during FY24 in support of 11 faculty members. Established in 2004, the UT System STARs (Science and Technology Acquisition and Retention) program provides funding to help purchase state-of-the-art research…
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…