SHPEP Graduation
Congratulations to the 80 undergraduate students (40 premed) on completing the UTHealth Houston Summer Health Professions Education Program. Each summer, McGovern Medical School partners with the Cizik School of Nursing and UTHealth Houston School of Dentistry to host the AAMC…
Spotlight: Yaki Swanson
Graphic by Omar Aguado/Office of Communications Don’t miss the latest edition of Spotlight, featuring Yaki Swanson, assistant project manager in the Department of Pediatrics.
A Trusted Messenger
Photo Courtesy of UTHealth Houston Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, Luis Ostrosky, MD, professor and chief of infectious diseases, has worked tirelessly to be a trusted voice of reason for many in the Houston area and across the…
QEP Forum welcomes Dr. Patricia Flatley Brennan
Discover how health care policy impacts the world’s largest biomedical library and the center of biomedical informatics and computational biology in the next UTHealth Houston Health Policy Forum, part of the university’s Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP). Save the date for…
SSRF efficacy studied in new research paper
Recent research from David Meyer, MD, assistant professor in the Department of Surgery, has been published in the Annals of Surgery, studying the effectiveness of surgical stabilization of rib fractures (SSRF). Patients suffering from rib fractures, which tend to be…
Prepping for back to school
While summer is still in full swing, your children’s return to the classroom will arrive before you know it. In preparation, parents can use these expert tips for ensuring the school year gets off to a healthy start. Being planned…
28 faculty named Champions of Clinical Learning Environment
As a continual acknowledgment of the work it takes to create a positive and professional learning environment, the Directors of Learning Environment announced 28 faculty members who have earned the title of 2023 Champions of the Clinical Learning Environment. The…
Cannabis use associated with increased risk of surgical complications
People who are regular cannabis users are at an increased risk of experiencing complications before, during, and after surgery, according to a study by researchers with UTHealth Houston published in JAMA Surgery. Nearly 16.3 million people had a cannabis use…
McGovern, Memorial Hermann host Quality Symposium
McGovern Medical School and Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center held the annual UTHealth Houston & Memorial Hermann-TMC Quality Symposium, May 12. The daylong event featured presentations from 2023 Clinical Safety & Effectiveness (CS&E) program graduates. The event featured a keynote address…
On The Sidelines
Photo courtesy of the Department of Family and Community Medicine Irvin Sulapas, MD, assistant professor; Bahrom Firozgary, MD, primary care sports medicine fellow; and Rod Turner, MD, assistant professor; pose for a photo while covering a Houston Roughnecks XFL football…