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Photos courtesy of the Division of Plastic Surgery at McGovern Medical School The Division of Plastic Surgery attends the Texas Society of Plastic Surgery Annual Meeting, Sept. 8-10 in San Antonio. The team won multiple awards during the resident and…
Spotlight: Kara Ramirez
Graphic by Omar Aguado/Office of Communications Don’t miss the latest edition of Spotlight, featuring Kara Ramirez, senior administrative manager in the Office of Admissions and Student Affairs.
Newest Faces of McGovern: Caroline Crain
What inspired you to want to pursue a career in medicine? In many ways, I always knew that I wanted to be a doctor. As a kid, I had a keen interest in the human body and was known to…
Arts & Resilience returns virtually Sept. 27
The John P. McGovern, MD, Center for Humanities and Ethics’ Arts & Resilience program returns for the 2023-24 school year with four virtual presentations beginning Sept. 27. Since its beginnings, the Arts & Resilience Program has welcomes highly accomplished fiction…
Rojas wins award from Congress of Neurological Surgeons
The Congress of Neurological Surgeons presented Pavel Pichardo Rojas, MD, MSc, research assistant in the Department of Neurosurgery, with the AANS/CNS Joint Section, Tumor Neuro-Oncology Trainee Award at the CNS annual meeting, Sept. 9-13 in Washington D.C. “This award not…
Post-stroke Care Conference set for Oct 6-7
UTHealth Houston Neurosciences will host the Stroke Transitions of Care and Post-Stroke Care Conference, Oct. 6-7 at the Cizik School of Nursing at UTHealth Houston (6901 Bertner Ave.). The conference aims to be a dynamic, engaging, and inclusive meeting designed…
Newest Faces of McGovern: Vilma Caballero
What inspired you to want to pursue a career in medicine? My interest in medicine began when I experienced how different diagnoses would affect my family. From watching my 2-week-old brother being prepped for surgery to visiting my aunt after…
How to Save a Life
Photos by Dwight Andrews/Office of Communications The Department of Emergency Medicine hosts an event for the UTHealth Houston Saves a Life Series. The session featured lessons on basic CPR and AED training.
Student Skills Session
Photos by Dwight Andrews/Office of Communications McGovern Medical School students sharpen their skills in lumbar puncture and pulmonary intubation at a pair of sessions of the Student Clinical Skills Society.
High in the Sky
Photo by Dwight Andrews/Office of Communications Fellows from Orthopedic Trauma service at UTHealth Houston pose for their annual group photo on the helipad at Memorial Herman-Texas Medical Center.