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…
14th Annual Yatsu Day set for Nov. 10
The UTHealth Houston Institute for Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases will host the 14th Annual Yatsu Day Symposium, “Nurturing Brain Health and Preventing Stroke,” from 8 a.m. until 4:30 p.m., Nov. 10, in the Alkek Auditorium (Room 120) at the Cizik…
Regua earns women’s cancers development award
Angelina Regua, PhD, assistant professor in the Vivian L. Smith Department of Neurosurgery, was awarded a 2-year, $206,000 grant from the Victoria’s Secret Global Fund for Women’s Cancers Career Development Award, in partnership with Pelotonia and the American Association for…
Hamilton receives funding for HOMES project
Jane Hamilton, PhD, MPH, associate professor in the Louis A. Faillace, MD, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, received a five-year, $2.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration…
Farewell, Claire
Photos by Danny Palomba/Office of Communications Claire Brunson, executive director of management services, celebrates her retirement following 35 years of service to McGovern Medical School with family, friends, and colleagues at a reception Monday in the Fifth Floor Gallery.
Emergency Medicine Awards
Photos by Greg Metoyer Jr./Department of Emergency Medicine Libby Liu, PA, and Hashim Zaidi, MD, receive a pair of prestigious awards at the recent Harris Health System Medical Staff Emergency Medicine Faculty Appreciation Event. Liu was selected as the Advanced…