McNeese wins Distinguished Service Award
McGovern Medical School presented Margaret McNeese, MD, Ransom Lummis Family Professor in Pediatrics, and vice dean of Admissions and Student Affairs, with the inaugural John P. and Kathrine G. McGovern Distinguished Service Award. The award is presented to a member…
IT begins UTH-Share Google storage spring cleanup campaign
Google recently announced the end of unlimited storage for its education customers, and in response, UTHealth Houston Information Technology has begun preparing for new storage limitations. University students, faculty, and staff are asked to assist with the effort by reviewing…
Post-COVID Brain and Behavioral Health
Photos by Dwight Andrews/Office of Communications The UTHealth Houston Neuroscience Research Center hosts its 27th Annual Free Public Forum, April 15 at the Denton A. Cooley, MD, and Ralph C. Cooley, DDS, University Life Center. At the forum, McGovern Medical…
Simbulance Outreach
Photo by Dwight Andrews/Office of Communications Students from Cesar Chavez High School and Yes Prep East End learn skills at the Department of Emergency Medicine’s Mobile Simulation Training Unit as part of the Health Careers Collaborative Outreach Program, April 27.
A Look Back at Match
Graphic by Omar Aguado/Office of Communications The Class of 2023 celebrated Match Day, March 17, and the numbers are in for where they’re going! Of the 242 graduating seniors, 144 will stay in Texas for their first year of postgraduate…
Students advocate at national summit
Representing McGovern Medical School at the national level, two students traveled to Washington, DC, last month for the Latino Medical Student Association National Policy Summit. Karla Madrigal, MS3, and Luis Valdez, MS4 (now graduated), hold leadership positions with LMSA Southwest…
Surgery faculty receives junior faculty fellowship
Krislynn Mueck, MD, MS, MPH, assistant professor of surgery in the Division of Acute Care Surgery, received the Surgical Infection Society Junior Faculty Clinical Research Fellowship Award in Westlake Village, Calif., during the society’s 42nd annual meeting. The annual fellowship…
2023 Dean’s Teaching Excellence Awards
Congratulations to the 2023 winners of the Dean’s Teaching Excellence Awards. May is designated as teaching excellence month for McGovern Medical School. Anesthesiology Daniel An, DO Stephanie Bradley, MD Lauren Brollier, MD Amber Campbell, MD Johanna de Haan, MD Michelle…
Higgins’ paper discusses how to be great physicians
A recent paper from John P. Higgins, MD, MBA, MPhil, professor in the Department of Internal Medicine, on the “Ten Traits of Great Physicians,” has been published in the American Journal of Medicine. In the article, Higgins shares tips gathered…
A Day of Giving
Photos by Dwight Andrews/Office of Communications McGovern Medical School joined the UTHealth Houston community in celebration of Giving Day, April 4. Thanks to the generosity of donors, UTHealth Houston raised over $125,000 in just 24 hours.