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.
Casa Esperanza
Photo courtesy of Adan Rios, MD Adan Rios, MD, visits sites of Casa Esperanza (Hope House) in the Republic of Panama. Casa Esperanza is a not-for-profit organization that provides care, education, and a home to children and adolescents at high…
Spotlight: Kim Edmonsond
Graphic by Omar Aguado/Office of Communications Don’t miss the latest edition of Spotlight, featuring Kim Edmonsond, manager, revenue cycle, in the Department of Pediatric Surgery.
Emergency Medicine leads in latest national traumatic brain injury guidelines
A national team of 22 medical experts, including senior author Ben Bobrow, MD, FACEP, professor and John P. and Kathrine G. McGovern Distinguished Chair in the Department of Emergency Medicine, has published in Taylor & Francis the third edition of…