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.
Women in Medicine Spotlight: Bonnie Gregory, MD
A 2021 study revealed that just three National Basketball Association team orthopedic surgeons were women. By the spring of 2022, UTHealth Houston’s Bonnie Gregory, MD, had joined them. As a sports medicine surgeon at UT Physicians Orthopedics and an assistant…
Dean’s Lecture to feature former US Surgeon General
Jerome Adams, MD, MPH, the 20th U.S. Surgeon General and a prior member Coronavirus Task Force, will present the 2023 Dean’s Lecture at McGovern Medical School, Oct. 11. Adams will present on “Lessons Learned from the Pandemic: Perspectives from the…
Applications open for BIG-TCR fellowships
Applications are now open for a pair of CPRIT fellowships for a research training grant, titled “Biomedical Informatics, Genomics, and Translational Research Training Program (BIG-TCR).” The grant awards both a predoctoral and postdoctoral fellowship and is open to all six…
Newest Faces of McGovern: Dakhil Alim
What inspired you to want to pursue a career in medicine? I’d always been interested in the profession. My interest primarily stemmed from my view of physicians as superheroes. I’ve honestly always viewed the ability to diagnose, problem-solve, and heal…
Faculty Friday in News of Note
Graphic by Omar Aguado/Office of Communications Be on the lookout for Faculty Friday, a new feature of the News of Note newsletter sent every Friday, highlighting McGovern Medical School faculty members who appear in national and international news articles. If…