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…
LaPar honored for dedication to improving lives of children with congenital heart defects
Damien J. LaPar, MD, MSc, a leader in pediatric cardiac surgery at McGovern Medical School, UT Physicians, and Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital, is an inaugural honoree of the Children’s Heart Foundation for his commitment to excellence in academic pediatric and…
Applications open for 2023 Pruessner Scholarship
The Harris County Academy of Family Physicians is accepting applications for the Harold T. Pruessner, MD, Medical Student Scholarship. The deadline is May 19. Applicants must be a third-year medical student in good standing, have a strong interest in practicing…
In memoriam: Mohammed Mouaz Al Nass
Mohammed Mouaz Al Nass, lan manager for the Children’s Learning Institute, died April 23, 2023. He was 34 years old. He joined MSIT and the Children’s Learning Institute at McGovern Medical School more than 10 years ago. “Mouaz was very…
Hands-on Outreach
Photos Jack Burns/Student Clinical Skills Society The McGovern Medical School Student Clinical Skills Society hosts an outreach day for Fort Worth High School students in the Upward Bound program, March 26. The federally-funded program helps high school students excel in…