Clinical Informatics Fellowship Program receives ACGME accreditation
UTHealth Houston has received ACGME accreditation for a new Clinical Informatic Fellowship Program, to be housed within McGovern Medical School’s Department of Internal Medicine. “We are excited to be approved by the ACGME,” said Elmer Bernstam, MD. “This fellowship brings…
UT Police’s annual toy drive returns
UT Police at Houston is gearing up for its Annual Children’s Gift Drive, benefiting UTHealth Houston Harris County Psychiatric Center. The department is accepting gift donations at 10 locations throughout the UTHealth Houston campus, detailed below. Through Monday, Dec. 19,…
Digital room signage live in MSB
Visitors to MSB G.100 and MSB 3.001 may notice a new type of signage greeting them upon entry to these rooms. Digital room calendar signs now display real-time scheduling information for these areas with visual feedback on room availability. This…
Festival of Fun
Photos by Dwight Andrews/Office of Communications The McGovern Medical School and UTHealth Houston community celebrated 50 years of excellence at the university’s annual Fun Fest event, Nov. 18. The annual Fun Fest is one way the university expresses appreciation for…
Brilliance on Display
Paintings by Olga Chumakova, PhD. Photos of paintings by Dwight Andrews/Office of Communications Paintings from Olga Chumakova, PhD, imaging research manager in the Department of Integrative Biology and Pharmacology, are currently on display on the McGovern Medical School Art Wall….
Excellence in Advanced Care
Photos courtesy of the Department of Pediatrics Congratulations to Mary Senkel for winning the Advanced Care Provider (ACP) Excellence Award, presented by the Department of Pediatrics in honor of National Nurse Practitioner Week. The ACP Excellence Award honors the outstanding…
Four receive UTHealth Houston’s most distinguished award
Three faculty members who have demonstrated longstanding excellence in areas of teaching, research, and clinical care, and another recognized for overall exemplary dedication and service, received top honors from UTHealth Houston President Giuseppe N. Colasurdo, MD, Alkek-Williams Distinguished Chair, during…
Kolonin, Gutierrez publish research in Cell Reports Medicine
A translational research study from collaborating laboratories of Mikhail Kolonin, PhD, and Absalon Gutierrez, MD, on the new mechanism mediating the anti-diabetic effects of incretins has been published in Cell Reports Medicine. The global burden of Type 2 diabetes keeps rising in…