New leadership for Pulmonary Center of Excellence
Harry Karmouty-Quintana, PhD, associate professor and fellow of the William S. Kilroy, Sr. Distinguished University Chair in Pulmonary Disease, has been appointed director of the Pulmonary Center of Excellence. With faculty appointments in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology…
Hands-on Experience
Photos by Dwight Andrews/Office of Communications Members of the McGovern Medical School Student Clinical Skills Society participate in various surgical skills sessions in the Surgical and Clinical Skills Center in November. The center provides hands-on education, training, and quality improvement…
Honoring Their First
Photos by Dwight Andrews/Office of Communications Members of the Class of 2026 honor their first patients during the McGovern Medical School Cadaver Memorial Service Jan. 11. The service is held by first-year students after completing their Gross Anatomy course.
Expert Instruction
Photo by Dwight Andrews/Office of Communications Dr. Saroja Bharati demonstrates Atrial Septal Defects (ASDs) to McGovern Medical School fellows during the UTHealth Cardiovascular Medicine Grand Rounds September 21, 2022. Bharati serves on the faculty at Rush Medical College in Chicago.
Office of Academic Affairs hosts student mobile app download contest
UTHealth Houston students who download the new student-centered mobile app between Monday, Jan. 9, and Monday, Feb. 6, can help their school win a $1,500 award that can be used for a social event or party on campus. The Office…
Pancreatic cancer research published in Cancer Immunology Research
Recent research on a novel approach to the treatment of pancreatic cancer, from the lab of Jennifer Bailey, PhD, assistant professor in the Department of Anesthesiology, has been published in Cancer Immunology Research. According to the American Cancer Society, pancreatic…
Four faculty win UT STARs Awards
Four members of the McGovern Medical School Faculty, Anthony Flores, MD, PhD, Callie Kwartler, PhD, Hui-Wen Lo, PhD, and Xiaotian Zhang, PhD, have earned The University of Texas System’s STARs Awards. The UT System Board of Regents created the Faculty…
‘Do You Know?’ The Office of Employee Assistance & Well-being
As we enter 2023, all employees are encouraged to familiarize themselves with the resources available through UTHealth Houston. To help, the Office of Employee Assistance and Well-being (EAP) has created a “Do You Know?” initiative. There are six digital options…
Students Becoming Teachers
Photo by Dwight Andrews/Office of Communications Winners of the inaugural McGovern Medical School Teaching Competition (front row left to right) Jordan Lazenby, Neha Muraly, and Paris Bean pose with their mentors following the competition Dec. 7 in MSB 3.001. Lazenby…
Your Next Steps
Photos by Dwight Andrews/Office of Communications McGovern Medical School students participate in the annual Residency Fair, Oct. 4. Third-year medical students use the residency fair to gather more information about application processes and individual programs for potential upcoming residencies.