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 (external link) 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…
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 as…
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…
Learning Clinical Care
Photos by Dwight Andrews/Office of Communications Fourth-year McGovern Medical School students learn how to perform ultrasounds as part of their clinical care rotations.