Newest Faces of McGovern: Kayla Evans
What inspired you to want to pursue a career in medicine? When I was growing up, I watched as a close family friend struggled with miscarriages and high-risk pregnancies. While I was too young to fully understand, I distinctly remember…
Former US Surgeon General presents 2023 Dean’s Lecture
McGovern Medical School and the Office of Research Affairs welcomed Jerome Adams, MD, MPH, 20th U.S. Surgeon General, Presidential Fellow, and Distinguished Professor of Practice at Purdue University for the 2023 Dean’s Lecture, Oct. 11 in MSB 3.001. Adams joined…
McGovern adds new fellowships, residency
McGovern Medical School continues to add to its training programs for medical school graduates, with a number of new graduate medical education programs approved by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education and the Texas Medical Board. The Medical School…
Study looks to control trauma triggers
Just as a song can remind us of the junior high dance or prom, sounds also have the ability to return traumatic memories. Pinpointing the location of these traumatic memories is the work behind a clinical trial, “Neuromodulation of the…
Traveling art exhibit displays the beauty of gratitude, philanthropy
The splendor and beauty that gratitude brings to the world is on display for the UTHealth Houston community to see. A traveling art exhibit, “The Art of Gratitude,” features nine original pieces by Houston artists. Each artist sought to illustrate…
Women in Medicine & Sciences Feature: Ruth Heidelberger, MD, PhD
Each month, the Women Faculty Forum presents its Women in Medicine and Sciences Feature, highlighting the women faculty at McGovern Medical School who are leaders in medicine, research, and education. This month’s feature is Ruth Heidelberger, MD, PhD, professor and…
Newest Faces of McGovern: Maame Effirim
What inspired you to want to pursue a career in medicine? A few years ago, I went on my regularly scheduled biennial visit to Ghana to see my extended family and spend the holidays with them. While abroad, I was…
Swails wins UT System Outstanding Teacher Award
The University of Texas System announced Jennifer Swails, MD, associate professor in the Department of Internal Medicine, as one of 14 recipients of the 2023 Regents Outstanding Teacher Awards. The honorees – faculty from multiple UT academic and health institutions…
Soares, Machado-Vieira awarded $2.5 million grant
A $2.5 million grant for the transformation of knowledge and treatment of bipolar disorder has been awarded to researchers at UTHealth Houston by Breakthrough Discoveries for Thriving with Bipolar Disorder (BD²). Researchers leading the project are Jair Soares, MD, PhD,…
Research sheds light on neonatal brain hemorrhage
Neonatal intraventricular hemorrhage causes inflammation and white matter injury after preterm birth. IVH causes progressive brain injury after time, and faculty in the Department of Pediatric Surgery and the Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Imaging conducted a study to determine…