Students shine at teaching competition
The McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston Academic Medicine Student Organization and the Medical Student Research Office hosted the fourth annual Teaching Competition on Jan. 21 in MSB 3.001. For the competition, each student was given five minutes to present…
Emergency Medicine team plays critical role at the 2026 Chevron Houston Marathon
A behind-the-scenes look at how UTHealth Houston’s Emergency Medicine team helped keep runners safe and race day running smoothly. On the morning of Jan. 11, runners and spectators gathered in downtown Houston for the annual Chevron Houston Marathon weekend. In…
McGovern students lead global health equity effort in Nigeria
Driven by a commitment to global health equity, McGovern Medical School students William McCarthy and Rakesh Kathiresan traveled to Ogun State, Nigeria, in the summer of 2025 to combat schistosomiasis, using innovative, low-cost diagnostic tools to reach underserved communities along…
University Web Services available to support medical school website needs
McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston has entered a new era in communications, strengthened by the recent partnership with the UTHealth Houston Office of Public Affairs and University Web Services in the Department of Marketing and Communications. With this enhanced…
Champions of Clinical Learning Environment: Kawal Bir, MD, and Elena Zamora, MD, MHA
The Office of Professionalism at McGovern Medical School congratulates Kawal Bir, MD, and Elena Zamora, MD, MHA, on being honored as Champions of the Clinical Learning Environment. Champions are identified through the Learning Environment Surveys, which are sent to students…
Honoring Their First Patients
Video by Danny Palomba/Office of Public Affairs The McGovern Medical School Class of 2029 honors their first patients with the 2026 Cadaver Memorial. Upon completion of the Gross Anatomy course each year, first-year students show their appreciation to individuals who…
Registration open for eighth annual Houston Shock Symposium
The eighth annual Houston Shock Symposium will be hosted on March 5-7 at Hilton Americas-Houston (1600 Lamar St.). Registration for the Houston Shock Symposium is free for all attendees. The Houston Shock Symposium brings together world-renowned experts to share knowledge,…
UTHealth Houston awarded more than $5 million in federal funding to realize full potential of health data
Researchers at UTHealth Houston have been awarded three grants totaling more than $5 million from the National Institutes of Health and the National Science Foundation (NSF) to address one of the biggest challenges in modern health care: building enhanced data…
Class of 2029 to receive white coats Jan. 23
McGovern Medical School students from the Class of 2029 will take the next step in their medical education journeys when they participate in the annual White Coat Ceremony on Jan. 23. The White Coat Ceremony begins at 1 p.m. at…
Faces of Dementia Exhibit
The McGovern Center for Humanities and Ethics has announced its newest art wall exhibit, “Faces of Dementia,” featuring the work of McGovern Medical School alum Cindy Williams-Ware, MD. This compelling collection of portraits honors individuals living with dementia and Alzheimer’s disease…