Grants 102 Program celebrates 2026 cohort
Junior faculty from across UTHealth Houston are one step closer to securing external research funding after completing the Grants 102 program. Grants 102, a six-month workshop and a follow-up to the Grants 101 course, helps junior faculty members develop a…
Shaping the next decade at UTHealth Houston
What will UTHealth Houston look like a decade from now? The path to 2037 begins with the conversations we have today. We are entering a time of extraordinary change in healthcare, education, research, and technology. The opportunities in front of…
More than words: Nathan Carlin
For Rev. Nathan Carlin, PhD, writing is more than a creative practice—it is a way of exploring the human experience and helping others do the same. Through books, scholarship, and collaborations with clinicians, he uses writing to deepen reflection, strengthen…
Orthopedic Surgery chief residents ready to take flight
Photos by Dwight Andrews/UTHealth Houston The Department of Orthopedic Surgery’s chief residents gathered atop Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center for a team photo featuring the Life Flight helicopter before pausing for a selfie in front of the Houston skyline.
Champions of Clinical Learning Environment: Hasan and Bhandari
The Office of Professionalism at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston congratulates Ansam Hasan, MD, and Karthik Bhandari, MD, on being honored as Champions of the Clinical Learning Environment. Champions are identified through the Learning Environment Surveys, which are sent…
Yatsu Day Symposium scheduled for Aug. 14
Join the UTHealth Houston Institute for Stroke and Cerebrovascular Disease for its 16th annual Yatsu Day Symposium Aug. 14 at the Fayez S. and Susan K. Sarofim Research Building. Yatsu Day aims to increase physicians’ and trainees’ knowledge of the…
Brian Dean appointed UT System executive vice chancellor for health affairs
As you have seen in recent announcements from UT System (external link) and President Melina Kibbe (external link), Brian Dean has been named Executive Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs for The University of Texas System. This appointment recognizes the outstanding…
Agrawal to serve as national voice for medical students
Likhit Agrawal, a third-year student at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston, will help shape national policy on medical education and healthcare after being elected vice chair of the American Medical Association’s Medical Student Section Governing Council (external link). Agrawal…
UTHealth Houston researchers redefine how to assess reflux disease
Researchers from UTHealth Houston have helped develop a new classification system designed to bring greater consistency and precision to how physicians evaluate one of the body’s most important barriers against acid reflux. The work, led by Nirav Thosani, MD, MHA,…
Remembering Stacey Hall, DO, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Stacey Hall, DO, associate professor in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston, died July 3. “Dr. Hall was an extraordinary physician whose life’s work was dedicated to helping children with disabilities reach…