Outstanding physicians named Champions of the Clinical Learning Environment
Every day, faculty and resident physicians shape the clinical learning experience through their teaching, mentorship, professionalism, and commitment to patient care. Their interactions with students help create clinical environments where learners feel welcomed, supported, challenged, and respected as they develop…
Dean’s Dialogue highlights progress, plans for year ahead
Marking her first year as dean of McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston, LaTanya Love, MD, reflected on a year of progress and looked toward the initiatives shaping the school’s future during the latest Dean’s Dialogue, Sept. 1. The entire…
Jayaraman honored as outstanding woman in science
The Association for Women in Science – Houston Chapter has named Vasanthi Jayaraman, PhD, professor and John S. Dunn Chair in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and Bob and Hazel Casey Chair in Biochemistry, as the winner of its 2026 Outstanding…
Caught Between Rounds
From hiking among the snow-covered peaks of the Swiss Alps and exploring the rugged landscapes of Iceland and Utah to scuba diving beneath the waters of Grand Cayman, members of the McGovern Medical School community made the most of their…
Portraits celebrate lives beyond cleft differences
The 100 Cleft Portraits Tour visited Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center, showcasing portraits and personal stories of people born with cleft differences. The exhibition, created by artist Katie Manning, highlights identity, confidence, representation, and belonging beyond the clinical experience.
Community lessons help shape future physicians
For future physicians, understanding a patient’s health means understanding more than what happens inside an exam room. Through the Professional Learning Underscored by Service (PLUS) program at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston, first- and second-year medical students are stepping…
UTHealth Houston researchers to collaborate on $9.3M AIDS Research grant
A new five-year $9.3 million grant from the National Institutes of Health will advance the Texas Center for AIDS Research from a developmental center to a full center, strengthening HIV research, investigator training, and community partnerships across Texas. Established in…
CardioFrontiers 2026 brings cardiovascular research leaders to Houston
Investigators, trainees, and collaborators across the cardiovascular community will gather in the Texas Medical Center Sept. 11-14 for CardioFrontiers 2026, a four-day conference highlighting advances in cardiovascular science. Hosted by McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston in partnership with The…
DuBose named chief of vascular surgery
Joseph DuBose, MD, has been named the chief of the Division of Vascular Surgery in the Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston, effective Sept. 1. DuBose, an internationally recognized vascular and trauma surgeon…
Future in Focus Survey: Make sure our school’s voice is heard
As UTHealth Houston develops its vision for the next decade through the Future in Focus Strategic Plan, the perspectives and experiences of the McGovern Medical School community must help shape that vision. To date, only 8% of our McGovern Medical…