McNeese wins Distinguished Service Award
McGovern Medical School presented Margaret McNeese, MD, Ransom Lummis Family Professor in Pediatrics, and vice dean of Admissions and Student Affairs, with the inaugural John P. and Kathrine G. McGovern Distinguished Service Award. The award is presented to a member…
IT begins UTH-Share Google storage spring cleanup campaign
Google recently announced the end of unlimited storage for its education customers, and in response, UTHealth Houston Information Technology has begun preparing for new storage limitations. University students, faculty, and staff are asked to assist with the effort by reviewing…
Students advocate at national summit
Representing McGovern Medical School at the national level, two students traveled to Washington, DC, last month for the Latino Medical Student Association National Policy Summit. Karla Madrigal, MS3, and Luis Valdez, MS4 (now graduated), hold leadership positions with LMSA Southwest…
Surgery faculty receives junior faculty fellowship
Krislynn Mueck, MD, MS, MPH, assistant professor of surgery in the Division of Acute Care Surgery, received the Surgical Infection Society Junior Faculty Clinical Research Fellowship Award in Westlake Village, Calif., during the society’s 42nd annual meeting. The annual fellowship…
2023 Dean’s Teaching Excellence Awards
Congratulations to the 2023 winners of the Dean’s Teaching Excellence Awards. May is designated as teaching excellence month for McGovern Medical School. Anesthesiology Daniel An, DO Stephanie Bradley, MD Lauren Brollier, MD Amber Campbell, MD Johanna de Haan, MD Michelle…
Higgins’ paper discusses how to be great physicians
A recent paper from John P. Higgins, MD, MBA, MPhil, professor in the Department of Internal Medicine, on the “Ten Traits of Great Physicians,” has been published in the American Journal of Medicine. In the article, Higgins shares tips gathered…
Emergency Medicine leads in latest national traumatic brain injury guidelines
A national team of 22 medical experts, including senior author Ben Bobrow, MD, FACEP, professor and John P. and Kathrine G. McGovern Distinguished Chair in the Department of Emergency Medicine, has published in Taylor & Francis the third edition of…
LaPar honored for dedication to improving lives of children with congenital heart defects
Damien J. LaPar, MD, MSc, a leader in pediatric cardiac surgery at McGovern Medical School, UT Physicians, and Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital, is an inaugural honoree of the Children’s Heart Foundation for his commitment to excellence in academic pediatric and…
Applications open for 2023 Pruessner Scholarship
The Harris County Academy of Family Physicians is accepting applications for the Harold T. Pruessner, MD, Medical Student Scholarship. The deadline is May 19. Applicants must be a third-year medical student in good standing, have a strong interest in practicing…
In memoriam: Mohammed Mouaz Al Nass
Mohammed Mouaz Al Nass, lan manager for the Children’s Learning Institute, died April 23, 2023. He was 34 years old. He joined MSIT and the Children’s Learning Institute at McGovern Medical School more than 10 years ago. “Mouaz was very…