Office of Continuing Medical Education welcomes Ruiz as director
The McGovern Medical School Office of Continuing Medical Education welcomed Mayra Ruiz as its new director, effective Dec. 11, 2023. In March 2022, McGovern Medical School transitioned its accreditation for continuing medical education (CME) activities to its Office of Continuing…
A tale of resilience: Samsuhadi’s journey to medicine
Second-year medical student Karina Samsuhadi’s path to medicine is woven with threads of fortitude and gratitude after she struggled with housing instability. Her journey to medicine began in the heart of familial sacrifice. Born to parents who traversed oceans and…
MMS Satellite Fitness Center opens in April
The new McGovern Medical School Fitness Center is slated to open in April with a two-week free trial membership for all UTHealth Houston faculty, staff, residents, and students who have pre-registered. The 1,800-square-foot space in the MSB penthouse, which has…
Women in Medicine and Sciences Feature: Anjail Sharrief, MD, MPH
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 Anjail Sharrief, MD, MPH, associate professor in…
Hotez to present Kirkendall Lecture
The Department of Internal Medicine, Division of General Medicine welcomes Peter Hotez, MD, PhD, DSc (Hon), dean of the National School of Tropical Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine, as the keynote speaker for the Walter M. Kirkendall, MD and…
Meet the 2023-24 UTHealthLeads McGovern Medical School fellows
UTHealthLeads is a one-year student fellowship program to develop future leaders in health care. In the program, UTHealth Houston students learn how to develop self-awareness, increase their leadership confidence, lead others, and effectively influence systems. A total of 23 UTHealth…
Dessauer named chair of IBP
Following an international search, Executive Dean John Hancock has announced that Carmen W. Dessauer, PhD, is the new chair of the Department of Integrative Biology and Pharmacology, effective March 18, 2024. Dessauer currently serves as professor of integrative biology and…
Class of 2024 to meet their matches March 15
One student survived a cancerous brain tumor. Another was called to medicine when a family member suffered a panic attack on an airplane and no doctors were on board. A third worked his way through the military and became an…
Swails inducted into Shine Academy
Jennifer Swails, MD, associate professor in the Department of Internal Medicine, has been inducted as a member of the 2024 class of The University of Texas Kenneth I. Shine, MD, Academy of Health Science Education. The award is presented to…
Psychiatry Update Conference set for April 13
Registration is now open for the 2024 UTHealth Houston Psychiatry Update Conference, hosted by the Louis A. Faillace, MD, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, April 13 at the Institute of Molecular Medicine (1825 Pressler St.). The symposium is designed…