UTHealth Houston veterans invited to annual Rise and Shine event
The Veteran Community Network invites all UTHealth Houston veterans to the Rise and Shine veteran recognition breakfast to thank veterans and active military personnel for their service. Student, staff, and faculty veterans are encouraged to attend in person. The event…
Rao book marks publishing milestone
Not many people can say they are the editor of a book. Even fewer can say they are still editing at the age of 81. P. Syamasundar Rao, MD, professor of pediatrics and medicine and emeritus chief of pediatric cardiology,…
LCME grants full accreditation
The Liaison Committee on Medical Education has granted McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston continued full accreditation of the medical education program. The LCME is the nationally recognized accrediting authority for medical education programs leading to the MD degree in…
Garsin, Lorenz discover novel therapy for fungal infections
Recent research from the labs of Danielle Garsin, PhD, and Michael Lorenz, PhD, professors in the Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, which identified a novel potential therapeutic against fungal infections, has been published in Nature Communications. Fungi are a…
Applications open for FAPE Awards
The McGovern Medical School Office of Professionalism is accepting applications for the second annual Faculty Award for Professionalism Education. Applications will be accepted from faculty who have established one or more successful programs for promoting education in aspects of professionalism…
Patz to present Nixon Lecture
The Department of Family and Community Medicine will host the Sam & Elizabeth Nixon Lectureship in Family Medicine, Nov. 2 in MSB 2.135 and via Cisco Webex. The keynote speaker for the lectureship is Jonathan A. Patz, MD, MPH, Vilas…
Employees: Register for 2022 flu vaccine clinic
Influenza season is approaching and UT Health Services encourages employees to get a seasonal influenza vaccine to protect themselves, co-workers, and patients. Employees who plan to take part in one of the flu clinics provided by Employee Health Services are…
Pathology to take over McGovern’s Instagram
On Friday, Oct. 14, the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine will take over the McGovern Medical School Instagram account, providing an inside look at the day-to-day life of a pathology research scientist to subscribers of the social media channel….
Hernandez Vargas named Rosalie B. Hite Fellow
Servando Hernandez Vargas, PhD candidate and student at McGovern Medical School and The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center UTHealth Houston Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, has earned the 2022 Rosalie B. Hite Graduate Fellowship in Cancer Research. The…
Holmes to serve as vice president of community engagement
Holly Holmes, MD, MS, a renowned geriatrician passionate about eldercare, has been named vice president of community engagement for UTHealth Houston. Holmes grew up with the matriarch of the family — her grandmother — an experience that shaped the direction of her career. “Living…