Selek elected to Epic national board
Salih Selek, MD, professor in the Louis A. Faillace, MD, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, has been elected to the 2022-23 Epic Behavioral Health Steering Board. He will serve a three-year term beginning in July. “I am honored to…
Spector returns for Arts & Resilience
The McGovern Center for Humanities and Ethics welcomes back Laura Spector for a summer event of its Arts & Resilience Program, July 28. Spector, a fellow of the New York Foundation for the Arts, will present her workshop Drawing for…
UT System goes live with Laboratory Information Management System
The UT System Health Biobank (UTSHB) Consortium Common LIMS is now available for use by investigators at UTHealth Houston and UTMB. The UT System Common LIMS uses commercial software to provide LIMS functionality to UT investigators: Inventory management: you’ll always…
The dog days of McGovern Medical School
New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts once said, “Everything I know, I learned from dogs.” It’s no surprise then, that “man’s best friend” is now helping students learn at McGovern Medical School. Prior to the start of the COVID-19…
Researchers discover novel light-gated potassium channel
A key approach to understanding the brain is to observe the behavioral effects of turning on specific populations of neurons. One of the most popular approaches to controlling neuronal activity in model systems is called optogenetics and depends on expressing…
Emergency Medicine provides training to SpaceX crewmembers
Along with educating students, residents, and fellows in the most advanced lifesaving therapies on Earth, the Department of Emergency Medicine is helping to prepare members of the Polaris Dawn crew to handle medical emergencies in space. The Department of Emergency…
Specialized training programs fill niche
McGovern Medical School is home to thousands of medical students, residents, and fellows, all here to gain expert training in their chosen profession. The school also offers a growing number of specialty education programs, providing vital training in highly specialized…
Student bests bodybuilding competition
They say hard work pays off, and for one McGovern Medical School student, dedication in the gym produced a top prize in bodybuilding. Joel Thomas, as fourth-year Medical School student, recently was named the Overall Winner, Men’s Physique Class D,…
24 faculty named 2022 Champions of Clinical Learning Environment
In an effort to continue to enhance professionalism and encourage a positive learning environment, Directors of Learning Environment Vineeth John, MD, MBA, and John Riggs, MD, have announced 24 McGovern Medical School faculty as the 2022 Champions of Clinical Learning…
Psychiatry team wins MindGames competition
Caroline McCool, MD; Hunter Hinman, MD; and Gauri Wable, MD, PhD, residents in the Louis A. Faillace, MD, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, teamed up to compete and win the annual resident competition MindGames June 8. MindGames is a national residency…