Four faculty win UT STARs Awards
Four members of the McGovern Medical School Faculty, Anthony Flores, MD, PhD, Callie Kwartler, PhD, Hui-Wen Lo, PhD, and Xiaotian Zhang, PhD, have earned The University of Texas System’s STARs Awards. The UT System Board of Regents created the Faculty…
‘Do You Know?’ The Office of Employee Assistance & Well-being
As we enter 2023, all employees are encouraged to familiarize themselves with the resources available through UTHealth Houston. To help, the Office of Employee Assistance and Well-being (EAP) has created a “Do You Know?” initiative. There are six digital options…
UTHealth Houston launches program in honor of Carmel B. Dyer, MD
The legacy of Carmel Bitondo Dyer, MD, lives on in the same communities she sought to impact throughout her career. The late Dyer revolutionized geriatric health care across the country. She led the UTHealth Houston Consortium on Aging and was…
Turning Pro at McGovern Medical School: Nathan Carlin, PhD
Education toward professionalism is more than being skilled and knowledgeable. It requires a lifelong transformational change in how we think, act, and feel as doctors. This professional formation (Turning Pro) is shaped by the community in which we are surrounded….
Class of 2026 to receive white coats Jan. 9
McGovern Medical School students from the Class of 2026 take the next step in their medical education journeys when they participate in the annual White Coat Ceremony, Jan. 9. The White Coat Ceremony begins at 3 p.m. at the Hobby…
Alumni Association leadership stays in the family
As a new school year begins at McGovern Medical School, many around campus and throughout the McGovern community may not have noticed that the Alumni Association has a new president. This could be because the incoming president looks almost identical…
Team-based learning: it takes a village
Team-based learning (TBL) is an active learning pedagogy used in medical schools across the world. In TBL, students complete an independent test and then are put in a pre-determined small group to complete a group test. Faculty are able to…
Lorenz named microbiology chair
Following an international search, Executive Dean John Hancock has announced that Michael Lorenz, PhD, is the new chair of the Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics for McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston, effective Jan. 1, 2023. He also will…
Mackenzie wins inaugural Rebecca Lunstroth Faculty Service Award
The McGovern Center for Humanities and Ethics has named Chris Mackenzie, PhD, assistant professor in the Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, as the inaugural winner of the Rebecca Lunstroth Faculty Service Award. The Rebecca Lunstroth Faculty Service Award recognizes…
Melton, Arnold named 2022 Distinguished Alumni
McGovern Medical School has named Shelby D. Melton, MD ’04; and Lemuel Maxwell Arnold, MD ’77, as its 2022 Distinguished Alumnus Award recipients. The Distinguished Alumnus Award honors alumni of McGovern Medical School who have made significant contributions in the…