Initiative leads to decrease in emergency physician burnout
Studies of the COVID-19 pandemic and prior pandemics have shown that isolation and distancing are associated with higher rates of anxiety, depression, anger, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). COVID-19 has led to new stressors impacting societal, physical, financial, and psychological…
Multiple Sclerosis Patient Education Day set for April 16
The Division of Multiple Sclerosis and Neuroimmunology in the Department of Neurology will host a Patient Education Day, Saturday April 16 at the Denton A. Cooley, MD & Ralph C. Cooley, DDS University Life Center (7440 Cambridge St.). The event…
AME names 2021 Induction Class
The McGovern Medical School Academy of Master Educators (AME) has selected nine faculty as its 2021 Induction Class. The 2021 AME inductees are as follows: Eliana Bonafante, MD, associate professor, Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Imaging Lauren Dies Brollier, MD,…
Sandra McKay joins Baker Institute’s new firearm safety program
Sandra McKay, MD, associate professor in the Department of Pediatrics, has joined Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy as a nonresident fellow. McKay, whose career as a pediatrician has focused on child health advocacy, will work with the Center for…
Student research focus of new office
Created as a one-stop shop for student research, McGovern Medical School leadership has created the Medical Student Research Office (MSRO), which is up and running as part of the Office of Educational Programs. Co-led by Gary Rosenfeld, PhD, director and…
CLI receives Institute of Education Sciences grant
The Children’s Learning Institute (CLI) at McGovern Medical School has received a new grant from the Institute of Education Sciences focused on improving outcomes in schools with a focus on how to best support teachers and parents of young children…
Applications open for UTHealth Houston-CPRIT Innovation Program
The UTHealth-CPRIT Innovation in Cancer Prevention Research Training Program is seeking applications from postdocs committed to a career in cancer prevention research through April 1. All trainees must reside in Texas during the fellowship and be officially enrolled in a…
Dean’s Lecture features Rebecca Richards-Kortum, PhD
Rebecca Richards-Kortum, PhD, Malcom Gillis University Professor of Bioengineering at Rice University, will present the 2022 Dean’s Lecture at McGovern Medical School April 5. The lecture titled “Developing and Translating Affordable Technologies to Improve Maternal and Child Health in Low-Resource…
Dowhan honored by the Biophysical Society for work in membrane protein research
William Dowhan, PhD, professor and John S. Dunn Chair in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, received the 2022 Anatrace Membrane Protein Award at the Biophysical Society national meeting in February. The award and invited lecture were established to recognize an outstanding…
UTHealth Houston Psychiatry Update set for April 9
Registration is now open for the 2022 UTHealth Houston Psychiatry Update Conference, hosted by the Louis A. Faillace, MD, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, April 9 at the Institute of Molecular Medicine (1825 Pressler St.). The symposium is designed…