Emergency Department Faculty Release Award-Winning ECG Curriculum Globally
A team of physician-educators in the McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston’s Department of Emergency Medicine have released a novel educational application called ECG Stampede. Practicing emergency physicians are tasked with rapidly and accurately determining the acuity of electrocardiograms (ECG)…
Collaborative Events Highlight Importance of Well Being for Mental Health Awareness Month
May is Mental Health Awareness Month. To highlight the importance of mental well-being, the Office of Employee Assistance and Well-being Programs (EAP) is working with campus-wide partners including the Departments of Emergency Medicine, Anesthesiology, Pulmonary Critical Care, and Psychiatry to…
UTHealth Houston’s Emergency Department ECMO Program Saves Man with Heroic Resuscitation Effort
On Jan 6, Eric Herdejurgen, a 48-year-old operator for an oil company here in Houston, TX had severe chest pain after getting off of his exercise bicycle at home. He immediately notified his wife, a nurse at Memorial Hermann’s Heart…
Dr. Mandy Hill Named One of Ujima Program Scholars
Mandy J. Hill, DrPH, has been accepted into the 2022 Inaugural Cohort of the University of California, San Francisco, Center for AIDS Prevention Studies (CAPS) Ujima Mentoring Program. The University of California, San Francisco, Center for AIDS Prevention Studies is…
UTHealth Houston EM Residents Take Center Stage at TCEP Research Forum
The Texas College of Emergency Physicians(TCEP) is an organization composed of over 2050 emergency physicians in Texas. Their annual meeting entitled “TCEP re-CONNECT 2022” was held on April 22-23, 2022. Representing multiple residencies across the state, the in-person forum…
UTHealth Houston Departments of Anesthesiology and Emergency Medicine Team With US Army to Improve Casualty Care
On April 19, 2022, The University of Texas System and the United States Army Futures Command (AFC) announced an official educational and cooperative research partnership to advance medical science and technology to save lives both on and off the battlefield….
Spotlight On Debbie Rivas
Debbie Rivas, Senior Administrative Manager for the Department of Emergency Medicine, has been a staple at UTHealth Houston for over 20 years. She was recently featured in UTHealth Spotlight and shared her experience working in various divisions before transitioning to…
Dr. Sharma Recognized as Harris Health System “Champion of the Quarter”
Kunal Sharma, MD, CMQ was recently recognized by the Harris Health System as one of several honorees of the “Champions of the Quarter”. “Champions of the Quarter” have shown consistent commitment to exceeding patient expectations and have set high service…
Department of Emergency Medicine and UT Physicians to Open First Urgent Care Center
UT Physicians will open its first urgent care center for the community this summer, UT Physicians Urgent Care Center – Bayshore. Utilizing the multispecialty clinic at 11476 Space Center Blvd. in the Clear Lake area, the new after-hours service will…
McGovern Medical School EMS Faculty Elected to Leadership Positions in Statewide Organization
Congratulations to Drs. Kevin Schulz, Heather Robinson, and Lesley Osborn for their election to Board positions in the Texas Chapter of the National Association of EMS Physicians (TX-NAEMSP)! These EMS leaders are helping spark change in prehospital care across Texas!…