Welcome UTH EM Class of 2018
We are excited to introduce our incoming PGY-1 class and look forward to them joining us in July.
Nnaemeka (Emeka) Okafor, MD, MS, Named Director of Medical Informatics for Acute Care Services
Nnaemeka (Emeka) Okafor, MD, MS, will join Memorial Hermann as the Director of Medical Informatics for Acute Care Services (hospital inpatient and emergency department care) as of October 1, 2014. In this role, Dr. Okafor will be directing all of…
Emergency medicine physician recognized by young physicians
Clinical professor of emergency medicine Dr. Arlo Weltge recently received the J.T. “Lamar” McNew, MD, Award for his service to physicians in training. Weltge was recognized by the Texas Medical Association Resident and Fellow Section (TMA-RFS) during TexMed, TMA’s annual…
1st Annual Resident Research Day
The Department of Emergency Medicine hosted the 1st Annual Resident Research Day on June 5, 2014. Residents in the EM3 class presented their scholarly activity and we had lectures from our new research director, Dr. James Langabeer, and our department…
UT Houston Presentations at SAEM 2014
Tuesday, May 13, 2014, 11am-12:00pm – Austin Ballroom 1 (Hotel – 2nd Floor) FOAM as a Means to Incorporate State-of-the-Art Research and Disseminate Evidence-Based Medicine Jason Nomura, MD and Ryan Radecki, MD (The University of Texas Medical School at Houston)…
Vice Chief Resident for Global Health Sarah Dendy featured in BMJ
Sarah Dendy, MD, Vice Chief Resident for Global Health, blogs in BMJ Emergency Medicine about the lessons that epidemics in resource-limited settings hold for us at home in our own EDs. While we take care of emergencies that come out of…
Welcome to the UT Houston EM Class of 2017!
Congratulations to the incoming Class of 2017! We are looking forward to seeing you in June! Wendy Alcanter, MD University of Texas Medical School at Houston Liliya Aznaurova, MD University of Kansas School of Medicine-Kansas City Kevin Beres, DO Kansas…
PD Samuel Luber garners Best Faculty Presentation at CORD
Dr. Samuel Luber was chosen as the Best Faculty Presentation at the Research and Innovation Forum at CORD for his presentation on “Hi-Fi Simulation Doesn’t Need to Break the Bank: A Low-Cost Homemade Transvenous Pacemaker Insertion Simulator.”
APD Kay Takenaka and Social Media Best Practices
Katrin Takenaka and colleagues have published guidelines on Social Media Best Practices in WestJEM.