Department of Internal Medicine Faculty Recognized for Teaching Excellence
Faculty from the Department of Internal Medicine at were among those recognized in the school’s 2026 Teaching Excellence Awards, honoring educators who have demonstrated outstanding commitment to medical student and trainee education. The annual recognition celebrates faculty members across the…
Pilot Feasibility Award Supports New Digestive Disease Research
The Texas Medical Center Digestive Disease Center recently announced its 2026 Pilot Feasibility Award recipients, recognizing innovative research projects that aim to advance understanding and treatment of digestive diseases. Among the awardees is Xiangsheng Huang, PhD, from the Gastroenterology Research…
Jantea wins Distinguished Faculty Award in Professionalism
The McGovern Medical School Office of Professionalism has named Rachel Jantea, MD, MS, professor of medicine in the Joan and Stanford Alexander Division of Geriatric and Palliative Medicine, the recipient of the John P. and Kathrine G. McGovern Distinguished Faculty Award in…
Tumor-on-a-chip brings new insight to pancreatic cancer
Pancreatic cancer remains one of the most difficult cancers to treat, in large part because tumors do not exist in isolation. Instead, they are surrounded by a dense and complex network of blood vessels, connective tissue, and immune cells that…
Grand Rounds, May 21, 2026
Presentation Title: Evaluation and Treatment of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Speaker: Connor Vershel, MD Date: Thursday, May 21, 2026 Time: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Location: MSB 2.103 Learning Format: In-Person and Online Series Objectives: Apply the latest evidence with patients…
Grand Rounds, May 7, 2026
Presentation Title: The Border Health Research Cohort: Multiomic Longitudinal Studies of Excess Adiposity and Impact of Cardiometabolic Disease on Protein Biomarkers for Dementia Speaker: Joseph McCormick, MD, MS, Susan P. Fisher-Hoch, MD, MBBS, MSc, FRCPath, and Kari E. North, PHD,…
Shine Academy grant fuels training in medication safety
The University of Texas Kenneth I. Shine, MD, Academy of Health Science Education has awarded Nuzha Amjad, MD, assistant professor of geriatric and palliative medicine, a 2025-26 Shine Academy Small Grant. Amjad received the grant as principal investigator for her project, “Age-friendly…
Grand Rounds, April 23, 2026
Presentation Title: Leveling Up CKD Care Speaker: Jade Teakell, MD, PhD Date: Thursday, April 23, 2026 Time: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Location: MSB 2.103 Learning Format: In-Person and Online Series Objectives: Apply the latest evidence with patients and practice…
Grand Rounds, April 30, 2026
Presentation Title: Infectious Reasoning: Dismantling The Myths We Inherited And The Dogmas We Perpetuate Speaker: Jose Portugal Gonzales, MD Date: Thursday, April 30, 2026 Time: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Location: MSB 2.103 Learning Format: In-Person and Online Series Objectives:…
Desai Receives 2026 ASGE Endoscopic Training Award
Madhav Desai, MD, assistant professor in the Department of Internal Medicine, has been selected as a recipient of the 2026 American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE) Endoscopic Training Award, a competitive honor supporting advanced training in gastrointestinal endoscopy. As part…