McGovern Center to host conference honoring Dr. Thomas Cole
From April 12-14, 2023, the McGovern Center will host a small conference in Houston, TX, in honor of Thomas R. Cole, PhD, our Founding Director. Current Center director, Rev. Nathan Carlin, PhD, announced a call for proposals, detailed below. The…
BRIDGE grant awarded to Keisha Ray and Kirsten Ostherr
Keisha Ray, PhD, and Kirsten Ostherr, PhD, MPH, were awarded a grant for their project, “Leveraging Medical Humanities to Eradicate Racial Health Disparities.” The grant comes from BRIDGE at Rice University. Congratulations, Drs. Ray and Ostherr!
Thomas Cole publishes essay about Eldrewey Stearns
Thomas Cole, PhD, recently published an essay in the Houston Chronicle about Eldrewey Stearns. Dr. Cole recounts his first meeting with Stearns, during which Stearns referred to himself as the “original Texas integration leader.” Cole would become close with Stearns,…
PBS documentary features Keisha Ray
Keisha Ray, PhD, was featured in the recently-aired documentary, Augmented. The episode is part of the PBS series, Nova, and looked at new technology used to create brain-controlled robotic limbs. Trailer, Augmented The complete episode may be viewed via PBS.org.
Honoring the lost
McGovern Medical Students Timothy George, Grace Kuang, and Jeff Jin as well as Ryan Huebinger, MD, played music from Chopin, Chaminade, and Rachmaninoff as part of the COVID Memorial Recital, Feb. 10 in the Fifth Floor Gallery. Organized by George,…
Muñiz shares works for Arts & Resilience
The John P. McGovern, MD, Center for Humanities and Ethics welcomed Patrick McGrath Muñiz as the third presenter of its Arts & Resilience program on Jan. 26, via Cisco Webex. Muñiz, originally from Puerto Rico, is a Houston-based artist who…
Poem by Sylvia Villarreal published
Center adjunct faculty, Sylvia Villarreal, MEd, MPH, wrote “Morning Groove,” a poem recently published in the February 2022 issue of Annals of Internal Medicine. In the piece, Villarreal vividly describes the morning routine.
Keisha Ray quoted on animal-to-human organ transplants
A Grid News story, entitled “Why recent animal-to-human organ transplants are just stunts—for now,” by Helen Santoro featured comments from Keisha Ray, PhD. The piece recalls a patient’s recent transplant surgery at the University of Maryland Medical Center involving a…
Anson Koshy wins Distinguished Faculty Award in Professionalism
The McGovern Medical School Office of Professionalism has named Anson Koshy, MD, associate professor in the McGovern Center for Humanities and Ethics, and the Department of Pediatrics, as the inaugural winner of the John P. and Kathrine G. McGovern Distinguished…
COVID Memorial Recital scheduled for Feb 10
The McGovern Center for Humanities and Ethics and the Office of Student Affairs and Admissions presents a COVID Memorial Recital with musical performances from the McGovern community, Feb. 10. The recital was organized by Timothy George, MS4, and will honor…