In memoriam: Kathrine G. McGovern
It is with great sadness that I share that our dear friend Kathrine G. McGovern—who helped to transform UTHealth Houston into what it is today—passed away on Dec. 1. She was 90. Known for her kindness and commitment to community…
Keisha Ray interviewed about “Black Health” in BMJ Blog
In a recent interview, Keisha Ray, PhD, spoke with Jared N. Smith, PhD about anti-black racism and Black Bioethics. Ray is the John P. McGovern, MD, Professor of Oslerian Medicine and Associate Professor at the McGovern Center. Smith is a…
Joelle Robertson-Preidler quoted in Medical Ethics Advisor
A recent piece in Medical Ethics Advisor focused on ethics education in medical school. Titled, “Early, Integrated Education May Prevent ‘Ethical Erosion’,” McGovern Center assistant professor Joelle Robertson-Preidler, PhD, was quoted. Robertson-Preidler offered insights about engaging students in discussing ethical…
Student leaders of SLaM present at AAMC Learn Serve Lead 2023
Service Learning at McGovern (SLaM) is as service-learning organization lead by medical students at McGovern Medical School. Student leaders of SLaM, Elizabeth Rodriguez, Mallika Tripathy, and Brian Crowley presented a poster at the recent AAMC annual meeting, Learn Serve Lead…
Painting by Anson Koshy selected for the juried gallery at the art auction
Anson Koshy‘s painting “Belonging” was selected for the juried gallery by guest juror Heidi Vaughn at the Art on the Avenue event held at Spring Street Studios on Nov. 4th. This is the largest charitable art auction in Houston with…
Keisha Ray’s book makes Health Affairs top 10 list
A recent Health Affairs reading list shares 10 recommended books about racism and health. Included in the list is Black Health: The Social, Political, and Cultural Determinants of Black People’s Health written by Keisha Ray, PhD, John P. McGovern, MD…
Mary Horton receives honor from Albert Schweitzer Fellowship
The Albert Schweitzer Fellowship of Houston-Galveston hosted its 2023 Celebration of Service on October 26. During the event, Mary Horton, PhD, MPH, MA, received an award honoring her service as a mentor to students. Horton is core faculty with the…
New article by Christine Wieseler published in the Journal of Philosophy of Disability
Former postdoctoral fellow of the McGovern Center, Christine Wieseler, PhD, has a recent publication published in The Journal of Philosophy of Disability. In the paper, “The Import of Critical Phenomenology for Theorizing Disability,” Wieseler presents the methodological and metaphilosophical issue…
Writing Fellow Bassam Zahid to facilitate local medical narrative workshop
Bassam Zahid, MD is a staff physician in the Department of Emergency Medicine at McGovern Medical School and was an inaugural fellow of the McGovern Center’s Writing Fellowship from 2022 to 2023. On Saturday, November 11, Zahid will co-facilitate a…
UTHealth Houston researchers awarded $6.2 million NIH grant to address firearm violence with hospital-based program
Congratulations to Sandy McKay, MD, faculty with McGovern Medical School at co-director of UTHealth Houston’s Quality Enhancement Plan, Healthcare Policy for Health Professionals, which is housed within the McGovern Center for humanities and Ethics A five-year, $6.2 million grant to…