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…
Medical humanities students place in Doctoring 3 Haiku Contest
Faculty for the McGovern Medical School Doctoring Courses hosted a Doctoring 3 Haiku Contest to increase student engagement among second-year medical students participating in the neuroscience courses and curriculum. Interested students submitted an original haiku in the standard 5-7-5 format…
Prisha Jonnalagadda presents poster at Artful Medicine
Rice Humanities student Prisha Jonnalagadda presented a poster at the 2024 Artful Medicine Conference hosted by Missouri Southern State University in October 2023. She worked on a summer scholarship project on the history and evolution of Doctor of Osteopathy schools…
Susan Fenton appointed first Vice Dean for Education at the McWilliams School of Biomedical Informatics
Congratulations to Susan Fenton, PhD, on her new appointment at MSBMI! Fenton is associate faculty of the McGovern Center and a member of UTHealth Houston’s Quality Enhancement Plan steering committee. Professor and Associate Dean for Academics and Curricular Affairs, Susan…
Keisha Ray publishes new article in Journal of Bioethical Inquiry
Authored by Keisha Ray, PhD, a new article in the Journal of Bioethical Inquiry explores “When Black Health, Intersectionality, and Health Equity Meet a Pandemic.” Ray discusses inequities in Black people’s COVID-19 outcomes as an example of why we should…
Keisha Ray receives Dr. Claretta Dupre Award
At the 2023 Annual Meeting of the American Society for Bioethics and Humanities, Keisha Ray, PhD, was awarded the 3rd Annual Dr. Claretta Dupre award. Ray was recognized for her commitment to justice in bioethics by the ASBH Race, Culture,…
Joelle Robertson-Preidler leads Postdoc Improv
McGovern Center assistant professor, Joelle Robertson-Preidler, PhD, led McGovern Medical School postdoctoral fellows in an improv session. The improv class featured postdoc-relevant exercises and was followed by a delightful fountain. The festivities capped off National Postdoc Appreciation Week (Sept. 18-22)…
Angela Gomez joins American Educational Research Association committee
A longtime member of the American Educational Research Association, Angela Gomez, EdD, has joined Division D’s Communications Committee for a three-year term (2023-2026). She was also selected as the division’s Assistant Web Manager and will transition to Web Manager for…
Center faculty to present at American Society for Bioethics & Humanities annual conference
The American Society for Bioethics & Humanities 25th Annual Conference will include presentations from Center assistant professor Joelle Robertson-Preidler, PhD, and associate professor (with tenure) Keisha Ray, PhD. Robertson-Preidler will present, “Are Clinical Ethicists Next? Recognizing Triggers and Mitigating Burnout,”…
New Hastings Center piece by Keisha Ray discusses linguistic justice
Keisha Ray, PhD, recently published “Improving Linguistic Justice and Accessibility in Bioethics Work” in the Bioethics Forum Essay section of The Hastings Center. In the piece, Ray shares that, “linguistic justice means making my work accessible to people by using…