McGovern students present at SGEA Conference
McGovern Medical School joined Baylor College of Medicine and The University of Texas Medical Branch in hosting the 2024 Southern Group on Educational Affairs (SGEA) Annual Conference from April 11-13, 2024. The SGEA is a regional affinity group of the…
Emily Barr publishes poem in The Perch
A poem by Emily Barr, PhD, RN, was published in the Spring 2024 issue of The Perch. The poem, “Paparazzi,” reflects on her experience after losing her brother, likening the flashing bulbs of the paparazzi to the rare eye condition…
Applications welcome for next cohort of Writing Fellows
The McGovern Center-Inprint Writing Fellowship welcomes applications to join the 2024-2025 cohort. This intensive writers’ workshop is a year-long creative writing program open to all healthcare professionals (including basic scientists) in Houston. Applications are due by August 15, 2024.
Emily Barr publishes pieces in The Paris Review and AIDS
Two pieces written by Emily Barr, PhD, RN, CPNP-PC, CNM, FAAN, were recently published. The first is “Vespers: A Nursing Origin Story Set in the Dawn of the HIV Pandemic,” which was published online in the journal, AIDS. In Vespers,…
Art Wall features work by medical students
Graduating students from the Class of 2024 completed artistic pieces as part of their final projects in the Medical Humanities Scholarly Concentration or within the “Artivism” sub-elective taught as part of the fourth-year course, Humanistic Elements of Medicine.
Angela Gomez named web manager and executive committee member with AERA division
Angela Gomez, EdD, MBA, MS, is now the Web Manager of Division D – Measurement and Research Methodologies of the American Educational Research Association. Following a one-year appointment as Assistant Manager, Gomez will oversee email and web communications among the…
STAT interviews Keisha Ray about new CMS guidelines
Keisha Ray, PhD, McGovern Professor of Oslerian Medicine and Associate Professor with the McGovern Center, was recently interviewed by STAT. The interview focused on new CMS guidelines on pelvic exams on anesthetized patients. Ray noted that while students should have…
Writing Fellow alum, Lilit Sargsyan, publishes poem in The Pharos
A recent poem written by Lilit Sargsyan, MD, titled “Twenty-Fours,” was published in The Pharos, the AOA quarterly magazine. Sargsyan is participated in the inaugural cohort of the McGovern Center’s Writing Fellowship for Health Professionals during the 2022-2023 academic year.
Anson Koshy invited as visiting professor at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Anson Koshy, MD, MBE, has been invited as a Visiting Virtual Professor for the Health Humanities and Health Systems Science Distinction Tracks: Generating a Guild of Authentic Citizens in Healthcare. This interprofessional program at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine focuses…
2024 Karff Award Winners selected
The McGovern Center is pleased to announce the winners of the 2024 Karff Awards. These awards are given to graduating seniors at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston. These awards are made possible through the Samuel Karff Chair, which is…