Cardiovascular Perfusion Program Graduation
Photos by Dwight Andrews/Office of Communications Congratulations to the 2025 graduating class of the Cardiovascular Perfusion Program. Graduates include Ashley Barnhill, Allen Byrd, Paulina Carles, Jacob Decker, Heath Flower, Ellie Salim, Rachel Saxton, and Madeline Smith. The Cardiovascular Perfusion Program gives graduates the knowledge to understand the physiology…
Class of 2029 dons white coats
McGovern Medical School officially welcomed 240 students from the Class of 2029 during its annual White Coat Ceremony on Jan. 23 at the Hobby Center for the Performing Arts. The ceremony opened with a welcome from Sheela Lahoti, MD, vice…
Students shine at teaching competition
The McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston Academic Medicine Student Organization and the Medical Student Research Office hosted the fourth annual Teaching Competition on Jan. 21 in MSB 3.001. For the competition, each student was given five minutes to present…
Emergency Medicine team stands ready at the 2026 Chevron Houston Marathon
A behind-the-scenes look at how UTHealth Houston’s Emergency Medicine team helped keep runners safe and race day running smoothly. On the morning of Jan. 11, runners and spectators gathered in downtown Houston for the annual Chevron Houston Marathon weekend. In…
Uber use suspended for UTHealth Houston business travel
UTHealth Houston employees must immediately stop using Uber for all work-related travel after the rideshare company was placed on a warrant hold by the State of Texas. Uber Technologies is currently under an active franchise tax hold, making the company…
McGovern students lead global health equity effort in Nigeria
Driven by a commitment to global health equity, McGovern Medical School students William McCarthy and Rakesh Kathiresan traveled to Ogun State, Nigeria, in the summer of 2025 to combat schistosomiasis, using innovative, low-cost diagnostic tools to reach underserved communities along…
University Web Services available to support medical school website needs
McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston has entered a new era in communications, strengthened by the recent partnership with the UTHealth Houston Office of Public Affairs and University Web Services in the Department of Marketing and Communications. With this enhanced…
Champions of Clinical Learning Environment: Kawal Bir, MD, and Elena Zamora, MD, MHA
The Office of Professionalism at McGovern Medical School congratulates Kawal Bir, MD, and Elena Zamora, MD, MHA, on being honored as Champions of the Clinical Learning Environment. Champions are identified through the Learning Environment Surveys, which are sent to students…
Honoring Their First Patients
Video by Danny Palomba/Office of Public Affairs The McGovern Medical School Class of 2029 honors their first patients with the 2026 Cadaver Memorial. Upon completion of the Gross Anatomy course each year, first-year students show their appreciation to individuals who…
Registration open for eighth annual Houston Shock Symposium
The eighth annual Houston Shock Symposium will be hosted on March 5-7 at Hilton Americas-Houston (1600 Lamar St.). Registration for the Houston Shock Symposium is free for all attendees. The Houston Shock Symposium brings together world-renowned experts to share knowledge,…