Champions of Clinical Learning Environment
As a continual acknowledgment of the work it takes to create a positive and professional learning environment, the Directors of Learning Environment announced 28 faculty members who have earned the title of 2023 Champions of the Clinical Learning Environment. The…
Mendez-Figueroa, Rysavy receive prestigious awards
Prestigious grants totaling more than $4 million from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) Maternal-Fetal Medicine Units Network (MFMU) and the NICHD Neonatal Research Network (NRN) have been awarded to UTHealth Houston. McGovern Medical School is the only institution in…
UTHealth Houston receives two awards for continuing research in neonatal care and women’s health
Prestigious grants totaling more than $4 million from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) Maternal-Fetal Medicine Units Network (MFMU) and the NICHD Neonatal Research Network (NRN) have been awarded to UTHealth Houston. McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston is the…
McNeese wins Distinguished Service Award
Margaret McNeese, MD, is joined by her daughters Catherine and Bridget after receiving the Distinguished Service Award at the 2023 Commencement Ceremony. (Photo by Dwight Andrews/Office of Communications) McGovern Medical School presented Margaret McNeese, MD, Ransom Lummis Family Professor in Pediatrics, and…
Barratt wins Distinguished Faculty Award in Professionalism
The McGovern Medical School Office of Professionalism has named Michelle S. Barratt, MD, MPH, professor in the Department of Pediatrics, the 2023 winner of the John P. and Kathrine G. McGovern Distinguished Faculty Award in Professionalism Education. “It is a great honor…
Khan Receives Founder’s Award from Southern Society of Pediatric Research
Congratulations to Dr. Amir Khan, who has been chosen for the 2023 Southern Society for Pediatric Research Founder’s Award. This award recognizes a member of the Southern Society for Pediatric Research (SSPR) who has made significant contributions to children’s health…
Four faculty win UT STARs Awards
Congratulations to Dr. Anthony Flores recipient of the UT System Translational STARs Award! Four members of the McGovern Medical School Faculty, Anthony Flores, MD, PhD, Callie Kwartler, PhD, Hui-Wen Lo, PhD, and Xiaotian Zhang, PhD, have earned The University of Texas System’s STARs Awards….
Congratulations to Mary Senkel for winning the Department of Pediatrics’ Advanced Care Provider Excellence Award!
Mary Senkel is selected for this years Advanced Care Provider (ACP) Excellence Award. The ACP Excellence Award honors the outstanding contributions made by an Advanced Care Provider (ACP) through exemplary practice, leadership, service, and education by meeting the following criteria:…
24 faculty named 2022 Champions of Clinical Learning Environment
Congratulations Dr. Guardiola, Dr. Omoruyi, and Dr. Yeragi! In an effort to continue to enhance professionalism and encourage a positive learning environment, Directors of Learning Environment Vineeth John, MD, MBA, and John Riggs, MD, have announced 24 McGovern Medical School…
Omoruyi wins APA teaching award
The Academic Pediatric Association has named Emma Omoruyi, MD, MPH, associate professor in the Department of Pediatrics, as the 2022 winner of the Teaching Award for Mid-Career Faculty. The Teaching Award for Mid-Career Faculty recognizes excellence in teaching among APA members. Excellence is…