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…
2022 Dean’s Excellence in Teaching
Congratulations to the 2022 winners of the Dean’s Teaching Excellence Awards! May is designated as teaching excellence month for McGovern Medical School. Pediatrics Simi Abraham, MD Sheikh Ahmed, MBBS Roukaya Al Hammoud, MD Chiamaka Aneji, MBBS Myla Asfaq, MS Rebecca…
CLI receives Institute of Education Sciences grant
A new grant for the Children’s Learning Institute will help determine how to support teachers and parents of young children experiencing language difficulties. The Children’s Learning Institute (CLI) at McGovern Medical School has received a new grant from the Institute of Education…
Koshy wins Distinguished Faculty Award in Professionalism Education
The McGovern Medical School Office of Professionalism has named Anson Koshy, MD, associate professor in the McGovern Center for Humanities and Ethics, and the Department of Pediatrics, as the inaugural winner of the John P. and Kathrine G. McGovern Distinguished…
Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Fellows 2022-2025
Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Fellowship Match Day 2021 The Division of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine is excited to welcome four incoming fellows. The following lists each incoming NPM fellow, and the location of their residency program: Frank Abene, DO Pediatric Residency: McGovern Medical…
Henson, Singletary recognized by UT System Board of Regents for excellence in teaching
Two UTHealth Houston educators have been awarded the prestigious Regents Outstanding Teaching Award. Harold Alonso Henson, RDH, PhD, and Claire Narvaez Singletary, MS, CGC, were among the 14 recipients of The University of Texas System Board of Regents’ Outstanding Teaching…
Hormann appointed vice dean, educational programs
Following a national search, Executive Dean ad interim Richard Andrassy, MD, has named Mark Hormann, MD, vice dean for Educational Programs for McGovern Medical School at UTHealth, effective Jan. 1, 2022. Hormann is currently professor of pediatrics and assistant dean for clinical education…