McGovern adds service learning to medical school curriculum
To strengthen its commitment to service, McGovern Medical School is adding a service learning program to the first- and second-year curriculum beginning in the 2024-25 school year. “Service learning exposes students to real-world contexts, allowing them to become aware of…
The Many Faces of UTHealth Houston: Asia Bright, PhD
A New York native, Asia Bright, PhD, originally fell in love with Houston’s landscape and southern flair while visiting during her junior year of high school. Still, it was her passion for impacting communities and UTHealth Houston that made her…
Gold Standard at McGovern Medical School
McGovern Medical School students are inducted into the Gold Humanism Honor Society at the Gold Humanism Induction Ceremony, Feb. 17. Keynote speaker for the event was D. Ryan Hall, MD, assistant dead for admission and associate professor in the Department…
Turning Pro: Bungo named Distinguished Faculty in Professionalism Education
“Education toward professionalism is more than being skilled and knowledgeable. It requires a lifelong transformational change in how we think, act, and feel as doctors. Our professional formation (Turning Pro) is shaped by the community in which we are surrounded.”…
Talia Hall at McGovern Medical School
What inspired you to want to pursue a career in medicine? By the age of 12, I knew several family members with high blood pressure, heart disease, and type 2 diabetes. Witnessing chronic illnesses take the lives of my loved…
The Office of Professionalism extends its efforts through community-based initiatives
The Office of Professionalism at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston focuses on programs that enhance student values and ethical practices, personal competencies, and the formation of professional identities as students prepare to enter the workplace successfully. Professionalism is woven into…
Learning PLUS
Second-year McGovern students dispatch across the Houston area Aug. 9 as part of the new service-learning initiative, Professionalism Learning Underscored by Service (PLUS).
McGovern Hosts 2024 Health Career Collaborative Finale
The Student Educational Outreach Committee at McGovern Medical School welcomed students from Cesar Chavez High School and Yes Prep East End High School for the 2024 Health Career Collaborative Finale on May 3. The event is a culmination of a…
Health Fair No-Cost Screenings, Teddy Bear Clinic, Bring Smiles at Student-Led UTHealth Houston Cares Event
Smiling children with teddy bears in tow were a common scene at the UTHealth Houston Cares health fair on Saturday, March 9. This no-cost community event, held for the fifth year at UT Physicians Multispecialty – Jensen, provided a warm and friendly…
Turning Pro: Dr. Asia Bright Named Distinguished Faculty in Professionalism Education
The McGovern Medical School Office of Professionalism has named Asia Bright, PhD, assistant professor in the Louis A. Faillace, MD, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, and director of the Office of Professionalism, as the winner of the John P. and Kathrine G. McGovern…