Stories from The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth Houston)
April 15, 2024
UTHealth Houston’s Center for Interprofessional Collaboration held its annual large-scale mass casualty simulation Thursday, April 11, an effort to train students in responding to mass casualty incidents.
April 11, 2024
Kristen Valenzuela, RDH, BSDH, a Master of Science in Dental Hygiene candidate at UTHealth Houston School of Dentistry, has a heart for teaching others that made an impact closer to home when she convinced her reluctant grandfather, a Vietnam War veteran, to visit Give Vets a Smile and, in addition to a cleaning, get his dentures properly fitted.
April 8, 2024
The Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston recently achieved accreditation from the Surgical Review Corporation (SRC) as a Center of Excellence. This accreditation recognizes the department’s commitment and high standard of patient care and safety.
March 28, 2024
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 environment for children and their families.
March 28, 2024
Second-year medical student Karina Samsuhadi’s path to medicine is woven with threads of fortitude and gratitude after she struggled with housing instability.
March 25, 2024
In the two years since the John S. Dunn Behavioral Sciences Center at UTHealth Houston opened its doors in collaboration with the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC), it has helped relieve the overall wait times for Texans needing mental health care and provided a resource closer to home for patients.
March 18, 2024
Kristina D. Mena, PhD, MSPH, has been named UTHealth Houston’s first vice president of civic and business engagement. In this role, Mena will lead efforts to promote public health priorities and improve lives through increased partnerships with public and private businesses and entrepreneurs.
March 18, 2024
Witnessing a cancer care team in action inspired Laura Gorecki to pursue a career in genetic counseling at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center UTHealth Houston Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences.
March 15, 2024
From an Army infantry veteran to a brain cancer survivor, the Class of 2024 at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston found out together today at the Cooley University Life Center where they will take the next steps in their careers.
March 13, 2024
The American Heart Association (AHA) awarded a cumulative $1.2 million to UTHealth Houston School of Public Health researchers to test the effectiveness of Food is Medicine interventions to improve maternal and infant health outcomes.
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