Activities
In 2001, Houston physician-philanthropist John P. McGovern donated $5 million to provide endowments for the William Osler Scholars: practicing physicians on the School of Medicine faculty selected based on their history of giving highly competent, humane, compassionate care and serving as outstanding teachers and role models for these qualities. Each Osler Scholar holds the honor for five years; together, they comprise the new John P. McGovern, M.D., Academy of Oslerian Medicine.
Bow Tie Social Club
Learn more here...The BTSC is an activity of the McGovern Academy under the advisory of Dr. Jack Alperin. We meet once a month to listen to and discuss a presentation of historical significance in the field of medicine. The only requirement is that all guests come clad in a bow tie and collared shirt. If you do not own a tie, we can provide one for you; and if you cannot tie one, we will be more than happy to show you how.
The next meeting of the Bow Tie Social Club will be held on Wednesday, January 16th at 6 p.m. in 2.312 Research Building 6 (Children's Hospital). Dr. Cheyenne Martin will be presenting "The Moral Legacy of Physicians and Nurses who Engaged in Resistance During the Holocaust." The Bow Tie meeting begins at 6:00pm and the journal club begins at 5:15pm. For a copy of this month's reading, please e-mail the MHJC president, Jean Liew (jwliew@utmb.edu).Please contact Ryan Nye for specific details or to reserve a bow tie ( rjnye@utmb.edu, 832-767-8913). We look forward to seeing you!
Respectfully,Matt Lowery, Ryan Jordan Nye and Rimma Osipov
The Bow Tie Social Club
Books to Bedside Project
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Books to Bedside Project
John Sealy Hospital boasts doctors on the cutting edge of medicine. They are well
trained, competent, amiable, and focused on constantly improving their facilities
and clinics. Driven by this passion for patient care, we of course would be remiss
if we didn't ask ourselves, "What else can we do?" That is, we treat and medicate
but do not possess magic wands to fast-forward the time lonely patients spend confined
supinely to their beds, trying to convalesce, say, with old cable series reruns
as their least mind-numbing filler. Television has its place for sure; reading,
however, not only opens up new worlds, taking the patient far from the sterile and
lonely hospital room, but it also stimulates the mind and fosters pride in one's
mental capacities. When the subject is purposefully selected–a Louis L'Amour
Western or a picture book of Texas wildflowers, it can even be a restorative, therapeutic
tool. Hospitals have embraced and practiced this (bibliotherapy) for nearly a century,
and its efficacy as a therapy is documented, which also makes it a boon, under the
UTMB mission, to the practice of evidence-based medicine.
Our hospital, however, has no such program.
Outside of a small and mostly unknown collection of donated books that Volunteer Services has in storage to hand out to interested patients, the infirm at John Sealy must provide their own books and magazines. As a result, they may not be utilizing an almost universally usable tool toward recovery whose value physicians in nearly every specialty, from pediatrics to psychiatry, have recognized.
Our long-term objectives are to have an established program in the hospital that is well known to patients and staff and can provide books with a variety of reading levels and subjects to all patients with ease and efficiency. We envision B2B as a unique, rewarding and therapeutic part of the patient experience at John Sealy Hospital. This project will recognize the shared interests of the university and its surrounding community in promoting a vibrant and supportive environment by also encouraging support from non-hospital individuals who are looking for ways to get involved in the community. Volunteers will help promote UTMB's hallmark patient-first philosophy and offer a personal, compassionate touch to the delivery of healthcare.
The goals of the project are as follows:- To better serve our patients via a friendlier healing environment that gives them free and better access to more than 4,000 books already donated by our community.
- To encourage reading in our patient population.
- To encourage students to interact with patients through the personal delivery of books to patients.
Plans are currently underway to develop this library which is part of the overall renovation of the lobby of John Sealy Hospital.
John P. McGovern Hall of Medical History
Learn more here...The John P. McGovern Hall of Medical History consists of 12 statues representing outstanding figures in the field of medicine. This exhibit is a gift of Houston allergist John P. McGovern. One of his absorbing avocations has been the history and philosophy of medicine, an interest made evident by his generous gift to UTMB.
These works by medical sculptor Doris Appel, who selected the individuals to depict, provide a journey through medical history, from 2600 B.C.E., the time of the Egyptian Imhotep, to the turn of the 20th century, when Marie Curie discovered radium. A student of the School of the Boston Museum of Fine Arts and the School of Art of Boston University, sculptor Doris Appel confirmed her work to the interpretation of medical history and received encouragement from such luminaries as Albert Einstein and medical historian Arturo Castiglione. Her sculptures appear in libraries, universities and medical institutions across the country.
Virtual tour of the Hall of Medical History
( to use, click your mouse and drag to swivel the view around the Hall )
Old Red Anatomical Museum
Learn more here...A new museum in Old Red: telling UTMB's story. The mission of the Old Red Anatomical Museum (ORAM) is to further the understanding of health, disease, and health sciences education.
UTMB's first professor of anatomy
UTMB's unique collection of about 400 historic anatomic and pathological wet specimens survived intact, but are in constant danger of deterioration if not carefully maintained. There is strong interest in preserving the architectural landmark, Ashbel Smith Building, and its historic amphitheatre. Hence conditions are ideal for creation of a museum focused on the history of teaching health sciences, including anatomy. Currently plans are underway to bring this project to fruition.
Osler Club
Learn more here...The Osler Club convenes bimonthly and attendance open to all members of the UTMB community. Presentations last 40 – 50 minutes followed by 10 – 15 minutes of Q & A and discussion. A light buffet supper is then served with continuation of discussion. CME credits awarded for attendance and meetings last approximately 2 hours.
The next meeting is to be held on Tuesday, March 19th from 5:30 - 7:30pm in the Caduceus room, located on the 6th floor of the Administration Building at UTMB. John R. Dryden, senior medical student and Osler Student Scholar, will be presenting and discussing, “Ashbel Smith: Rustic Renaissance Man of Texas."
A light buffet supper will be served. Admission is free and open to the public, but space is limited. Reservations are advised. For reservations or to register for CME credit, contact Sharron Mosley at 409.747.9680 no later than Monday, March 15th.
Osler Oration
Learn more here...The annual Osler Oration is held on or about July 6, William Osler's birthday.
The eleventh annual Osler Oration celebrating Sir William Osler's 163rd birthday and the 2012 recipient of the John P. McGovern Lifetime Achievement Award in Oslerian Medicine, Dr. Courtney Townsend, Jr., will be held on Friday, July 6, 2012, 6:00 p.m. at the Tremont Hotel's Davidson Ballroom (2300 Mechanic in Galveston).
The event will feature the recognition of the recipients of the Excellence in Clinical Teaching Awards, induction of the Osler Student Scholars, John and Mary Ann Stobo Award, and the John P. McGovern Academy of Oslerian Medicine Student Award, as well as reading of the winning entries for the Practice of Medicine Essay Award.
Oslerian Pathology Project
Learn more here...The Oslerian Pathology Project is a collaboration between fourth year medical students taking a Humanities Selective course and Dr. Judy Aronson, Osler Scholar and Director of the UTMB Autopsy Service. The Oslerian Pathology Project has several components.
Pedi Wall Project
Learn more here...Children's Hospital Wall Project
Sir William Osler, the founder of modern medicine, believed not only in the importance of a sound scientific understanding of the human body, but also in the importance of developing a strong professional relationship with each patient. Just as Osler brought residents and medical students to the bedside to learn medicine, The Osler Project brought UTMB students to the bedside to exercise their minds and spirits in humanistic efforts and united them in the common interest of Osler's compassion. As Osler said in an address to the students of the Albany Medical College in 1899, "Be careful when you get into practice to cultivate equally well your hearts and your heads."
The project was completed in the summer of 2008, just weeks prior to hurrican Ike, and is proudly on display in the first floor entrance of Children's Hospital.
Sir William Osler's
Name That Book Competition
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In 2010 Greg Valentine, Osler Student Scholar class of 2012, and Sean Paschall, Osler Student Scholar class of 2013 launched "Sir William Osler's Name That Book" program for third and fourth grade Galveston elementary school students. The program strives to instill a passion for self-directed learning through reading and mentoring from medical students. In the program's first year, four Galveston elementary schools (Oppe Elementary, Early Childhood University, Parker Elementary, Morgan Elementary) participated in the program.
With support from the Galveston Independent School District, every week medical students would go out to each school and worked with the students to read the 35 books for the February competition. The program culminated in a district wide competition in which seven teams competed to "Name That Book" from quotes pulled from the books they had been reading with their mentors. The 2010-2011 champions were Oppe Elementary, who had the honor of having their school's name engraved on a traveling trophy.
For the 2011-2012 year Sean Paschall and Roxi Radi, Osler Student Scholar class of 2014, expanded the program to an additional school: Odyssey Academy. They also developed a website of resources for the medical students and parents of participating elementary students. After a 30 minute instant-death overtime round, Parker Elementary won the competition and will host the traveling trophy until 2013.
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Osler's Second Annual Name That Book Competition!
Students help children get excited about reading
GALVESTON – It's 10:30 a.m. on a Friday in early February – library
hour at Galveston's Early Childhood University for a group of third- and fourth-graders
participating in the Sir William Osler Name That Book Competition.
Visiting Osler Scholar
Learn more here...Description of Grant
The John P. McGovern Academy of Oslerian Medicine (the Academy) invites clinical departments at UTMB to submit requests for financial support to provide for an outstanding clinician teacher to spend a 5-day work week on campus as a Visiting Osler Scholar (VOS) in the department to which the grant is awarded. The person selected as the VOS would be expected to participate in the clinical teaching activities of the department: examples include making ward rounds and attending clinics with students and house staff (within the limitations of state medical licensure), leading small group conferences with trainees, and other clinical activities particular to the host department. The schedule should include an opportunity for the VOS and a representative from the host department to meet with the Osler Scholars for an informal discussion regarding teaching clinical medicine. Proposals that include participation by the VOS with another department or group focused on teaching would be welcome.
» Read the complete Visiting Osler Scholar Request for Proposal.