Today is International Women’s Day (IWD) and this year’s theme is “Choose to Challenge”.  Choose to Challenge calls on us all to think critically about our own thoughts and actions and call out gender bias and inequality. 

Please celebrate with WRG as we join the Organization for Women at MD Anderson for a virtual casual conversation!  

Please see the details below for the Zoom Virtual Event:

OFW at MDA International Women’s Day Event:

Choose to Challenge

Guest speakers: Katie Scallan and Dionna Widder, Houston Dynamo/Dash
Monday, March 8
Noon - 1 p.m.
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Take a selfie or team photo of you wearing purple or your hands raised to show your support and solidarity.  Share on social media using #utmbhealth, #IamUTMB, #choosetochallenge or, send the photo via email to social@utmb.edu. (Remember to always be mindful of patient privacy with any image you take or post.)

You can learn more about the 2021 International Women’s Day at www.internationalwomensday.com

How will you help forge a more inclusive world?

You are invited!

The Wednesday Wellbeing Support Group

Working in health care is a virtuous endeavor, yet it can impose distress, burnout, compassion fatigue and other issues in our lives. This support group is open to all UTMB employees and creates a space where you can talk about these issues in a candid and authentic way which may help to lighten those burdens and build solidarity amongst your colleagues. Join your facilitators, Rebecca Castro, Tammy Cupit and Jeff Farroni Wednesdays at 11am. We hope to see you there!

Wednesday, March 10, 2021

11:00 a.m.- 12:00 p.m.

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Virtual "Time-Out" Session: "Medicaid for the Middle Class"

Join us as attorney Sandy Ard provides information and tips on the process of applying for long-term care assistance and Medicaid.  She will also discuss what to do if you or your loved one is denied.

When: 3/10/21 from Noon-1p

Presented by: Sandy Ard, Attorney-at-Law, Ard Law Firm

Everyone is welcome to participate!

Sponsored by: UTMB Health Resource Center

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UTMB’s Institute for Translational Science and the Sealy Center for Environmental Health & Medicine invite you to participate in a conversation on COVID and Kids.

This will be a VIRTUAL discussion on Thursday, March 11, 2021, 12-1pm. 

This conversation features UTMB’s Ashraf Aly, MD, PhD, MSc, FACC, FAAP, Professor and Director of Pediatric Cardiology at the University of Texas Medical Branch; Beth Auslander, PhD, MS, Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Texas Medical Branch and Teen Health’s Mental Health Director; and Martha Norris, PA, Teen Health Center, Ball High School.  Please RSVP to Krista Bohn (krbohn@utmb.edu) for Zoom log on instructions.  You may submit questions in advance by emailing Krista or chat them during the discussion.

How are schools responding to COVID testing and spread? What cardiovascular effects are we seeing in kids who have severe symptoms of COVID? What are the mental health ramifications of COVID in kids?  How can kids safely return to doing things they love, like sports, after a COVID infection? Bring your questions and join us as we explore and discuss the current knowledge and research revolving around COVID and Kids. 

SCI Café is a community dialogue about science, health and possibilities among community members, researchers and scientists. The purpose is to engage and connect community members with science and science with the local community.