Dr. Mukaila Raji Receives Excellence in Teaching Award

By SCoA News | February 14, 2018

Mukaila Raji, MD, MS, FACP has been selected as one of the 2018 recipients of the Excellence in Clinical Teaching Awards. This award was established by UTMB's John P. McGovern Academy of Oslerian Medicine, these awards recognize faculty who excel in teaching students and residents in clinical settings, thus modeling the ideal of compassionate, scientifically sound, patient-centered care exemplified by Sir William Osler.

The award will be presented to Dr. Raji at the annual Osler Oration to be held on Friday, July 20, 2018.

The Hope, Hype and Reality of EHR for Research - Quantitative Seminar Series at UTMB - Feb 21, 2018

By SCoA News | February 13, 2018

The UTMB Office of Biostatistics, Clinical & Translational Science Awards (CTSA) and the Center for Large Data Research and Data Sharing in Rehabilitation (CLDR) Present: TRCC (Texas Regional CTSA Consortium) Quantitative Seminar Series

The Hope, Hype and Reality of EHR for Research
Gulshan Sharma, MD, MPH
Vice President, Chief Medical & Clinical Innovation Officer
Director, Division of Pulmonary Critical Care & Sleep Medicine
Sealy and Smith Distinguished Chair in Internal Medicine
University of Texas Medical Branch

Wednesday, February 21, 2018 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Research Building 6, Room 1.206

This seminar contributes to achieving one or more of the CTSA core competencies in the category of Statistical Approaches.

Topic: The Hope, Hype and Reality of EHR for Research

Objectives:

• Understand the current landscape of EHR/s
• Use of EHR at national/international, regional, and local UT system level for research purposes
• Future direction Participating TRCC Institutions include: UTMB, UTHSC-Houston, UTHSC-San Antonio, and UT Southwestern The Hope, Hype and Reality of EHR for Research

UTMB Physicians and Scientists Join Together in the Fight Against Alzheimer's Disease

By SCoA News | January 29, 2018

An estimated 5 million Americans are currently diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease in the U.S. It is the sixth leading cause of death in the nation. In an effort to learn more about the disease and provide patient care and social support to patients and their families, UTMB has enlisted a team of physicians and scientists with expertise in neurology, geriatric care and radiology to launch a comprehensive Alzheimer’s Disease and Memory Disorders Program. Read full article.

Artistic Presentations Chosen by the Scientific Merit and Diversity of Study

By SCoA News | January 26, 2018

Congratulations to research investigator Christopher Fry, PhD for his winning microscope image. Dr. Fry's image displays primary mouse fibroblasts isolated from skeletal muscle.

The contest was held by Vector Laboratories and each winner received a canvas depicting their work as art.

Achieving Healthy Eating among Hispanic Elders

By SCoA News | January 24, 2018

SCoA and WHO/PAHO Collaborating Center welcome postdoctoral trainee candidate, Carmen M. Perez-Velázquez, DrPH, MSHN, RDN, LND and Instructor from the University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Campus.

Dr. Perez-Velázquez lecture was entitled "Achieving Healthy Eating among Hispanic Elders to Reduce Their Disease Burden".

Patients more likely to die under care from 1st-year hospitalists

By HealthExec | January 02, 2018

An extra year of experience for a physician can make an impact on patient mortality in a hospital, according to a study published in JAMA Internal Medicine that found 30-day and hospital mortality rates were higher for hospitalists in the first year of practice than their second.

The study, led by James Goodwin, MD of the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, Texas, looked at more at Medicare data from between Jan. 2007 and Dec. 2013 for more than 3,800 first-year hospitalists. Only physicians who continued to practice as hospitalists four or more years after their initial year of experience were included. Read full article at HealthExec.com.