UTMB Announcements for 9/23/2026

LinkedIn + AI for International Students: Nail Networking Culture

Monday, October 12  |  5-6PM CT  |  Register for Session – please use your UT institution email address

Looking for opportunity outside your native business culture can come with all sorts of pitfalls. Luckily, LinkedIn + AI level the playing field by making it easy to network with alumni, even if that’s a brand-new experience for you. Join a former LinkedIn + AI insider who was responsible for supporting 20 million students around the globe to:

• Understand the US hiring process - from how recruiters search for talent to how referrals can 10X your chances
• Discover sponsorship opportunities - by following the data trail left on LinkedIn and other job sites
• Develop your networking skills - by getting practice with reaching out to alumni, using the right AI supports to build instant rapport

LEAGUE CITY - WEDNESDAY

Beyond Bling Boutique offers a lot of bling fashion jewelry

ranging from $3.00 - $25.00, including bracelets, charm

necklaces, rings, earrings, fashion headbands, bows,

 freshies, diffusers (for your car), and wristlets.

    WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23^RD

   9:30 A.M. – 4:00 P.M.

LEAGUE CITY CAMPUS (CLINIC SIDE) - 1^ST FLOOR

Credit cards, Debit cards, Cash App,

and Venmo are all accepted.

Proceeds benefit patient and volunteer programs.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT!

UTMB Pharmacy Department's Southeast Texas Poison Center is proud to host our first National Prescription Drug Take Back Day.  Join us Saturday, October 24, 2026, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the UTMB Galveston Campus Circle Drive between Levin Hall and the Moody Medical Library.

UTMB employees and members of the surrounding community can conveniently drive up and safely dispose of unused, unwanted, or expired medications without leaving their vehicles. Pharmacy professionals will also be on site to provide medication counseling and answer medication-related questions.

Clean out your medicine cabinet, reduce the risk of accidental poisonings and medication misuse, and help the UTMB Pharmacy Department build a safer, healthier community.

LEAGUE CITY CAMPUS

FRIDAY

Please come out and welcome our newest vendor to UTMB!

Wreaths By Gunny creates wreaths, door decor, lanterns, garland, and

tabletop décor to make your doors and living spaces more beautiful.

Wreaths By Gunny creates these beauties for all holidays and

everyday decor as well.  Each piece would be a great gift

for a loved one or a friend, or maybe for yourself.

 FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25^TH

 9:00 A.M. – 4:00 P.M.

LEAGUE CITY CAMPUS (CLINIC SIDE) - 1^st FLOOR

Cash, debit cards, and credit cards are all accepted.

Proceeds benefit patient and volunteer programs.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT!

Need to fix a legacy document that has manually entered bullets or numbers?
Use Vertical selection:

• Locate the text to be removed.
• Move the cursor to the front of the first line.
• Press the Alt key.
  (Using a keyboard you would press Ctrl + Shift + F8 (and some keyboards Fn) and use the arrow keys so select.)
• Move the mouse across and down the screen as needed to remove the old bullets or numbers. (or any initial text)
• Release the mouse button and use the Backspace or Delete button.
• Format using the Bullets and Numbers features of Word

For more tips, join the Digital Accessibility Teams channel and check out our Tips and Tricks page.

#BeADigitalAlly #DigitalAccessibility

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Join more than 500 UTMB colleagues and classmates and step into a healthier, more connected October with the Walktober Wellness Challenge, a 30-day walking initiative for the UTMB community.

The goal is simple: walk intentionally for 20 minutes each day. Walk before work, between classes, during your lunch break or after work—or grab a coworker, friend, classmate or family member and walk together.

No competition. No step counts. Just 20 minutes of movement, connection and wellness each day, along with weekly themes, fun challenges and opportunities to walk together.

Ready to join us? Visit utmb.us/4wk to register. All UTMB faculty, staff and students are welcome to participate!

Registration closes October 5.

30 Days. 20 Minutes a Day. One Step at a Time.

Questions? Contact wellness@utmb.edu for more information.

Brought to you by the Office of Wellness, Academic Enterprise

John P. McGovern Academy of Oslerian Medicine

Excellence in Clinical Teaching Awards

In 2027, up to five (5) faculty will be selected for the John P. McGovern Excellence in Clinical Teaching Awards (ECTA). This award recognizes the fundamental concept, exemplified by Sir William Osler, that the development of outstanding physicians occurs primarily in clinical settings (ambulatory or in‐patient). Each recipient will receive a monetary award for support of his or her professional development.

Eligibility:

      1. Candidates for the award must be a full-time clinical faculty member in the John Sealy School of Medicine.

      2. The award is based on the individual’s educational philosophy, effort, and product over a minimum of five (5) years of which at least the last three (3) must be at UTMB Health.

      3. The award will be offered once in a lifetime to give a fair opportunity to other applicants.

Criteria:  The following attributes are used to define excellence in clinical teaching:

1. Demonstrates patient-centered focus of excellent teaching and care;
2. Serves as a role model of care and compassion of learners and patients and exemplifies professional behavior; shows respect for the learner, patient, and other health care providers;
3. Demonstrates enthusiasm and enjoyment;
4. Demonstrates inquisitiveness and values inquiry;
5. Creates an enjoyable, challenging, and “safe” learning environment;
6. Sets high, but obtainable, standards;
7. Assists in the development of clinical skills, including patient history, physical exam, procedures, and clinical reasoning;
8. Integrates basic science with clinical care;
9. Demonstrates patience;
10. Demonstrates flexibility and adaptability; is open-minded;
11. Provides useful and relevant feedback;
12. Demonstrates teamwork and multi-disciplinary care;

13.  Is genuine.

Selection Process:  The selection committee consists of two (2) Osler Scholars (who will serve as Chair and Chair-elect), Chair of the Academy of Master Teachers, a clerkship director, a residency program/associate program director and an Osler Student Scholar.

Nomination Process: Nominationscan come from students, house staff, faculty and staff and must include a statement of no more than 250 words in length describing how the candidate exemplifies excellence in clinical teaching.  (Active Osler Scholars are not eligible for consideration.)  Letters of nomination should be addressed to the John P. McGovern Academy of Oslerian Medicine and sent to 8.208 Rebecca Sealy, Route 0162, or electronically to mcacadem@utmb.edu.  Self-nominations are prohibited. The deadline for nominations is 5:00 p.m., Friday, September 25, 2026.

Bestowal:The recipients will be presented on July 9, 2027, during the 26^th  annual Osler Oration.

Sealy Institute for Vaccine Sciences is looking for healthy volunteers:

·        18-64 years old

·        Must have completed primary series and at least 1 booster of an approved COVID-19 vaccine

·        Able to attend 8 in-clinic visits and be available for 1 telephone call over 6 months

·        No significant respiratory history (asthma, allergies requiring nasal rinse)

·        Compensation for time and travel provided

For information contact Robert Cox, RN

Email: roacox@utmb.edu

sivsctp@utmb.edu

Tel: (409) 772-5278

On behalf of the Greater Houston Region of the Texas Area Health Education Center (AHEC) East, we'd like to invite you to attend another great learning opportunity. This pre-recorded session is open to all healthcare professionals and healthcare students, including CHWs. CHWs receive 1 hour of DSHS non-certified CE hours and the Zoom link for the event will be provided upon registration.

November 3, 2026  /  12:00 – 5:00 p.m.  /  Health Education Center, 2nd Floor

All GSBS students, postdocs, faculty, staff, and guests are invited to attend the 2026 GSBS Research Expo, featuring GSBS trainee research posters, informational tables, and the GSBS Dean’s Lecture keynote speaker! Come and network with faculty and trainees from across the UTMB campus, check out the poster sessions, and learn more about available trainee resources!

Register here today!

https://utmb.us/ggr

The purpose of the study is to investigate the effects of a non-invasive, low-intensity brain stimulation, called transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) on locomotor skill learning and training. We wish to look at how tDCS impacts learning and overall motor function in people with chronic stroke.

We are looking for adults who had a stroke at least 6 months and can walk safely with or without an assistive device (ex. cane) for more than 100 feet.

All participants will be compensated for their time!

PI: Shih-Chiao Tseng, PT, PhD shtseng@utmb.edu 409-772-9555

OVERVIEW
The Office of Faculty Development and the Advancing Research through Mentorship program is offering an interactive workshop to all UTMB Faculty, that will demystify the grant writing process, offering practical guidance on:

1. Structuring a persuasive and polished proposal
2. Avoiding common mistakes that derail applications
3. Communicating your science with clarity and impact

This writing workshop is designed for active participation. Sessions will not be recorded. Attendance at all five sessions is essential to fully benefit from this experience.

REQUIREMENTS
A draft document, ideally a grant submission or resubmission in progress is required for all sessions. The expectation is that participants will work on drafts between sessions and provide updated drafts of writing each week.

This is an interactive writing workshop. As a participant, you will do peer review, writing, editing, and will share your writing with fellow attendees. You will learn to be a better writer by writing and revising your own material.

SESSIONS
1. MONDAY, OCTOBER 19 - The Rhetorical Patterns of an Aims Page
2. MONDAY, OCTOBER 26 - The Logic Flow of Aims
3. MONDAY, NOVEMBER 2 - Live Edit
4. MONDAY, NOVEMBER 9 - The ‘’Ladder of Abstraction” and Eight Principles for Effective Writing
5. MONDAY, NOVEMBER 16 - Titles, the “Big Structure,” and NIH Criteria

REGISTRATION
Registration will be limited to 16 participants: https://utmb.questionpro.com/t/AbwAJZ9dLy

For more information, please reach out to the Office of Faculty Development at facultydevelopment@utmb.edu.

Have you ever wondered what was going on behind the scenes when you engage your favorite Chatbot in a friendly exchange to improve your work efficiency, manage your hectic schedule, or generally solve the world’s problems?  Where does ChatGPT get its answers?  How does Claude know so much about you?  How does Copilot anticipate my questions, before I know to ask?

Take a peek behind the certain with special guest author Claude AI (and ghostwriter Chris King) in a three-part Security Corner series, Beyond the Promptto explore how Artificial Intelligence models learn, respond and share information and what you need to know to ensure what it knows about you and your work at UTMB is appropriate, safe, and secure.

Beyond the Prompt, Part 1 is available now.

BOOKS AND GIFTS AT GREAT SAVINGS!

Come out and visit Angela’s Books and Gifts.  With great titles at

unbelievable prices, you are sure to find something for everyone on your list! 

Product categories include Children’s Story Books, Cookbooks, General Interest

Books, New York Times Best Sellers, Stationery, Scrapbooking, Music Collections,

Early Learning Products, Children’s Educational Products, and gifts for all ages.

Enjoy first run, top-quality products from various world leading publishers!

  WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23^RD  

9:00 A.M. – 4:00 P.M.

AND

    THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24^TH     

9:00 A.M. – 3:00 P.M.

1^ST FLOOR – MAIN LOBBY

Cash, debit cards, and credit cards are all accepted.

Proceeds benefit patient and volunteer programs.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT!

Large-Scale Disaster Day

Saturday, November 14, 2026

8am-12pm

Health Education Interprofessional Simulation Center

Two Simulations Simultaneously Running

Emergency Room Simulation (35 slots)

 Acute Care to Community Simulation (35 slots)

There is something for everyone's professional role from all UTMB Schools!

Participants play an active role in the simulation designed to help healthcare professionals in clinical and non-clinical programs learn how to work collaboratively in response to a community disaster.

Please complete the required pre-reading prior to attendance.

Roles are assigned one week before the event; no cancellations are permitted.

Registration is limited to 70 students due to SIM Center space.

Fall November 2026 Register Here: UTMB Visiting Education

Elevating Voices. Empowering Teams

Join moderator

Dr. Ashley Parikh, EdD, MSHS, PTA

Director of the Office of Interprofessional Education and Practice and Quality Enhancement Plan at the Health Education Center

September 23, 2026, 3:00pm-4:00pm

Location: Virtual MS Teams

Featured Guest

Dr. Susanne Lindqvist, PhD, PFHEA, MSc, QTS, BSc, EMCC EQA Practitioner-Level Coach

Professor of Interprofessional Practice, Chair of the UK Centre for the Advancement of Interprofessional Education (CAIPE), and Director of the Centre for Interprofessional Practice (CIPP)

University of East Anglia (UEA), Head of Year 1 for the MB BS Programme at Norwich Medical School

Topic:

Medical Students Working as Healthcare Assistants: Evidence, Impact & Implementation-A Synthesis of Four Studies

Register Here to Attend

🌟 Exciting Announcement! 🌟

Indulge in a Culinary Adventure at Our Cafe!

We're thrilled to serve our latest menu offerings that promise to tantalize your taste buds and ignite your culinary curiosity! Get ready to embark on a journey of flavor exploration with the freshest ingredients and innovative culinary techniques.

Click the link below to explore our tantalizing menu options for this week:

Food & Nutrition (utmb.edu)