Faculty Group Practice Newsletter

UTMB's current policy allows personal device use for communications, business purposes, and access to secure resources and networks. The Bring Your Own Device initiative requires enrollment of all devices in our Mobile Device Management solution, Microsoft Intune, by March 31, 2025.

U.S. News & World Report named the University of Texas Medical Branch a 2025 High Performing Hospital for Maternity Care. The award is the highest a hospital can earn as part of U.S. News’ Best Hospitals for Maternity Care annual study.

We’re proud to celebrate the physicians at UTMB Health who have been named 2024 Texas Super Doctors®. From family medicine and pediatrics to specialties like cardiology, orthopedics, and beyond, our dedicated doctors work every day to improve the health and lives of our community.

Carlos Clark, DO, Chief Medical Information Officer, announced on Friday, Dec. 6, that UTMB now has enterprise license for Dragon Ambient eXperience, or DAX Copilot, an AI-powered Microsoft product that helps clinicians automatically document patient encounters and improve clinical efficiency.

The UTMB Flu Free Vaccination Program provides employee flu shots at all hospital campuses and primary care clinics to help prevent the spread of seasonal influenza. Health care workers at UTMB are required to receive a flu shot or complete a declination form by Nov. 15, 2024.

The University of Texas Medical Branch Clear Lake Campus has received certification from DNV Healthcare USA as a Comprehensive Stroke Center, reflecting the highest level of competence for treatment of serious stroke events and complications.

UTMB is taking important steps in its commitment to leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) for the advancement of healthcare, as announced last month by Salim Hayek, MD, Vice President and Chief Transformation Officer.

Members of the UTMB community attending the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) Learn Serve Lead Annual Meeting in Atlanta are invited to attend the Texas Trailblazers Reception!

At UTMB Health, physical therapy is provided through the Department of Rehabilitation Services, offering both inpatient and outpatient services. Learn a little about the work our teams are doing to deliver outstanding rehabilitation care!

Systemwide, ~3000 blood cultures are collected monthly at UTMB. Approximately 10% of these blood cultures result in microbial growth and ~25-30% are contaminant. Considering the recent shortage of blood culture media, and non-judicious use of blood cultures, health systems across the country are implementing guidance for judicious use of blood culture collection.

Dr. Gulshan Sharma has announced the appointment of Dr. Leah Low to the position of Associate Chief Medical Officer of Jennie Sealy Hospital, effective September 1, 2024.

We’re excited to announce that the Annual Wellness Visit Clinic Competition (AWV Olympics), sponsored by the UTMB ACO REACH Initiative, is now in progress! The competition runs July 29 through December 31.

All UTMB faculty members are invited to connect, build relationships, and celebrate faculty successes at the inaugural Faculty Recognition Reception, to be held Thursday, Sept. 5, 5 to 7 p.m. at Levin Hall Dining Room.

2024 APP Week is upon us! This yearly event will be held Sept. 23 to 27, 2024. As part of APP week, we seek to celebrate the achievements of our APP colleagues and their contributions to healthcare delivery in several categories.

The Faculty Excellence Awards program booklet will feature achievements from all UTMB faculty members from FY24. Please take a moment to let us know of new awards, grant funding, publications, and/or professional association leadership roles, to be considered for inclusion.

UTMB's inaugural Faculty Excellence Awards will recognize outstanding faculty members in five categories. Nominations are open through June 30.

The Alvin Sun and Advertiser recently presented three "Best of Alvin/Manvel" awards at UTMB, voted on by their readership.

Every year as hurricane season approaches, the Gulf Coast region goes into preparation mode. But everyone at UTMB understands that emergencies affecting our work, families, or homes can happen at any time and at any of our locations throughout the state.

UTMB celebrates Health System and Nurses Week May 6 through 10 with events every day at each hospital campus. This week is an opportunity to celebrate and appreciate the dedication, compassion, and professionalism of all those who support our patient care mission.

The UTMB Health Optical Retail Center hosts its spring trunk show this month.