News

  • Alumni News: Holstein Publishes Book

    June 10, 2015, 10:46 AM by Julia Essex

    The UTMB Health Institute for the Medical Humanities is pleased to share that Martha Holstein, PhD (IMH `96) has published a new book, Women in Late Life: Critical Perspectives on Gender and Age.

  • Hudson Jones' Article Recognized

    June 10, 2015, 09:45 AM by Julia Essex

    The UTMB Health Institute for the Medical Humanities would like to congratulate faculty member Anne Hudson Jones, PhD for receiving recognition that one of her articles is one of the three most downloaded articles in SpringerLink's Journal of Medical Humanities.

  • Alumni News: Tschirch Named Among Top Nurses

    June 10, 2015, 09:44 AM by Julia Essex

    The UTMB Health Institute for the Medical Humanities is pleased to share that Poldi Tschirch, RN, PhD (IMH `92) was named one of the top ten area nurses for dedicated care as part of The Houston Chronicle's annual Salute to Nurses Awards.

  • Thermos to Participate in Templeton Foundation Symposium

    April 21, 2015, 12:16 PM by Julia Essex

    The UTMB Health Institute for the Medical Humanities congratulates the Reverend Vasileios Thermos, MD, PhD has been invited to participate in a Templeton Foundation symposium to be held at the University of Essex in May 2015.

  • Alumni News: McGuire Gives TEDMED 2014 Talk

    April 21, 2015, 12:12 PM by Julia Essex

    The UTMB Health Institute for the Medical Humanities is pleased to share that Amy McGuire, JD, PhD (IMH `04) gave a talk at TEDMED 2014.

  • Harper Publishes New Novel

    April 21, 2015, 11:59 AM by Julia Essex

    The UTMB Health Institute for the Medical Humanities would like to congratulate former visiting scholar Graeme Harper, PhD on the publication of his latest novel, The Invention of Dying, under the pen name Brooke Biaz.

  • Pearsey Accepted to WHO/SCVD Internship

    April 14, 2015, 05:13 AM by Julia Essex

    The UTMB Health Institute for the Medical Humanities would like to congratulate graduate student Heather Pearcy on being accepted for an internship with the Sealy Center for Vaccine Development (SCVD) and WHO Collaborating Center for Vaccine Research, Education and Training on Emerging Infectious Diseases (WHO CC).

  • Banda Admitted for Candidacy

    April 2, 2015, 14:22 PM by Julia Essex

    The UTMB Health Institute for the Medical Humanities is proud to announce that Jonathan Banda has been admitted for candidacy for the Master of Arts in the Medical Humanities Graduate Program.

  • Determeyer Admitted for Candidacy

    March 26, 2015, 12:12 PM by Julia Essex

    The UTMB Health Institute for the Medical Humanities is proud to announce that Peggy Determeyer has been admitted for candidacy for the Doctor of Philosophy in the Medical Humanities Graduate Program.

  • IMH Members Awarded Scholarships

    December 15, 2014, 11:27 AM by Julia Essex

    The UTMB Health Institute for the Medical Humanities would like to congratulate the Institute students and faculty who were among the recipients of the 2014 UTMB Health Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences (GSBS) Scholarship Awards.

  • Alumni News: White and Nie Publish Articles

    September 22, 2014, 11:16 AM by Julia Essex

    The UTMB Health Institute for the Medical Humanities is pleased to share that two of our alumni, Jing-Bao Nie, PhD (IMH `99) and Mary T. White, PhD (IMH `95), have published articles in the Journal of Clinical Ethics.

  • Student and Alumni News: Publications in Virtual Mentor

    September 18, 2014, 12:24 PM by Julia Essex

    The UTMB Health Institute for the Medical Humanities is pleased to share that graduate student Rimma Osipov and alumna Faith Lagay, PhD (IMH `99) published articles in the August 2014 issue of Virtual Mentor.

  • Smith Museum Purchases Avery Art

    July 31, 2014, 15:45 PM by Julia Essex

    The UTMB Health Institute for the Medical Humanities is pleased to share that the Smith College Museum of Art has recently acquired several pieces of art created by faculty member Eric Avery, MD.

  • Alumni News: McCrary Elected as Fellow of NYAM

    July 31, 2014, 15:45 PM by Julia Essex

    The UTMB Health Institute for the Medical Humanities is pleased to share that s. Van McCrary, PhD, JD, MPH (IMH `92) was elected as a Fellow of the New York Academy of Medicine (NYAM).

  • Alewine Admitted for Candidacy

    July 28, 2014, 11:25 AM by Julia Essex

    The UTMB Health Institute for the Medical Humanities is proud to announce that Kenneth Alewine has been admitted for candidacy for the Doctor of Philosophy in the Medical Humanities Graduate Program.

  • Piemonte Admitted for Candidacy

    July 23, 2014, 14:56 PM by Julia Essex

    The UTMB Health Institute for the Medical Humanities is proud to announce that Nicole Piemonte has been admitted for candidacy for the Doctor of Philosophy in the Medical Humanities Graduate Program.

  • Banda Publishes Article in Body & Society

    July 22, 2014, 10:21 AM by Julia Essex

    The UTMB Health Institute for the Medical Humanities would like to congratulate graduate student Jonathan Banda on the publication of "Rapid Home HIV Testing: Risk and the Moral Imperatives of Biological Citizenship" in Body & Society.

  • McCammon Selected to be Osler Scholar

    July 6, 2014, 11:27 AM by Julia Essex

    The UTMB Health Institute for the Medical Humanities would like to congratulate graduate student and UTMB Health School of Medicine faculty member Susan McCammon, MD on being selected as an Osler Scholar by the John P. McGovern Academy of Oslerian Medicine.

  • 2014 Student Research Colloquium a Success

    June 30, 2014, 12:48 PM by Julia Essex

    The UTMB Health Institute for the Medical Humanities is pleased to share that its 15th annual Student Research Colloquium was held on June 6, 2014 with many successful presentations.