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UTMB earns second consecutive national award for quality patient care

January 4, 2022 • 12:00 a.m.

For the second year in a row, UTMB has earned the prestigious Vizient Bernard A. Birnbaum, MD, Quality Leadership Award. Out of 99 academic medical centers nationwide, UTMB ranked fourth, rising from ninth place in 2017, out of 11 academic medical centers nationwide recognized for demonstrating superior quality and safety performance.

UTMB recognized as a 5-star academic health center for patient care

January 4, 2022 • 12:00 a.m.

The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston has earned a prestigious national award for superior quality and care provided to patients. Earning five stars, the university is among a small number of academic medical centers nationwide to receive the 2017 Vizient Bernard A. Birnbaum, MD, Quality Leadership Award. The award recognizes UTMB for demonstrating superior quality and safety performance as measured by the Vizient Quality and Accountability Study.

UTMB’s Campbell elected to National Academy of Medicine

January 4, 2022 • 12:00 a.m.

Dr. Kendall Marvin Campbell, professor and chair of the Department of Family Medicine at UTMB, is a newly elected member of the National Academy of Medicine.

Clark Joins COVID-19 Vaccine Confidence Champion Network and Team Halo

December 15, 2021 • 1:53 p.m.

The COVID-19 Vaccine Confidence Champion Network aims to educate colleagues, patients and communities about the safety and benefits of COVID-19 vaccines, and Team Halo is a group of scientists and healthcare professionals from around the world, working to end the pandemic by volunteering their time to address COVID-19 vaccine concerns and misinformation.

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UTMB’s Clear Lake Campus earns Chest Pain Center Accreditation

December 13, 2021 • 10:43 a.m.

Chest Pain Center Accreditation is a quality improvement program designed for hospital cardiovascular teams that are focused on the efficient and effective care of acute coronary syndrome patients.

Two UTMB Faculty Members Selected for UT System Shine Academy

December 8, 2021 • 4:28 p.m.

The mission of the Shine Academy is to serve the UT System through the support and promotion of excellence in all aspects of health science education, educational scholarship and leadership.

Medical Bridges names Dacso one of its Global Health Heroes

December 7, 2021 • 2:23 p.m.

Dr. Matt Dacso, director of academic partnerships at the University of Texas Medical Branch Center for Global and Community Health, is one of seven people that Medical Bridges recently named Global Health Heroes.

AAMA reelects Sherry Bogar as 2021-2022 Trustee

November 22, 2021 • 8:51 a.m.

The American Association of Medical Assistants installed Sherry Bogar, CMA (AAMA), CN-BC, as a 2021-2022 Trustee at its annual conference in Houston. Bogar works in the UTMB Health breast cancer and surgical oncology clinic in League City and is certified as a breast cancer and oncology patient navigator. She is a founder of the medical assistant advisory council at UTMB Health. “Medical Assistants have worked for years to prove that they are an essential part of the health care team that provides compassionate and quality patient care,” Bogar said. “The past two years in the COVID-19 era have proven how invaluable we are to every part of healthcare and how many roles we are able to fill.”