Grand Rounds and Activities
Grand Rounds
Due to COVID-19, Grand Rounds will be presented the second Tuesday of each month at 8:00 a.m. CST using Microsoft Teams.
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Aerospace Medicine Grand Rounds Archives
We are working on compiling a new archive. Those that have been granted permission to post publicly may be found below. For others, please send inquiries to aerospace.med@utmb.edu
Aerospace Medicine Grand Rounds
May 11
"Lymphedema of Venous Etiology (LOVE) and Spaceflight Neuro-ocular Syndrome (SANS): Environments, the Endothelial Glycocalyx and Common Nutrients"
Mark Melin, MD, FACS, RPVI, FACCWS
Medical Director
Department of Vascular Surgery
Fairview Wound Healing Institute
University of Minnesota Physicians
Grand Rounds Recording
April 13
Cancelled
March 9
"Women's Health: Management Considerations in the Space Environment"
Rebecca Blue, MD, MPH
Physician/Flight Surgeon
UTMB/KBR Human Health & Performance
NASA Johnson Space Center
Jonathan Steller, MD
Assistant Clinical Professor
Maternal and Fetal Medicine
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
University of California, Irvine
Christopher Zahner, MD
Assistant Professor
Clinical Pathology Division Director
University of Texas Medical Branch
Grand Rounds Recording
February 9
"Gynecologic and Reproductive Health in the Space Environment"
Jonathan Steller, MD
Assistant Clinical Professor
Maternal and Fetal Medicine
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
University of California, Irvine
Grand Rounds Recording
December 8
" Precision Nutrition – The Evolving Definitions of “Requirements”"
Patrick J. Stover, PhD
Professor
Vice Chancellor and Dean for Agriculture and Life Sciences Distinguished Professor Texas A&M AgriLife
Texas A&M University System
Grand Rounds Recording
November 10
"The Shape of Stories: How Narratives Impact Our Capacity for empathy"
Jeffrey S. Farroni, PhD, JD
Associate Professor
Director, Clinical Ethics Program
Institute for Medical Humanities
University of Texas Medical Branch
Galveston, TX
Grand Rounds Recording
October 13
"Human Exploration of Mars - An Interdisciplinary Approach to Understanding Exposure Risks"
Andrea D. Harrington, PhD
Mars Sample Curator and Space Scientist
Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Grand Rounds Recording
September 8
Cancelled
August 11
Cancelled
July 7
"Air Medical Transport"
Douglas Summerfield, MD, MPH
Medical Director, Mercy One
North Iowa ICU
Medical Director, Mercy AirMed
Regional Air Ambulance Service
MS Teams Videoconference
(No recording)
June 9
"UTMB Aerospace Resident Cases"
Amy J. Kreykes, MD, MPH
Ann H. Tsung, MD, MPH
Residents, Aerospace Medicine Residency
University of Texas Medical Branch
MS Teams Videoconference
May 12
"COVID-19 Ward Experience"
Serena M. Auñón-Chancellor, MD, MPH
Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine
LSUHSC Internal Medicine – Baton Rouge
Associate Program Director, Aerospace Medicine
University of Texas Medical Branch
MS Teams Videoconference
(No recording)
April 9 - Cancelled, COVID-19
March 12 - Cancelled, COVID-19
February 12 - Cancelled
January 8 - Cancelled
November 12, 2019
"The Citizen Professional and the Politization of Science"
Jeffrey Farroni, PhD, JD
Associate Professor
Director, Institute for Medical Humanities Clinical Ethics Program
University of Texas Medical Branch
October 8, 2019
"Dental Issues in Remote Environments"
Robert Koff, DMD
Private Practice
Consultant, US Antarctic Program
Center for Polar Medical Operations, University of Texas Medical Branch
September 10, 2019
"Updates and Clinical Guidelines for Hyperlipidemia and Hypertension"
Michael Nguyen, MD
Medical Director, Internal Medicine Multispecialty Care Center
University of Texas Medical Branch
August 13, 2019
Moriah S. Thompson, MD, MPH
Resident Graduate, Aerospace Medicine Residency
University of Texas Medical Branch
July 9, 2019
"Returning Astronauts to Space from U.S. Soil - The First Steps"
James M. Vanderploeg, MD, MPH
Adjunct Professor, Aerospace Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch
Chief Medical Officer, Virgin Galactic
(UTMB Commercial Spaceflight Day- no video)
June 6, 2019
"Thrombosis in Microgravity"
Serena M. Auñón-Chancellor, MD, MPH
Clinical Assistant Professor and NASA Astronaut
NASA Johnson Space Center
May 7
No broadcast this month.
Residents presenting at Aerospace Medical Association Annual Scientific Meeting
April 9
"Patient Safety: Lessons Learned from Aviation"
Cheryl Lowry, MD, MPH
Associate Professor and Director, Aerospace Medicine Residency
Preventive Medicine and Community Health
University of Texas Medical Branch
March 12
"Aerospace Medicine at UTMB: Launching into the Future from a Distinguished Past"
William E. Powers, MD, MS
Associate Professor and Director, Clinical Preventive Medicine
University of Texas Medical Branch
February 12
"Space Medicine in Cologne, Germany: A Resident's Experience with the German Aerospace Center (DLR) and European Space Agency (ESA)"
Christopher T. Haas, MD, MPH
Resident, Aerospace Medicine Residency
University of Texas Medical Branch
https://youtu.be/SSeNNWkLc2o
January 8 - Cancelled
December 11
"Autonomous Medical Support for Exploration Missions: Research, Training, and Operations"
Douglas Ebert, PhD
Senior Scientist, KBRwyle / NASA Johnson Space Center
Fellow, NASA Human Health and Performance Contract
(Recording pending approval)
November- Ethics
"The Next Copernican Revolution: What if We're Not at the Center of the Ethical Universe?"
Jeffrey Farroni, JD, PhD
Director of Clinical Ethics for the Health System
Assistant Professor, Institute for the Medical Humanities
Fellow, James Wade Rockwell Distinguished Professorship in Medical Humanities
University of Texas Medical Branch
https://youtu.be/d_TO4bYOh4Q
Aerospace Medicine Activities and Didactics
Aerospace medicine faculty and residents participate in a variety of activities, including:
Other Resources
NASA Johnson Space Center Space Medicine Clerkship
The four
week Space Medicine Clerkship is offered by the NASA Johnson Space Center semi-annually during the
months of April and October and is located at the Johnson Space Center (Houston, Texas). The Clerkship typically begins the first Monday and concludes on the last Friday
of the month. The clerkship involves formal lectures on space medicine
topics and issues, as well as familiarization with the medical aspects
of International Space Station operations, design and function.
Clerkship participants are required to complete a research project and
paper in a current focus area of space medicine, which will be presented
both orally and written to the JSC Space Medicine Community.
Interested applicants should visit http://www.nasa.gov/feature/aerospace-medicine-clerkship for additional information and to apply directly with the NASA Johnson Space Center.
Aerospace Medical Association
The Aerospace Medical Association (AsMA) is organized exclusively for charitable, educational, and scientific purposes. It is the largest, most-representative professional membership organization in the fields of aviation, space, and environmental medicine.
For more information on AsMA, visit http://www.asma.org/.
Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education
The ACGME accredits Sponsoring Institutions and residency and fellowship programs, confers recognition on additional program formats or components, and dedicates resources to initiatives addressing areas of import in graduate medical education.
For more information on accreditation and program requirements visit http://www.acgme.org/.
Aerospace Medical Student and Resident Organization
AMSRO is
the official student and resident organization of the Aerospace Medical
Association. Its members include medical residents, medical students,
graduate students, allied health students, and undergraduate students.
For more information about AMSRO visit http://www.amsro.org
Houston Chapter:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/302332428079623
American College of Preventive Medicine
The American College of Preventive Medicine (ACPM) is a professional medical society of more than 2,700 preventive medicine and public health physicians who manage, research, and influence population health. Preventive medicine physicians are employed in a wide range of sectors and settings including leaders in local, national, and international health sectors.
To learn more about ACPM, visit http://www.acpm.org.
Contacts
Preventive Medicine Residency Programs
University of Texas Medical Branch
301 University Boulevard
Galveston, Texas 77555-1110
Phone: (409) 747-6131
Email: aerospace.med@utmb.edu
William (Ed) Powers, MD, MS
Director
Aerospace Medicine
R. Yvette Schulz
Program Manager
Aerospace Medicine