Office of the President

UTMB President ad interim Dr. Ben Raimer hosted a virtual Town Hall at noon on July 14 to provide a high-level overview of a new leave program being developed for UTMB faculty and staff. The meeting is now online.

If you heard Dr. Raimer discussing Winter Storm Uri during today’s Town Hall presentation, you experienced the definition of a technical glitch. Unfortunately, the first few minutes of today’s Town Hall streamed a recorded version of the March 9 Town Hall meeting. To see today’s (June 17) Town Hall in its entirety, click on this headline to get a link to the recording.

UTMB President ad interim Dr. Ben G. Raimer shared institutional updates for the UTMB community on Tuesday, March 9. Watch the rebroadcast of this meeting online...

Watch the replay of the Jan. 19 Town Hall forum on COVID-19 and its related vaccines. During the discussion, UTMB President ad interim Dr. Ben G. Raimer moderated a panel of UTMB experts who shared their firsthand knowledge on the matter.

Please watch this replay of the Town Hall meeting and string duet performance by members of the Galveston Symphony Orchestra, hosted by UTMB President ad interim Dr. Ben G. Raimer on Monday, Nov. 23.

Please watch this replay of the live-stream Town Hall meeting hosted by UTMB President ad interim Dr. Ben G. Raimer on Tuesday, Sept. 22.

UTMB President ad interim Dr. Ben G. Raimer hosted a special livestream-only Town Hall on Wednesday, May 27, 2020. Dr. Raimer provided updates on UTMB's COVID-19 response as well as news on UTMB's financial performance and mission-specific updates for patient care, education and research.

To help increase communication about the virus to UTMB faculty, staff and students, President ad interim Dr. Ben G. Raimer hosted a special Town Hall on Friday, March 6. The meeting provided an update on what we know about the new virus, how our world-class infectious disease scientists are studying it, and how UTMB plans to respond if and when our region is affected.

In case you missed it: the February 14, 2020, Town Hall meeting, is available now. Dr. Raimer provided financial and mission-area updates as well as thanked UTMB's researchers for their efforts in making UTMB a top academic medical center.

The University of Texas System leadership hosted an open forum, “The Search for a new UTMB President,” on Thursday, Jan. 9 in the Levin Hall Auditorium on the Galveston Campus.

In case you missed it, the December 4, 2019, Town Hall meeting, is available now. Dr. Raimer provided financial and mission-area updates as well as touched on UTMB's strategic direction for the coming year

We hope you were able to join us on Wednesday, September 25 for the President's Town Hall where we celebrated our latest Best Care achievement. In addition, UTMB President ad interim Dr. Ben Raimer was joined by Cheryl Sadro, chief financial officer, Dr. Charles Mouton, executive vice president, provost and dean of the School of Medicine, and Dr. Tim Harlin, executive vice president and CEO of the Health System, as they discuss a variety of topics, including financial results and mission-area updates.

We hope you were able to join us for the President’s Town Hall on Thursday, July 18, 2019, in Levin Hall and streamed online. Dr. Callender discussed a variety of topics, including financial results and an update on our campuses as well as took a closer look at what's driving the rapid pace of change at UTMB and Academic Medical Centers across the United States.

We hope you were able to join us for the President’s Town Hall on Friday, January 18, 2019, in Levin Hall and streamed online. Dr. Callender discussed a variety of topics, including financial results, an update on our campuses, including the newly established Clear Lake Campus, along with construction and mission-area updates.

We hope you were able to join us for the President’s Town Hall on  Wednesday, Sept. 19 in Levin Hall and streamed online. Dr. Callender discussed a variety of topics, including year-end financial results, an update on our recently announced letter of intent to lease the facility in Webster, and construction and mission-area updates.