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Portraits of five Badya University medical students who participated in UTMB’s summer program in Galveston, arranged side by side against a blue background.

October 8, 2026, 10:55 a.m. by Harrison Chao

Five medical students from Badya University in Egypt spent Aug. 2 through Aug. 28 at UTMB, working through sessions on global health governance, pandemic preparedness and climate, and building one shared project on how students and faculty use artificial intelligence.

October 1, 2026, 9:44 a.m. by Monica Cline

Duy presented his research, “Return to Sender: When the Gut Bacteria Refuses to Let Meds Go,” in a three-minute presentation and was selected as the winner.

September 30, 2026, 1:49 p.m. by Rachel McClere

This concentration is open to JSSOM medical students interested in the ethical, social, and human dimensions of healthcare and medicine. Students in the concentration will explore topics, concepts, and methods in bioethics and health humanities through a variety of courses and activities. The curriculum culminates in the creation of an original research project. To learn more about the concentration requirements and submit an application, please visit the Bioethics & Health Humanities Scholarly Concentration webpage: https://lnkd.in/gJcfA6He

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