Produced by the Office of Communications // August 9, 2012
Retreat registration open until Aug. 13
Tug of war is part of the fun of the Medical School Retreat.
It’s that time of year again! Faculty are invited to make the incoming Medical School class feel welcome at the annual Retreat, which is set for Aug. 17–18 at Camp Allen.
Hosted by the second-year class, this year’s theme is Heroes and Villains and is open to all students, faculty, and alumni. The Retreat features the Med Olympics, the Skit, and information for entering first-year students about life as a Medical School student.
For more information, and to register by Aug. 13, visit the Retreat website.
Space still available for border rotation
Space is still available for the September/October rotation of the South Texas Environmental Education and Research (STEER) Program, with scholarships of $300 available on a first-come/first-served basis.
Spend a month at the U.S.-Mexico Border. What you learn at STEER will last a lifetime! Enjoy an international experience without leaving home.
Tuition is free for students in U.S.-accredited schools of medicine and public health along the U.S.-Mexico border. Housing provided for only $600/month. Most schools give credit for STEER—some programs offer global health credit. Presenters are bilingual.
At present, the STEER students do not cross into Mexico. Nevertheless, the border provides a unique bicultural, bilingual learning environment, with a focus on the concerns of our nation’s border with Mexico—poverty, water and air pollution, immigration, sanitation, imports, the border “fence,” and a medically underserved population threatened by infectious diseases such as dengue, tuberculosis, and rabies, as well as high rates of obesity and diabetes.
STEER offers training in two locations: Laredo and Harlingen.
For more information, visit the website.
Save the date for Nov. 5 Friends lunch
Friends of the Medical School, a group of supporters of The University of Texas Medical School at Houston, invite you to a Learn at Lunch set for 11:30 a.m., Nov. 5, at St. Martin’s Episcopal Church, 717 Sage Road.
Dr. Charles Cox, professor of pediatric surgery, and Dr. Brian Davis, director of the Center for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine of The Brown Foundation Institute of Molecular Medicine for the Prevention of Human Diseases, will speak on “Stem Cell Regeneration.”
Tickets are $25. For more information and registration, contact Katie Mears.
MedEdPORTAL introduces education directory
The AAMC recently launched MedEdPORTAL 4.0, upgrading the existing website and introducing two additional services: the iCollaborative and the Continuing Education (CE) Directory.
The new MedEdPORTAL suite of services is a one-stop shop for peer-reviewed publications, innovative resources in development, and continuing education activities in medical education. The iCollaborative is a non-peer reviewed venue to share innovative resources, including effective practices, policies and guidelines, and educational resources and assessment tools in development. The CE Directory provides a centralized collection of evidenced-based online courses aimed at providing health professionals with continuing education credits.
— AAMC
Readying for emergencies
Emergency Medicine interns are fitted with masks during their orientation in the first year of residency July 19.
— Dwight C. Andrews, Office of Communications, Medical School
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Events to know
August 13
Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Special Seminar: Dr. Holger Eltzschig (University of Colorado) presents, “Acute Kidney Injury: from Mechanism to Therapy.”
Noon–1 p.m., MSB B.100.
August 14
White Coat Ceremony
6:30–9 p.m., Rice University Shepherd School of Music, 6100 Main Street.
August 15
“Look Good…Feel Better.”
A free program that teaches beauty techniques to women who are actively undergoing cancer treatment, to help them combat the appearance-related side effects of radiation and chemotherapy.
10 a.m.–noon, MH-TMC.
Contact Liz Steele for details, 713.704.4748.
“Talking from the Heart.”
Join us to discuss meaningful tips and coping strategies for patients and caregivers living with cancer.
Noon–1 p.m., Memorial Hermann Medical Plaza Cancer Center Conference Room, 29th Floor.
Contact Liz Steele to sign up, 713.704.4748.
Family & Community Medicine Grand Rounds: Dr. John J. Frey, III, (University of Wisconsin) presents, “The Way Forward.”
1–2 p.m., MSB 2.135.
August 17
Deadline for poster submissions to Third Annual Advances in Oncology: From Clinical Science to Clinical Practice.
Faculty researchers, basic science and clinical science research groups, fellows, residents, medical students, and biomedical science students are invited to submit an abstract.
August 22
“Talking from the Heart.”
Join us to discuss meaningful tips and coping strategies for patients and caregivers living with cancer.
Noon–1 p.m., Memorial Hermann Medical Plaza Cancer Center Conference Room, 29th Floor.
Contact Liz Steele to sign up, 713.704.4748.
Family & Community Medicine Grand Rounds: Dr. Shabbir Hussain, PGY III, presents, “Case Presentation.”
1–2 p.m., MSB 2.135.
August 23
Department of Surgery Grand Rounds: Dr. Hazim Safi, chair of the Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, presents, “Management of Thoraco-abdominal Aortic Aneurysm.”
7–8 a.m., MSB 3.001.
CME Credit is available.
August 28
“Sickle Cell Support Group.”
Peer-to-peer support.
Noon–1 p.m., Memorial Hermann Medical Plaza, 29th Floor.
Contact Liz Steele to sign up, 713.704.4748.
August 29
“Talking from the Heart.”
Join us to discuss meaningful tips and coping strategies for patients and caregivers living with cancer.
Noon–1 p.m., Memorial Hermann Medical Plaza Cancer Center Conference Room, 29th Floor.
Contact Liz Steele to sign up, 713.704.4748.
Family & Community Medicine Grand Rounds: Dr. Mark Prasarn, assistant professor of orthopedics, presents, “Prevention and Management of Low Back Pain.”
1–2 p.m., MSB 2.135.
September 5
“Talking from the Heart.”
Join us to discuss meaningful tips and coping strategies for patients and caregivers living with cancer.
Noon–1 p.m., Memorial Hermann Medical Plaza Cancer Center Conference Room, 29th Floor.
Contact Liz Steele to sign up, 713.704.4748.
September 6
Medical School Research Committee Workshop: Dr. Cheng Chi Lee, professor of biochemistry and molecular biology, chairs, “Circadian Rhythms.”
9 a.m.–noon, MSB 2.135.
September 7–8
16th Annual Interdisciplinary Conference on Supportive Care, Hospice and Palliative Medicine.
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Main Building, Floor 11, Hickey Auditorium (R11.1400).
Register here.
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