Produced by the Office of Communications // August 16, 2012
Class of 2016 by the numbers
The Class of 2016 gets excited!
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The Class of 2016 started its journey to becoming physicians this week with Student Orientation, the White Coat Ceremony, and will cap the week with the Student Retreat. Here are some numerical facts about the class:
- Total number in class: 240
- Male: 151
- Female: 89
- Average GPA: 3.77
- Average MCAT: 31.44
- Number of underrepresented minorities: 53
- Out of state students: 19
- Texas residents: 221
- Average age: 22.85
Are you interested in becoming a better educator?
If so, please join us for an information session to learn about the graduate programs for Health Science Professionals offered by The University of Houston on the campus of the Texas Medical Center. UH offers a 30-semester hour master's degree program and a four-course certificate program in innovative uses of instructional technology.
Both programs are aimed at healthcare professionals (physicians, basic science faculty, dentists, nursing faculty, allied health professionals, fellows, residents, medical students, and staff) who are currently working or studying at a healthcare institution in the Houston area.
Courses are taught by UH College of Education faculty who structure academic activities that students can use in their professional lives as they explore best practices in teaching, learn to design and conduct research, and investigate the uses of instructional technology in an academic healthcare setting.
Information sessions will be held on Thursday, Sept. 6 and Wednesday, Sept. 12. Details are as follows:
- Information Session 1
Date: Thursday, Sept. 6
Time: Noon
Location: Baylor College of Medicine. DeBakey building, Room M423 - Information Session 2
Date: Wednesday, Sept. 12
Time: 4 p.m.
Location: MSB B.100
Visit the website for detailed information about the programs or email Dr. Bernard Robin, program coordinator.
Postdoctoral Office offers fall workshop
The Office of Postdoctoral Affairs is pleased to announce a new Grantsmanship Workshop for Postdoctoral Fellows.
Directed by Dr. Kevin Morano, associate professor of microbiology and molecular genetics, the five-course program will be held on Mondays from 10–11 a.m., starting Oct. 1.
Participants will produce a written fellowship/grant suitable for various funding agencies.
The course is limited to 20 participants, who will be selected on the merits of their application package. Applications are due at 5 p.m., Sept. 14.
Each participant will receive a copy of The Grant Application Writers Workbook as the textbook for the workshop.
For more information contact Leslie Beckman.
New NIH program to support research
of undiagnosed diseases
A new program from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Common Fund will provide $145 million over the next seven years to research, diagnose, and care for patients with undiagnosed medical conditions.
The Undiagnosed Diseases Program will provide a network of medical research centers and clinicians from a variety of medical specialties to advance knowledge of rare and common diseases. The program also “will test whether this type of cross-disciplinary approach to disease diagnosis is feasible to implement in academic medical centers around the country.”
The program is scheduled to begin in fiscal year 2013.
— AAMC STAT
White coat tradition
The Medical School's class of 2016 donned their white coats for the first time Aug. 14 during the White Coat Ceremony held at Shepherd School of Music at Rice University.
— Dwight C. Andrews, Office of Communications, Medical School
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Events to know
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 21
Internal Medicine Grand Rounds: Dr. Michael Fallon, director of the Division of Gastroenterology, presents, “Determinants of Portal Hypertension: Are They Relevant In The Clinic?”
Noon, MSB 2.103.
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 27
The International Association of Administrative Professionals Medical Center Chapter dinner meeting: Jan Poscovsky presents, “The Not-So-Naked Audience.”
5:15 p.m., Jesse H. Jones Rotary House, 1600 Holcombe Blvd.
To register, contact Melinda Peña, 713.794.5857, or Terrie Schade-Lugo, 713.500.3062.
August 28
Research Coordinator Forum: Dr. Maureen Goode, administrative director of the CCTS, presents, “CCTS—What can it do for you?”
11:30 a.m.–1 p.m., MSB 2.135.
Lunch will be available for the first 40 attendees. Registration is not required.
“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.
Microbiology and Molecular Genetics Seminar Series: Faculty candidate Dr. Ryan Hunter (California Institute of Technology) presents, “Environmental chemistry of infection: Lessons from the airways.”
10:30 a.m., 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.
UTMost
Shari Galletti has been promoted to the director of management operations for academic and business affairs for the Department of Internal Medicine, and Paul Begnoche has joined the Department of Internal Medicine as the director of management operations for clinical business operations.
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