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Professor Emeritus of Surgery Dr. Robert N. McClelland, one of the last surviving members of the Parkland Memorial Hospital surgical team who worked on President John F. Kennedy after he was shot in Dallas, died Sept. 10. He was 89.

Human research studies proposed to occur at UT Southwestern or an affiliated site require site review before any research-related activities begin at that site.

It was a picture perfect day for a stroll in downtown Dallas as UTSW participated in the 2019 American Heart Association’s (AHA) Dallas Heart Walk Sept. 14 at Reunion Park.

Mentoring Award

Dr. Shawna Nesbitt, Professor of Internal Medicine, Associate Dean in the Office of Student Diversity and Inclusion, and Medical Director of the Parkland Health & Hospital System Hypertension Clinic, teaches an elective called “Healthcare in Underserved Communities.” In this course, medical and health professions students venture away from the labs and lecture halls of UT Southwestern and into some of the harsh realities of Dallas’ invisible patients.

Institutional Service Award

Renowned data scientist reveals the mysteries of cellular shape-shifting at President’s Lecture Series

Dr. Lynne Kirk, an ardent and devoted educator and clinician, has been named Professor Emeritus of Internal Medicine and Family and Community Medicine. A UT Southwestern faculty member for 30 years, Dr. Kirk has served as Director of the Student Health Service, Associate Dean for Medical Education and Graduate Medical Education, and Associate Chief of the Division of General Internal Medicine. Her research focused on clinical prevention, geriatrics, and medical education.

Starting this fall, the biggest public high schools in Texas are required to report all sports concussions to a UT Southwestern database in one of the nation’s largest statewide endeavors to track brain injuries in youth.

UT Southwestern virologist Dr. Julie Pfeiffer has been selected to join the Pew Charitable Trusts' 2019 class of Innovation Fund investigators to launch a joint research project on innate immunity.