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UT Southwestern’s inaugural Future of Medicine Wellness Symposium armed faculty, students, and staff involved in clinical care with critical tools and strategies to bolster their emotional well-being and mitigate burnout.

With COVID-19 infections falling, this year’s graduation ceremony for UT Southwestern Medical School will return to the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center after a two-year hiatus and will host U.S. Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson as its commencement speaker. The ceremony for this year’s 211 Medical School graduates is scheduled at 11 a.m. Thursday, May 12.

Two UT Southwestern postdoctoral fellows – Gabriel Muhire Gihani, Ph.D., and Victor Lopez, Ph.D. – are among 25 early career scientists in the United States selected as 2022 Hanna H. Gray Fellows.

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The third annual Simulation-Based Quality Improvement and Research Forum on May 13 became the first UT Southwestern conference to be held virtually using the Microsoft Teams platform. More than 430 people from over 70 institutions took part in the conference, including representatives from UT Dallas, UT Arlington, Baylor Scott & White, Penn State University, University of Chicago, and Northwestern University. One attendee even signed on from Lisbon, Portugal.

Dr. Roger H. Unger, a longtime Professor of Internal Medicine, a preeminent authority on glucagon and the development of diabetes, and the founding Director of the Touchstone Center for Diabetes Research at UT Southwestern, died Aug. 23. He was 96.

Now internationally recognized as a leading cerebrovascular surgeon, Dr. Batjer is the 2020 recipient of the Harvey Cushing Medal, the highest honor bestowed by the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS). Established in 1976 and given annually, the award recognizes AANS members for distinguished service and accomplishments in the field of neurosurgery.

Meet the employees honored at this year's Quarter Century Club virtual celebration

Mr. Barton immediately signed up for consideration as a potential plasma donor. People who have recovered from COVID-19 have built up levels of antibodies to defend the body against the SARS-CoV-2 virus. On April 13, after tests on him came back negative for active COVID-19, Mr. Barton became one of the first convalescent plasma donors in North Texas.

In August, UT Southwestern became the second hospital in the United States to begin using the OR Black Box system in its operating rooms. Developed by Surgical Safety Technologies Inc. (SST) in Toronto, the OR Black Box is installed in five operating rooms at William P. Clements Jr. University Hospital, where cameras, microphones, and links to patient monitors have been installed.