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Fifty-eight new members were inducted recently into the UT Southwestern Medical School chapter of the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society (AOA). The Gamma Chapter of Texas’ Annual Induction and Awards Ceremony banquet took place March 17 at the A.W. Harris Faculty-Alumni Center.

As graduates of the Medical School Class of 2020 prepare to launch their careers as doctors this summer, Center Times Plus celebrates this educational milestone. We talked to five graduating medical students about their special talents, significant medical school experiences, and challenges they’ve overcome that have shaped them. We are grateful to them for sharing their stories!

The Biochemistry Department’s Post-Baccalaureate Program gives students from underrepresented minority groups support to pursue a career in science, said Uttam Tambar, Ph.D., Professor of Biochemistry, Director of Diversity for Biochemistry, and Chair of the Organic Chemistry Ph.D. Program in the UT Southwestern Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences. The goal is to increase diversity among students and faculty involved in biochemistry and chemistry research.

List of graduate candidates for 2021-2022 from the school of biomedical sciences.

Under normal circumstances, the transition from medical student to physician is daunting. But members of the Class of 2020 have the added challenge of beginning their careers during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Dr. Shembel, who joined UTSW in 2020, is a licensed Speech-Language Pathologist (SLP) and has a background in vocal performance. Her work focuses on the effects of increased neuromuscular demands on the vocal subsystems.

Match Day 2022 at UT Southwestern

In a year when protests over racial justice gripped the nation, UT Southwestern’s Office of Institutional Equity and Access, Office of Student Diversity and Inclusion, and Office of Faculty Diversity and Development found ways to bring the campus together for necessary conversations about race. The offices sponsored both collaborative and independent virtual events to keep staff, students, and faculty engaged even as a large part of the UTSW community continued to work and learn remotely due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Since 2013, Edward Daniel has been a familiar presence at UT Southwestern Match Day celebrations, performing the drumroll that gives eager medical students the signal to rip into envelopes that reveal their residency program matches.

Match Day at UT Southwestern