2015 Article Archive
Saluting our newest doctors
Faculty members of UT Southwestern Medical School joined family and friends of the Class of 2015 on May 27 to salute the school’s newest doctors.
Graduates participate in hooding ceremony
Members of the 2015 graduating class of UT Southwestern Medical School gathered in the Tom and Lula Gooch Auditorium for the academic hooding ceremony, an event that now stands alone from the evening commencement ceremonies.
UT System Chancellor to keynote Medical School ceremony
William H. McRaven, who became the 11th Chancellor of the UT System in January, will deliver the commencement address when UT Southwestern Medical Center honors the 2015 graduates of the Medical School.
CPRIT awards $16.6 million for cancer research, prevention, and faculty recruitment
The May awards bring the total awarded by CPRIT to UT Southwestern for cancer research, recruitments, and prevention efforts to nearly $55 million in fiscal year 2015.
Biochemistry, Ob/Gyn leader to speak at Graduate School event
Dr. Carole Mendelson, Professor of Biochemistry, and of Obstetrics and Gynecology, will deliver the 2015 commencement address when UT Southwestern Medical Center honors graduates of the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences.
Dr. Jared Morphew – TAFP Dallas Chapter Outstanding Graduate Award
During his third year at medical school, Dr. Jared Morphew set himself up for success by not limiting his opportunity to learn.
Dr. Jennifer Nwankwo Ukwu – William F. Ross, M.D., Scholarship Award in Family Medicine
Growing up in Mesquite, Dr. Jennifer Nwankwo Ukwu learned to give back from her community. Once she started her medical education and outreach, she began to appreciate the scope of need, locally and internationally.
Dr. Tyler McDonald – Class of 2015 Leadership Award
If there’s a pattern to this constant exploration, it is Dr. McDonald’s characteristic inquisitiveness and drive to master yet another skill.
Dr. Travis Miller – Rohrich Family Excellence in Plastic Surgery Award
Always inclined toward a career in the area of health care, Dr. Travis Miller admitted that basic science was his first interest when he graduated from the University of Chicago with three degrees.
Dr. Stephen Mahoney – Hudson-Penn Award for Excellence in Surgery
It had never occurred to Dr. Stephen Mahoney to pursue a medical career until the summer following high school graduation. That’s when he participated in a medical mission trip to Guatemala with Refuge International.