2015 Article Archive
Morehouse medical leader’s talk addresses health care equity
Dr. Valerie Montgomery Rice, President and Dean of Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM) in Atlanta and an influential advocate for health care equity.
Medical student’s volunteerism earns MLK Scholarship for Community Service
Luwan Ghidei, a fourth-year UT Southwestern Medical School student from Dallas, has won the 2015 Martin Luther King Jr. Scholarship.
Graduate student wins Ford Foundation Fellowship
When Genaro Hernandez was at San Diego State University and considering where he’d take his education at the next level, he quickly set his sights on a laboratory on the North Campus at UT Southwestern Medical Center.
Resolutions may help avoid neck and back pain
Three common New Year resolutions – diet, exercise, and better posture -- can help avoid common back and neck pain, UT Southwestern Medical Center rehabilitation specialists say.
Transplantation celebration honors tissue donors
Paige Scott, a high school senior from Oak Point and the captain of her school’s soccer team, carried an orange-and-black soccer ball onto the stage, where she spoke about receiving a donated tendon after tearing her ACL during a game as a sophomore.
Newsmakers - February 2015
Dr. John Warner, Vice President and CEO of University Hospitals at UT Southwestern Medical Center, has been selected as the 2015 Chairman of the Dallas-Fort Worth Hospital Council.
In Memoriam: Bill Romans: Bioinstrumentation Service leader who supported research
William Edward “Bill” Romans Sr., who founded and directed Bioinstrumentation Service at UT Southwestern Medical Center for more than 30 years, died on Jan. 4. He was 91.
In Memoriam: Dr. Erwin Thal: Trauma expert, outstanding surgical educator
UT Southwestern Medical Center Professor of Surgery Dr. Erwin Thal, who contributed more than four decades of trauma expertise at the operating table and was known both nationally and regionally for his contributions to education, died Dec. 13.
Hospitals, clinics honored for advanced paperless environments
The UT Southwestern University Hospitals & Clinics recently received Stage 7 Awards from HIMSS Analytics. The awards honor health care facilities operating in a paperless environment that represent best practices in implementing electronic health records.
Class Notes
Class notes for the January 2015 edition of Center Times.