2017 Article Archive

UT Southwestern statement on UT System CLASE survey results

 

This afternoon, the Chancellor of The University of Texas System, William H. McRaven, announced the results of a Cultivating Learning and Safe Environments (CLASE) survey across 13 UT System institutions.

Recipe: Stuffed acorn squash

 

UT Southwestern’s Master of Clinical Nutrition student Jill Kuzniarek shares with us her famous stuffed acorn squash.

I’ll take ‘Cardiology fellows who won on Jeopardy’ for $500, Alex

 

The UTSW fellows soundly defeated other teams of top-notch cardiology fellows from 32 states to win the national title.

Scientists use parasite’s internal clock to attack sleeping sickness

 

The parasite that causes deadly sleeping sickness has its own biological clock that makes it more vulnerable to medications during the afternoon, according to international research that may help improve treatments for one of Africa’s most lethal diseases.

Lots of smiles and dreams made on Match Day

 

Match Day 2017 fell on St. Patrick’s Day, March 17, adding an extra level of festivity to the air, and perhaps even some good luck to the annual residency program matching ceremony.

Residency roads are revealed to graduating medical students

 

The gymnasium floor in the Bryan Williams, M.D. Student Center was packed on March 17 as fourth-year UT Southwestern Medical School students learned where they will train for the next step in their medical educations.

Match Day 2017 by specialty

 

Here, grouped by specialty, are the matches achieved by members of the UT Southwestern Medical School Class of 2017.

Daniel first holder of Solomon Professorship in quality improvement

 

Dr. Will Daniel, Vice President and Chief Quality Officer, has been selected to be the inaugural holder of the William T. Solomon Professorship in Clinical Quality Improvement at UT Southwestern Medical Center.

First patient PET scan in North Texas performed with cyclotron-produced radiotracer

 

The Cyclotron and Radiochemistry Program at UT Southwestern Medical Center recently delivered its first radiotracer for human injection, launching a new era for nuclear medicine and molecular imaging in North Texas.

Six scientists selected as endowed scholars

 

UT Southwestern Medical Center leaders recently announced the selection of six outstanding scientists as the newest Endowed Scholars in Medical Science.