2017 Article Archive
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.
Fat cells step in to help liver during fasting
How do mammals keep two biologically crucial metabolites in balance during times when they are feeding, sleeping, and fasting? The answer may require rewriting some textbooks.
Research Day’s core message: Single is not most effective strategy
The concept of team science dominated the inaugural Center for Translational Medicine Research Day at UT Southwestern Medical Center, as a number of the top researchers on campus, as well as those looking to learn more about multidisciplinary opportunities, gathered to discuss how to learn the skills of collaboration.
Capra Symposium focuses on teamwork to complete institutional mission
The key word for the 2017 Capra Interdisciplinary Healthcare Symposium was “collaborate.” Researchers and clinicians from across the UT Southwestern Medical Center campus came together to discuss this year’s theme of “Transforming Medical Education and Patient Care Through Inter-Professional Research.”
Choosing a colon cancer test
If you’re close to age 50 or older, your physician has probably been asking you to get checked for colon cancer. Which test is right for you?
Olive oil, nuts make good cholesterol even better
Increasing the amount of olive oil or nuts in your diet may make your good cholesterol do its job better, says Dr. Anand Rohatgi, a preventive cardiologist at UT Southwestern Medical Center.