2008 Archives
Autism Speaks Appoints Keith Young as Chair of the Autism Speaks Tissue Advisory Board
Autism Speaks is thrilled to announce the appointment of Keith A. Young, Ph.D., as Chair of the Tissue Advisory Board (TAB) of Autism Speaks. The TAB is the scientific panel that oversees the Autism Tissue Program that is a vital to Autism Speaks scientific mission to further basic biological research and the elucidation of the complex condition of the autistic spectrum.
Authored on: Dec 05, 2008
HSC Welcomes COM Dr. Johnson, SRPH Dr. Phillips as Newest Regents Professors
Dr. Arthur Johnson of the College of Medicine and Dr. Charles Phillips of the School of Rural Public Health are the Texas A&M Health Science Center's latest recipients of the prestigious Regents Professor Award.
Authored on: Dec 04, 2008
CTVHCS Center of Excellence Update
The Department of Veterans Affairs VISN 17 Center of Excellence for Research on Returning War Veterans (COE) was established at the Central Texas Veterans Health Care System in mid-2007.
Authored on: Dec 01, 2008
Brandt Appointed Assistant Dean for Academic Technology
Paul C. Brandt, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Neuroscience and Experimental Therapeutics at the Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine, was recently named the Assistant Dean for Academic Technology, effective November 1.
Authored on: Nov 24, 2008
2nd Annual Healthy Heart 5K Raises $2,400 for Charities
According to student organizers of the Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine's 2nd Annual Healthy Heart 5K Run, held November 15, the event was an overwhelming success. More than 180 people registered for the run, with 120 actually taking the starting line on Saturday.
Authored on: Nov 17, 2008
Medical Students to Host Healthy Heart 5K/Run
Members of the Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine’s chapter of the Texas Medical Association (TMA) are proud to host the 2nd Annual Healthy Heart 5K on Saturday, November 15.
Authored on: Nov 13, 2008
College of Medicine, Scott & White Host Open House at New Institute for Regenerative Medicine
The Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine and Scott & White Health Care will host an open house Thursday, Nov. 13 at 9:30 a.m. welcoming Darwin J. Prockop, M.D., Ph.D., as director of the Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine Institute for Regenerative Medicine at Scott & White.
Authored on: Nov 11, 2008
Trzeciakowski Appointed Associate Head of Systems Biology and Translational Medicine
Jerome Trzeciakowski, PhD has been appointed Associate Head of the Department of Systems Biology and Translational Medicine at the Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine.
Authored on: Nov 10, 2008
Sulak Receives First Baker Endowed Professorship
Patricia J. Sulak, M.D., professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Scott & White, was named the inaugural Dudley P. Baker Endowed Professor of Research and Education in Obstetrics and Gynecology at a ceremony held Friday, October 24 in the Mayborn Auditorium.
Authored on: Oct 30, 2008
Medical Schools Increase Enrollment to Meet Physician Demand
U.S. medical schools continue to expand their enrollment to meet the country’s increasing demand for physicians, according to new data released today by the AAMC (Association of American Medical Colleges). First-year enrollment at the nation’s medical schools this year increased nearly 2 percent over 2007, to more than 18,000 students—the highest enrollment in history.
Authored on: Oct 22, 2008
Students Volunteer at Shelters for Hurricane Ike Evacuees
More than 100 College of Medicine students volunteered their time to help evacuees in the local area after Hurricane Ike devastated Galveston, Houston and surrounding communities.
Authored on: Sep 30, 2008
TBSI to Hold Second Annual Neuroscience Symposium
Brazos Valley residents, neuroscience researchers, and interested clinicians will each have opportunities to hear from internationally recognized researchers on the topic of stroke during the Texas Brain and Spine Institute's second annual Neuroscience Symposium on September 19.
Authored on: Sep 10, 2008
Van Winkle Awarded TMLT Scholarship
Texas Medical Liability Trust (TMLT) is proud to announce the winners of the 2008 TMLT Memorial Scholarships.
Authored on: Aug 18, 2008
AMA Foundation Presents $10,000 Scholarships to Promising Medical Students
The American Medical Association (AMA) Foundation awarded Physicians of Tomorrow Scholarships to fifteen rising fourth-year medical students.
Authored on: Aug 11, 2008
Rohack Named UTEP 2008 Distinguished Alumni
The University of Texas at El Paso and the UTEP Alumni Association recently announced the 2008 recipients of their Distinguished Alumni Award.
Authored on: Aug 08, 2008
COM Hosts Reunion '08 Weekend Events for Alumni, Largest Ever Entering Medical Class
The Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine is hosting a Reunion '08, August 1-2, for alumni and their families, as well as the college’s largest ever incoming class of 135 first-year students.
Authored on: Jul 24, 2008
Huston Elected to American Board of Internal Medicine Board of Directors
David P. Huston, M.D., Vice Dean for Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine and Chief Academic Officer – Houston Campus, and Director for the Texas A&M Center for Clinical and Translational Science, has been elected to the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) Board of Directors.
Authored on: Jul 01, 2008
Medical Students Receive Scott & White Scholarships
Scott & White awarded $2,000 scholarships to a select group of third and fourth year medical students at the Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine Tuesday, June 17.
Authored on: Jun 18, 2008
Rohack Named AMA President-Elect
J. James Rohack, M.D., a cardiologist from Bryan, Texas, was named president-elect of the American Medical Association (AMA), the nation’s largest and most influential physician organization.
Authored on: Jun 17, 2008
Easley Tapped for Interim Pediatrics Post
Pediatric gastroenterologist David J. Easley, M.D. has been appointed Interim Chairman of the Department of Pediatrics at Scott & White and the Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine.
Authored on: Jun 06, 2008
Hash to Join COM as Vice Dean for Academic Affairs
Robert B. Hash, M.D. will be joining the Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine as Vice Dean for Academic Affairs July 7, 2008.
Authored on: May 29, 2008
Arroliga Appointed Interim Chair of Internal Medicine
Alejandro Arroliga, M.D. has been appointed Interim Chairman of the Department of Internal Medicine at Scott & White and the Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine.
Authored on: May 16, 2008
Gates Foundation Global Health President to Speak at COM Commencement
President of the Global Health Program at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Tadataka Yamada, M.D., will be the distinguished speaker at the Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine commencement ceremonies this weekend.
Authored on: May 15, 2008
Texas A&M Health Science Center Prepares for Commencement
The College of Medicine and the School of Rural Public Health at the Texas A&M Health Science Center will host commencement ceremonies Saturday, May 17, while the Baylor College of Dentistry in Dallas will have graduation Wednesday, May 14.
Authored on: May 12, 2008
GHHS Students Host “i2y Stupid Cancer” Event
Fourth-year student members of the Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine’s Gold Humanism Honor Society have organized the “I'm Too Young For This (i2y) Stupid Cancer Happy Hour” Tuesday, May 6 at 6 p.m. at BJ’s Brewhouse in Temple.
Authored on: May 01, 2008
Baker to Receive AHA Award of Meritorious Achievement
Kenneth M. Baker, M.D., F.A.H.A., Professor and Vice Chair of Internal Medicine at Scott & White, Director of the Division of Molecular Cardiology and Mayborn Chair in Cardiovascular Research at the Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine, will receive the American Heart Association's Award of Meritorious Achievement during upcoming ceremonies in Washington, D.C. on April 28.
Authored on: Apr 25, 2008
Bondos Joins Molecular and Cellular Medicine Department
The Department of Molecular and Cellular Medicine is pleased to announce that Sarah E. Bondos has been hired as an Assistant Professor. Dr. Bondos joins the department this month.
Authored on: Apr 07, 2008
COM Students to Give Away Free Bicycle Helmets to Local Children
Medical students at the Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine will be helping to ensure the safety of local children by giving away free bicycle helmets Saturday, April 5. The helmet giveaway will take place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Wal-Mart Supercenter east entrance on Briarcrest Drive in Bryan.
Authored on: Mar 31, 2008
COM Fourth-Years Match to Residencies in 22 States
College of Medicine fourth-year students found out where they will be completing their residencies at the 2008 Match Day on March 20, with students entering fields as varied as pediatrics and ophthamology to psychiatry and emergency medicine.
Authored on: Mar 24, 2008
U.S. Medical School Seniors Enjoy Most Successful "Match Day" in 30 Years
Across the nation today, more than 15,000 U.S. medical school seniors will be joined by classmates, friends and family at “Match Day” ceremonies to learn where they will spend their years of residency training following graduation. There is plenty of reason to celebrate.
Authored on: Mar 20, 2008
Fourth-Year COM Students Participating in Thursday National “Match Day”
Medical students in the Class of 2008 at the Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine will learn where they will spend their residency training following graduation at the 2008 Residency Match Day, slated for Thursday, March 20. Fourth-year students will gather with their family, friends and college faculty at the Hilton Garden Inn across the street from Scott & White Hospital in Temple.
Authored on: Mar 18, 2008
Round Rock Associate Dean Works to Ready Campus for Students
With less than four months to go before third-year medical students start their clinical rotations at the Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine’s newest campus in Round Rock, Dr. Kathryn Kotrla and her team are on the fast track to meet the challenges of growing a medical school.
Authored on: Mar 17, 2008
Gold Humanism Honor Society Hosts 2nd Annual Physician Heal Thyself Conference
The Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine's chapter of the Gold Humanism Honor Society (GHHS) is hosting the 2nd annual Physician Heal Thyself Conference March 17 from 2-7 p.m. for all medical students. Designed to improve medical student morale and coping skills, program organizers aim to help develop physicians who are better able to recognize and address in themselves and their colleagues the stresses of medical training and future medical careers.
Authored on: Mar 14, 2008
Wesson Accepted Into Association of American Physicians
Donald E. Wesson, M.D., F.A.C.P., the Vice Dean for the Temple campus of the Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine, was recently accepted into the Association of American Physicians (AAP).
Authored on: Mar 04, 2008
Graduate Student Organization Plans 13th Annual Symposium
The 13th Annual Student Research Symposium, hosted by Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine Graduate Student Organization (GSO), will be held this year Thursday April 17, 2008, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. in Reynolds Medical Building in College Station.
Authored on: Feb 13, 2008
"Disabled” Medical Student Set to Run Austin Marathon, Raise Funds for Charity
As if medical school isn’t enough of a challenge, Vasant Garg, a first-year medical student with one arm will be running his first marathon this weekend in Austin. Not only will he be running the grueling 26.2-mile course on Saturday, but he’s also made the commitment to raise $1,000 for a local charity.
Authored on: Feb 11, 2008
Barbara Gastel: Bringing Together Science and Communication
Ever since high school, Texas A&M University professor Barbara Gastel has had two loves – science and writing. When it came down to making a decision about her career, instead of choosing between the two, she combined them for a career in science communication.
Authored on: Feb 08, 2008
Project Teaches Problem-Solving Techniques to Poor Hispanic Families
Poor Hispanic families who have children with asthma are being taught how to cope with the illness and other challenges through a federally funded $1.8 million study being conducted by a professor at Texas A&M University.
Authored on: Feb 06, 2008
A&M BOR Approves Avery Land Donation for New Round Rock Campus
On Friday, the Texas A&M University System Board of Regents accepted a donation of land by the Avery family. As a result, the Texas A&M Health Science Center now has a permanent site for its Round Rock campus.
Authored on: Jan 25, 2008
COM Hosts 4th Annual Mini-Medical School
The Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine is hosting the 4th annual Mini-Medical School this spring for Bryan-College Station residents interested in learning current, relevant medical information from some of the college's leading experts. The first session kicks off Thursday, January 17.
Authored on: Jan 14, 2008
Cirillo Receives $2.1 Million Grant from Gates Foundation
Jeffrey D. Cirillo, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Microbial and Molecular Pathogenesis at the Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine, has received a $2.14 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The grant, from the Gates Foundation’s Global Health Program, will support Dr. Cirillo’s work on real-time optical imaging and detection of tuberculosis bacteria. This is the first Gates Foundation grant received by any component of the Texas A&M University System.
Authored on: Jan 11, 2008
