Faculty Affairs News

April 2025 updates from the Office of Innovation

Congratulations to the authors of these recent publications!

The Office of Community Engagement and Education's Harmony & Hallway Healers program brings live music to patients, staff, and visitors at Jennie Sealy Hospital. The office is now opening this opportunity for faculty to join them in bringing healing through music.

The Health Education Center is proud to share the recent achievements of its faculty, staff, and leaders.

I am extremely pleased by your exceptional response to the AAMC StandPoint Surveys, and I sincerely appreciate each person who shared their input. Thank you for making time for this worthwhile effort. Your insights will help us take the right steps to identify opportunities for improvement and thus enhance engagement and satisfaction across our campus.

JSSOM Awards

Katie Branch, PhD, MSN, RN, FNAP, CHSE, has been honored with the 2025 UTMB Women's Resource Group Trailblazer Award!

Please congratulate these faculty members on their appointments and promotions approved in March.

UTMB's John Heymann, MD, was a recent guest, discussing "Why Every Faculty Member Should Prioritize Compassion and Understanding."

Teaching Excellence And Mentorship (TEAM) Fellows were eligible to submit applications for up to $20K for educational research, projects, and enrichment opportunities. Announcement of awards coming soon!

The Office of Faculty Affairs is excited to announce the call for mentees and mentors to join the Advancing Research through Mentorship (ARM) Program. This initiative supports early-career researchers in securing independent funding and establishing a sustainable research program through personalized mentorship, training, and resources.

AMT Education Week is April 7 to 11, with virtual sessions each day from 12 to 1 p.m.

Our inaugural cohort of 17 interprofessional TEAM Fellows participated in a three-day Teaching Basics Bootcamp Feb. 24 through 26 in the HEC.

UTMB took third place in the student section at the UT Shine Academy Innovations Conference for a poster presentation titled: “Utilization of Immersive Virtual Reality (Virti) to Assess Student Confidence and Knowledge for Management of Respiratory Distress in Pediatric Patients.”

I extend my sincere thanks to everyone who has taken the time to complete the AAMC StandPoint Surveys for faculty and staff. The survey is open through this Friday, March 7; I strongly encourage everyone who has not yet taken the survey to do so this week.

The Greater Texas Gulf Coast Engage Me Series brings together leaders from government, healthcare, education, industry, advocacy, and the community to address key health issues through an interprofessional approach and using open dialogue, policy advocacy, research, and public health initiatives.

March 2025 updates from the Office of Innovation