News and Announcements

A new funding opportunity is available for students who are presenting scholarly activity in the field of psychiatry. Please see details on the Psychiatry Education Travel Fund.

All UTMB students, residents, fellows, staff, faculty, and community partners are welcome to submit abstracts related to public health practice or research.

The third annual Interprofessional Education and Practice (IPEP) Symposium at UTMB will be held Monday, April 15, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Levin Hall Dining Room and Foyer.

The Journal of the National Hispanic Medical Association is delighted to announce that submissions are open for scholarly contributions from the medical community.

Recognizing More Than 50 years of Presence, Activism, and Leadership

The University of Texas Medical Branch has been named as a Fulbright Hispanic-Serving Institution Leader for 2023.

Revista Médica AFP es la versión en español del popular y práctico AFP Podcast.

The National Association of Medical Spanish presents Cocina con NAMS (a virtual event) on March 9 at 7pm.

The members of the Hispanic Center of Excellence Advisory Board collaborated with the Claude D. Pepper Older Americans Independence Center to form the Hispanic Aging Council. Dr. Rebeca Wong is Chair of the OAIC Hispanic Aging Council supporting integration of Hispanic aging in the UTMB OAIC research across the translational spectrum. They work closely with UTMB Chairs, Center and Institute Directors to identify opportunities for additional growth in the areas of longitudinal studies, large data and Hispanic aging, and proactively recruit new junior and senior investigators in Hispanic aging.

Calling all medical students – join us for our inaugural research summit!

Health Professions and Academia: How to begin your career

This week there will be a series of events held in celebration of Pride Month. If you have the time, we would love to see you out there at one of the events hosted this week. Please refer below for more details and information!

According to the 2020 U.S. Census, 18.7 percent of the total population identifies as Hispanic or Latino. As women make up 50.8 percent of the total population, approximately 9.5 percent of our population are Hispanic women or Latinas.

Dr. Norma Pérez Raifaisen, in partnership with the University of Monterrey, will host the start of their new elective

Find the curriculum and additional information about dual curriculums that the BHSC has partnered with, Rural Health, Public Health, Global Health, and Community Engagement, at https://www.utmb.edu/hcoe/bilingual-health-track. The Community Engagement Scholarly Concentration coordinator is now Bradley Brock.