September 2022
Here's a recap of all the School of Medicine events that recently took place!
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Dean's Pick of the Month
Dean Hocker's monthly recommendation
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Dean's Favorite Quote:
“There’s something deeper than behavior that determines our influence on others—it’s whether we’re in or out of the box. You don’t know much about the box yet, but when we’re in the box, our view of reality is distorted—we see neither ourselves nor others clearly. We are self-deceived. And that creates all kinds of trouble for the people around us.”
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UTRGV SOM employee selected as first Johns Hopkins-Bloomberg Fellow from the Valley
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Torres is the first from the Valley to be selected as a Bloomberg American Health Initiative and Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health fellow
UTRGV School of Medicine program coordinator Ivette Chavarria Torres has been selected as a Bloomberg Fellow, and will receive a grant to cover the costs of completing a Master of Public Health degree at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in Baltimore, MD.
Additionally, the fellowship will sponsor the first Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship in the Valley.
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UTRGV SOM Students partake in Operation Border Health Preparedness |
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Operation Border Health Preparedness, formally Operation Lone Star, is an exercise to help the community prepare for disasters. The Texas Department of State Health Services and hundreds of local partners offer free services to the community during the event.
The free services include medical, dental, and vision.
The team assisted in providing multiple healthcare services, including registering participants, administering vaccinations, assisting in the optometry clinic, eyewear mobile van, dental care, and medical care.
The UTRGV School of Medicine team delivered healthcare services to 3,000 community members across multiple locations, including San Juan, Texas.
It was a considerable undertaking and provided an opportunity for medical students to get hands-on experience in helping the community.
Thank you, Dr. Kelsey Baker, assistant professor in the Department of Neuroscience at the UTRGV School of Medicine, for making this event possible!
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Continuing Medical Education receives 4-year accreditation |
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Continuing Medical Education receives 4-year accreditation
ACCME Accreditation is a mark of quality continuing medical education. The School of Medicine's CME Program demonstrated compliance with rigorous educational excellence and independence standards.
This accreditation now allows the School of Medicine's CME Program to aim to achieve Accreditation with Commendation, a six-year term, at the next reaccreditation.
Key players were Adela Valdez, MD, MBA, Jose Campo Maldonado, MD, MSCI, FACP, Beatriz Tapia, MD, EdD, MPH and Elysa Hausmann, MSHS, CHCP.
The CME Program will continue to serve the UTRGV community by providing high-quality educational opportunities to all.
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UTRGV Family Medicine resident placed top 12 at national conference |
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Congratulations, Melissa Salcedo Porras, PGY3 Family Medicine Resident at KNAPP!
She defended her poster “Increased Rate of Vaccination of Human Papillomavirus Vaccines at KNAPP Family Medicine Residency Clinic: A Quality Improvement Project.”
Dr. Salcedo placed in the top 12 winners of the conference among hundreds of national submissions.
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UTRGV SOM hosts annual
House Cup event
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UTRGV School of Medicine held its annual House Cup event at the UTRGV SOM Atrium
The celebratory event brought together all four UTRGV SOM Houses to connect and select the house winner for the previous academic year and award the house cup.
The academic houses were established in 2016 to enhance the activities, opportunities, and relationships students encounter beyond the formal curriculum. Each medical student is assigned to one of four houses along with interested faculty and staff.
The academic houses aim to combine formal and informal learning activities while developing students' professional, leadership, team building, service, and cultural competency skills.
The 2021-2022 Academic House winner is Blackwell!
Congratulations to all members of Blackwell. They succeeded by attending events and participating in house fundraising drives throughout the academic year.
Members of the winning house that attended the House Cup Ceremony were gifted a $25 VISA gift card courtesy of Lone Star National Bank.
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Meet UTRGV MS2, Jessy Feng
Name: Jessy Feng
Hometown: Buffalo Grove, IL
Year in Medical School: MS2
Undergraduate School: Rice University
Do you serve on any student interest groups/organizations/activities? If so, which one(s)?
Yes, I've been involved with the Student Run Clinic (finance chair), Pediatric Interest Group (president), Finance Interest Group (treasurer), and AHEC Scholars Program.
What inspired you to become a doctor?
I was first exposed to healthcare and illness in high school when my grandfather suffered a stroke. Seeing someone, you love change drastically and losing how you used to communicate was difficult. I saw how my parents, uncles, and aunts came together to take care of my grandpa and make difficult medical decisions with the guidance of my grandpa's doctors. This inspired me to become a doctor who provides patient-centered care so I can be an advocate for patients and their families during those hard times.
Why did you choose UTRGV School of Medicine?
I visited the Rio Grande Valley during a service-learning trip in college focused on bilingualism and the path to higher education. I learned so much about bilingualism, community values, and prevalent border health issues. I chose The UTRGV School of Medicine because its location and resources give students the unique ability to get involved with the community to learn about access to healthcare in rural areas, provide culturally sensitive care, and address border health needs. During my interview day, I noticed how friendly and collaborative the students were, which made me confident that I would be well supported at this school. I know the lessons I learn from the community and people here will help me be a better doctor wherever I serve in the future.
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In an interview with ValleyCentral, Dr. Alcides Amador, UT Health RGV psychiatrist discussed important updates to the national suicide hotline.
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US News 18 interviewed Dr. Tony Ogburn, UT Health RGV obstetrician-gynecologist, who discussed miscarriages and how some patients are finding it difficult to find treatment.
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Dr. Jose Campo Maldonado, UT Health RGV infectious disease specialist, interviewed with ValleyCentral to share information on alternative smoking options for those trying to quite smoking.
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Here's a look at what our UTRGV School of Medicine Faculty have been working on in terms of life-changing research and discoveries. |
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Abstract: The genetic determinants of fasting glucose (FG) and fasting insulin (FI) have been studied mostly through genome arrays, resulting in over 100 associated variants. We extended this work with high-coverage whole genome sequencing analyses from fifteen cohorts in NHLBI’s Trans-Omics for Precision Medicine (TOPMed) program. ...
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Abstract: Cervical cancer (CC) is a preventable disease using proven interventions, specifically prophylactic vaccination, pervasive disease screening, and treatment, but it is still the most frequently diagnosed cancer in women worldwide. Patients with advanced or metastatic CC have a very dismal prognosis and current therapeutic options are very limited. Therefore, understanding the mechanism of metastasis and discovering new therapeutic targets are crucial. ...
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Abstract: Genetic studies of bipolar disorder (BP) have been conducted in the Latin American population, to date, in several countries, including Mexico, the United States, Costa Rica, Colombia, and, to a lesser extent, Brazil. These studies focused primarily on linkage-based designs utilizing families with multiplex cases of BP. ...
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Click below to see School of Medicine and University-wide events. |
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The University of Texas
Rio Grande Valley School of Medicine
Phone: (956) 296-1900
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