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Community Health Worker Program Expands Cancer Preventative Services Reach

As part of its long-standing partnership with Legacy Community Health, Houston Methodist is now home to C-CUR, a community health worker-led program that provides vulnerable populations assistance in cancer screening and care.

Engineering the Physicianeer: EnMed Program Flourishes Under Key Leadership

Since its first graduating class in 2023, the Texas A&M Engineering Medicine program has grown tremendously, offering new opportunities to future generations of “physicianeers” who will transform patient care through innovative medical technologies.

Researchers Design Novel Vesicovaginal Fistula Repair Model

Vesicovaginal fistulas (VVF) can be treated with surgery, but urogynecologists may lack readiness in performing this surgery globally. Rachel A. High, DO, Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, designed the first low-fidelity transvaginal VVF repair simulation model.

A Trailblazer in Education

Houston Methodist says goodbye to Amy Wright, who led the development of healthcare education programs at the Houston Methodist Education Institute.

Artificial Intelligence Helps Support Potential Living Kidney Donors Online

AI programs can enable researchers to review thousands of online discussions on living kidney donation, which can aid in identifying information gaps and potential donors, as well as delivering targeted education to help more people consider kidney donation and visit transplant centers.

Frontiers in Transplant Oncology

Houston Methodist researcher edits the first and only book on transplant oncology that summarizes the history, applications, and new developments in this evolving and innovative field.

High Demand Hidden Careers in Research Administration Takes the Stage at Houston Methodist

Houston Methodist has teamed up with the Greater Gulf Coast Translational Science Alliance and the Bay Area Houston Advanced Technology Consortium (BayTech) to create the High Demand Hidden Careers in research administration internship program.

The New Resistance

Houston Methodist received a T32 training grant to equip the next generation of clinicians and scientists to address antimicrobial resistance and tackle its dire impact on human health.

2024 Cardiovascular Research Foundation® Rankings

Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center was recognized as part of the 2024 Cardiovascular Research Foundation® Scientific Excellence Top 10 at the 2024 Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics® Conference.

2024 Summer Internships at Houston Methodist Were a Hit

Houston Methodist welcomes undergraduates and high school students for summer research internships.

Expanding Medical Education to Houston Methodist The Woodlands

An anonymous philanthropic donation of $10 million led to the expansion of academic medical programs at Houston Methodist The Woodlands.

Interventional Pulmonology Course at the MITIE^SM Lab

The MITIESM Lab at Houston Methodist hosted an intensive Interventional Pulmonology course, The RIGID and Robotics with experts, Tarek Dammad and colleagues

A MITIE^SM Feat in Maternal and Neonatal Care

Simulation Instructor Course Helps Improve Health Outcomes and Staff Teamwork.

Residency Match Day Event for EnMed Students

Houston Methodist hosted the second Match Day event in March 2024, which successfully matched medical students with residency programs across the nation.

Dr. Cooke and The Wunderkind

Mentoring a New Generation of the Best and Brightest

It Takes a Village

MITIE^SM’s Maternal and Infant Simulation Instructor Course gives providers a chance to get ahead of childbirth-related mortality and morbidity.

Houston Methodist Introduces an Ivy League Neuroscience PhD Program

Houston Methodist has partnered with Weill Cornell Medicine to create a PhD Program in Neuroscience with its first class of 2023.

Cardiovascular Fellows Embrace Tomorrow’s Technologies Today

The principles of “Teach broadly. Teach early. Teach basics.” were followed at the 2023 Cardiovascular Bootcamp offered to first- and second-year fellows.

A Whole New World

A VR platform takes state-of-the-art medical education virtually anywhere.

Access the Nervous System through the New Neuroscience PhD Program

The Neuroscience PhD program, which kicked off in 2022, is led by Philip Horner, PhD, and follows the traditional learning path.

EnMed: From Conception to Commencement

The revolutionary EnMed program partners Houston Methodist with Texas A&M University to transform healthcare through interdisciplinary translational research, medical technology development, and the training and development of “Physicianeers”, the first of whom are graduating in May 2023.

Graduate Training Programs at Houston Methodist

The Houston Methodist Academic Institute now sponsors 61 programs in subspecialty medical training.

Training program for the next generation of clinicians

DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center boot camp helps fellows and faculty establish a foundation of success

NIH Grant Promises New Frontiers in Neural and Organ Regeneration

Houston Methodist Neurological Institute recently received a prestigious T32 grant that will allow investigations between the brain and other bodily systems. Besides Houston Methodist, team members also come from Rice University, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Baylor College of Medicine and the University of Houston.

Clinical Scholars Program Brings Us the Best and the Brightest

The Houston Methodist Academic Institute Clinical Scholars program recognizes the distinctive and critical role that physician-scientists play in advancing its core missions

MITIE: Hub of Innovation

The Houston Methodist Institute for Technology, Innovation & Education (MITIE) fosters collaboration among researchers, educators and clinicians from across Houston Methodist and with extramural innovators and industry partners

Singing Its Praises

Whether you’re an opera star or an elementary school teacher, the Houston Methodist Center for Performing Arts Medicine treats those with voice difficulties

Q&A — Creating a Personalized Path for Academic Success

Dorothy Lewis answered a few questions about her team’s faculty development efforts designed to facilitate the academic success of Houston Methodist researchers.

A Summer of Science

Houston Methodist welcomes undergrads and high school students for summer research internships

State-of-the-Art Resources for Health Care Professionals are MITIE^SM at Houston Methodist

The Houston Methodist Institute for Technology, Innovation & Education— MITIE —stretches the boundaries of medicine by integrating the most advanced tools for medical education with clinical care and research.

Jones Futures Academy gives high school students a running start to a medical profession

The Houston Methodist Academic Institute (HMAI) is one of the Futures Academy program’s industry partners

Partnership with St. Thomas reinked

The Houston Methodist Research (HMRI) Institute recently renewed its clinical partnership for a Master’s in Clinical Translation Management (MCTM) program with the University of St. Thomas (UST).

New students share why they chose EnMed

Learn more about some of the students in EnMed’s newest class

The Weill Cornell Graduate School is welcoming its first class in 2021

The students were asked a few questions about themselves, their interests and their plans.

Texas A&M University to establish Intercollegiate School of Engineering Medicine

EnMed leads world in training “physicianeers” as medical inventors by offering medical doctorates and master’s degrees in engineering simultaneously

NeuralCODR Crosses Gaps

Fellows study connections between central nervous system and organs

Summer Undergrad Internship

Houston Methodist's highly sought undergrad research internship

EnMed's First Class

Nation's only program to offer an MD and Master in Engineering is underway

New Degree of Expertise

Plans for an advanced degree in translational biomed

Former Fellow's StimSite Clears FDA

From student to inventor, Albert Huang, MD, models innovation

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