The Breezeway Alumni E-Newsletter

June 2020

Stoll steps down as dean

Dean Barbara J. Stoll, MD, the H. Wayne Hightower Distinguished Professor, announced her intention to step down as dean of the McGovern Medical School at UTHealth, effective June 30.

“Serving as your dean has been the absolute highlight of my career and I am very grateful to President Colasurdo for having given me this opportunity,” she said. “I am so happy to have accepted this wonderful position and incredibly proud to have served as the school’s first woman dean."

In memoriam: Cheves Smythe, MD

Cheves McCord Smythe, MD, founding dean of McGovern Medical School, died May 11, 2020, in Charleston, South Carolina, at the age of 95. He left behind a lasting legacy at the medical school.

Read more >> | Dr. Cheves M. Smythe Memorial Fund >>

Submit a Class Note

Have news of a union, the birth of a child, professional development experiences, travels, or anything you would like your classmates to know? You can now submit a class note through our website. Let us know what you've been up to!

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McGovern Medical School 2020 Fact Book

The online PDF for the 2020 McGovern Medical School Fact Book is now available.

Fact Book >>

Virtual Student Stories

See what McGovern Medical School students and graduates have been up to during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Alumni in Action

John Riggs, MD, '86 , named assistant dean for professionalism at McGovern Medical School

Kathleen Funk, MD, '92, talks about ways to support her colleagues during this time of high stress

Laura J. Moore, MD, '00; Bela Patel, MD, '93 ; and Charles Cox, MD, are leading a UTHealth stem cell trial that is the first in the state to enroll a COVID-19 patient with acute respiratory disease syndrome

Bal Reddy, MD, ‘02; Pamela Promecene, MD, ‘92; and Amanda Helminiak, MD, ‘11, named inaugural Champions of Learning Environment at McGovern Medical School

Steven B. Eisenberg, MD, '82, named the recipient of the 2020 John P. McGovern Award

Program Spotlight

The Louis A. Faillace, MD, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth is excited to launch the new Child Psychiatry Access Network (CPAN) program. This program will help provide quick and easy access to peer-to-peer consults with child and adolescent psychiatry and mental and behavioral health specialists.

CPAN is a network of child psychiatry access centers staffed by child psychiatrists who will provide pediatricians and primary care providers with live telephone case consultation as well as training opportunities related to common child mental health concerns. The Faillace Department of Psychiatry is excited to be one of the access points for the Greater Houston region.

For more information on UTHealth’s CPAN program, visit its webpage or email Jennipher.L.Cole@uth.tmc.edu.