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BMED Induction Ceremony 2019

Incoming BMED students receive their white coats at the 2022 BMED Induction Ceremony.

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First cohort of Luminary Scholars start college life this fall at UTRGV

Luminary Scholars
This Fall 2022 semester, UTRGV welcomed the first cohort of the one-of-a-kind scholarship program at UTRGV – the Luminary Scholars. On Aug. 22, the Scholars and their families were recognized at a special banquet to kick off their new journey at the university. (UTRGV Photo by Paul Chouy)

THE NEWSROOM - August 30, 2022 - RIO GRANDE VALLEY, TEXAS – This fall semester, 24 UTRGV students will make campus history as the first members of an exclusive group known as the Luminary Scholars.  

To welcome the newest Vaqueros, the first cohort and their families were recognized formally at a banquet on Monday, Aug. 22, on the Edinburg Campus. Scholars and their families met with college deans, university leadership, UTRGV President Guy Bailey and Executive Vice President and Provost Janna Arney.  

Unveiled last year, the one-of-a-kind scholarship program offers full tuition and fees for all four undergraduate years, and full tuition and fees for the professional or undergrad programs the student is admitted to, including the UTRGV School of Medicine and its School of Podiatric Medicine.  

“The Luminary Scholars is truly an extraordinary scholarship program that we are proud to offer to exceptional students,” Arney said. “We are excited to welcome this talented, and we look forward to supporting them on their educational journey. We believe they will be a big part of the future success of our Rio Grande Valley community.” 
Read the full article here: "First cohort of Luminary Scholars start college life this fall at UTRGV"


Congratulations! Dr. Murat Karabulut and Dr. Chew!

Dr. Karabulut (PI) and Dr. Sue Anne Chew (Co-PI) received a 2022 Texas Society for Advancement of Health Professions (TSAHP) Research and Innovative Practice Grant Award for their project entitled “The Effects of Low Volume HIIT vs. MIIT+BFR on Body Composition, Hormone Concentration, Cardiorespiratory Fitness, and Arterial Elasticity in Overweight or Obese Male Adults

A certificate and check for $1,500.00 will be presented to Dr Karabulut at the TSAHP Annual Conference during the Awards Dinner on September 22, 2022.


Congratulations to Biomedical Student, Melanie Mendoza!

Ms. Mendoza completed GET PHIT’s online Summer 2022 Bootcamp and was awarded a “Certificate of Excellence” for her final project work by the UT Health Houston GET PHIT faculty.

GET PHIT certificate of Excellence

Ms. Mendoza’s project was in collaboration with Ms. Andrea Salcedo, a student from the University of Texas El Paso. Using a Texas Department of State Health Services data set, Melanie and Andrea explored whether uninsured hospitalized Hispanic female patients with a primary diagnosis of diabetes experienced a longer hospital length of stay relative to their insured counterparts. The project was ranked first based on the outstanding quality of the presenters’ knowledge, research question, methods and approach, results and discussion, and presentation.

The 8-week GET PHIT Online Bootcamp consists of: 

  • 4 weeks of lectures and assessment/activity materials on public health informatics, data standards and analytics, epidemiology, public health surveillance, bias and equity in data use, among other topics
  • 4 weeks of working on a group research project under the guidance of a faculty mentor

We are very proud of Melanie’s achievement, and we feel certain you are as well. 


Congratulations to BMED student Karina Cantu

Karina Cantu

Congratulations to BMED student Karina Cantu for receiving a $5000 research stipend to conduct research in the data science field with Purdue University through the all-new National Data Mine Network program funded by the National Science Foundation.


Congratulations to BMED student Viviana Villalobos

Congratulations to BMED student Viviana Villalobos on placing 1st at the UT MD Anderson Summer Undergraduate Research Program Poster Competition for her presentation titled “Substance P Receptor Antagonism Enhances Chemotherapeutic Responses in Triple Negative Breast Cancer"

  Viviana Villalobos


Congratulations on Emerging Scholar Faculty Excellence Award!

Ten faculty named recipients of UTRGV Faculty Excellence Awards

Ten faculty named recipients of UTRGV Faculty Excellence Awards

May 12, 2022 - RIO GRANDE VALLEY, TEXAS –   Ten faculty members have been named recipients of the 2021-2022   UTRGV Faculty Excellence Awards .

The awards are given annually and recognize UTRGV faculty who have demonstrated outstanding work in seven areas: teaching (both for tenure/tenure-track and non-tenure track ranks), online teaching, research, service, student mentoring, community-engaged scholarship and sustainability education.

Two new awards were installed this year: Distinguished Career and Emerging Scholar.

Dr. Janna Arney, UTRGV executive vice president and provost, congratulated the honorees.

“We are proud to celebrate our esteemed faculty and all they have accomplished,” Arney said. “UTRGV is fortunate to have exceptional faculty shaping our students and having an impact on the university and the Rio Grande Valley community. These awards recognize their dedication and their successes, and I am grateful they are Vaqueros.”

Each faculty winner receives a $5,000 monetary award.


PUZZLE SOLVED UTRGV BMED student’s journey traverses winding path from soccer to medical school

Eloy Lozoya

“The reason I got into medicine was because I feel that it is a profession I can wake up to every day and know that I'm going to effect change, every single day.”

-Eloy Lozoya,
UTRGV Class of 2022

Eloy Lozoya, from Brownsville, will graduate on Friday with a bachelor's degree in biomedical sciences. He is part of the Joint Admission Medical Program (JAMP), a partnership between nine UT System medical schools to provide a seamless transition from undergraduate to medical school. He will be attending the UT Health McGovern School of Medicine in Houston this fall.

May 11, 2022 - By Victoria Brito Morales - BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS – Sometimes, the pieces just fall into place. 

For Brownsville native Eloy Lozoya, simple curiosity led him to a place he never imagined. Now, the 22-year-old is about to graduate from UTRGV with a bachelor’s degree in biomedical sciences.

Commencement is Friday and he already has big plans for the fall. Lozoya is part of the Joint Admission Medical Program (JAMP), a partnership between the nine UT System medical schools to provide a seamless transition from undergraduate to medical school. He will be attending the UT Health McGovern School of Medicine in Houston this fall.  Read the full article here.


Congratulations Rachel for being recognized nationally for your work in creating an innovative program which will create Registered Dietitian Nutritionist for the Rio Grande Valley community.

Rachel Villarreal Ms. Rachel Villarreal, Clinical Associate Professor, was selected as the Latinos and Hispanics in Dietetics and Nutrition (LAHIDAN) member spotlight for the January edition of  Adelante. LAHIDAN is member interest group within the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics whose mission is to empower members to be the nation's food and nutrition leaders for Latinos and Hispanics. 

You can read Rachel's interview in the Adelante Newsletter "Member spotlite 2022" here

 

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