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UT Health RGV experts promote importance of thyroid health
Tuesday, January 30, 2024 Thyroid health is an essential but often neglected aspect of overall well-being. This month marks Thyroid Awareness Month, highlighting thyroid disorders affecting more than 20 million Americans.
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Combating the Holiday Blues
Thursday, December 07, 2023 The holiday season has started, but for many, the merry and bright days are far from jolly.
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UT Health RGV celebrates construction progress on its Cancer & Surgery Center
Friday, November 17, 2023 With the lifting of a symbolic tree atop two final metal beams, members of Vaughn Construction and HKS Architects & Designers, construction team on the UT Health RGV Cancer and Surgery Center, celebrated a milestone Nov. 7 in the project.
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UTRGV SOM appoints assistant dean of Clerkships
Wednesday, November 15, 2023 Dr. Maria de Jesus Muñoz returns to RGV to share 20 years of experience with med students
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UTRGV School of Podiatric Medicine holds second White Coat ceremony
Saturday, October 28, 2023 The second cohort for the UTRGV School of Podiatric Medicine – which is the only one in Texas and one of only 10 in the United States - was welcomed on Oct. 27 at the Harlingen Convention Center.
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UTRGV School of Medicine awarded $2.3M to open Valley’s first Maternal Health Research Center
Tuesday, October 24, 2023 The UTRGV School of Medicine has been awarded $2,275,863 to establish the first of its kind "Maternal Health Research Center" in the Rio Grande Valley.
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UTRGV School of Medicine welcomes new Medicine and Oncology chair
Thursday, October 19, 2023 The UTRGV School of Medicine is expanding its promise to elevate cancer care in the Rio Grande Valley, and now welcomes the new Medicine and Oncology Department lead, Dr. Everardo Cobos, M.D., F.A.C.P. Cobos will lead, train and oversee the next ...
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UTRGV School of Medicine awarded $8M for first, largest genome modeling study
Tuesday, September 19, 2023 The National Institutes of Health (NIH) recently awarded the UTRGV School of Medicine's Department of Human Genetics $8 million to conduct the first and largest study of its kind into environmental impacts on genotype.
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UTRGV admits newest cohort to Physician Assistant Career Track Early Assurance Program
Wednesday, September 13, 2023 The UTRGV Department of Physician Assistant Studies has admitted the five newest members of the Physician Assistant Career Track.
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d/Deaf UTRGV medical student works toward impact on deaf community
Wednesday, September 13, 2023 Courtney Austin spent her childhood in the doctor's office, where they made her feel she could do anything she put her mind to.
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UTRGV med student conducting urological research aimed at helping underrepresented community
Friday, September 08, 2023 A fourth-year medical student at the UTRGV School of Medicine is conducting urological research that may translate to better understanding and treatment for an underrepresented community. Simita Gaglani has always known her career path was in ...
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UTRGV School of Medicine awarded $200,000 for pancreatic cancer research
Friday, August 25, 2023 The funding will help advance pancreatic cancer-related research and studies in South Texas. This recent CPRIT award – the "Role of transcription factor UBTF in pancreatic cancer" – to the university’s cancer research ...
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UTRGV School of Podiatric Medicine seats second cohort
Monday, August 07, 2023 A second cohort of future podiatrists has begun its journey at the UTRGV School of Podiatric Medicine ¬– the first school of podiatric medicine in Texas and one of only 10 in the United States.
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UTRGV to offer Physical Therapy doctoral program, Summer 2025
Monday, August 07, 2023 UTRGV will offer a new Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) program starting summer 2025, to increase the number of trained therapists in the Rio Grande Valley and access to therapy services.
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UTRGV School of Medicine Class of ’27 celebrates annual White Coat Ceremony
Saturday, July 29, 2023 Excited medical students walked the stage at the UTRGV Performing Arts Complex on the Edinburg Campus on Saturday to receive their white coats, in a special White Coat Ceremony that serves as a rite of passage and marks the start of their medical ...
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UTRGV SOPM’s Mir forays into art to teach podiatric anatomy
Friday, July 07, 2023 A physician professor in the UTRGV School of Podiatric Medicine has gone back to the drawing board in an effort to better educate students about the anatomical structures of the leg, ankle and foot.
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July marks Ultraviolet (UV) Safety Month
Friday, July 07, 2023 Summer is here, and the Valley sun promises to shine in all its glory – along with its ultraviolet rays. This month, Ultraviolet (UV) Safety Month, highlights the importance of keeping safe from UV exposure both indoors and out, reminds the ...
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UTRGV’s AHEC Scholars Program aims to create culturally competent healthcare workers
Wednesday, June 14, 2023 UTRGV’s Area Health Education Center (AHEC) Scholars Program is training about 90 students to help increase access to healthcare in underserved communities in Cameron, Starr and Hidalgo counties.
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DR. DAD: How a UTRGV School of Medicine student and father balances both roles
Monday, June 12, 2023 For Hector Trejo, a third-year UTRGV School of Medicine student and a father, the hours are long and the responsibilities great. This Father's Day, Trejo reflects on his dual role as a man of medicine and as a dad to 3-year-old Gabriel ...
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UT Health RGV, Hidalgo County Precinct 4 celebrate new Primary Care Annex in San Carlos
Wednesday, May 24, 2023 The community partnership between the UTRGV School of Medicine, UT Health RGV and Hidalgo County Precinct 4 hosted a ribbon-cutting Tuesday morning for the new UT Health RGV AHEC Primary Care Annex Building.
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UTRGV Centering Parenting Clinic supporting mothers this Mother's Day
Wednesday, May 10, 2023 Motherhood can be challenging, especially for new mothers. To address this, UT Health RGV has created a new care group model clinic in the Rio Grande Valley – the UTRGV Centering Parenting Clinic – offering professional and medical ...
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UTRGV part of statewide research on childhood depression, trauma
Thursday, May 04, 2023 UTRGV School of Medicine researchers have joined psychologists and psychiatrists at learning institutions across Texas to hear what young people have to say about their experiences with depression or trauma. Their analysis of what the youths say ...
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UTRGV School of Medicine student earns U.S. Public Health Service Award
Wednesday, April 26, 2023 The recipient of this year's U.S. Public Health Service Excellence in Public Health Award is César Sevilla Jr., a third-year medical student.
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UTRGV School of Podiatric Medicine urges awareness
Tuesday, April 25, 2023 April is National Foot Health Awareness month, and Dr. Javier La Fontaine, dean of the UTRGV School of Podiatric Medicine, is urging the Valley community to stay vigilant for foot or ankle problems
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Hocker shares growth, goals, of Valley’s leader in academic medicine
Friday, March 31, 2023 On March 30, National Doctor’s Day, the dean of the UTRGV School of Medicine delivered his annual State of the School address.
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UTRGV and HCA Healthcare Gulf Coast Division announce creation of physician residencies at Brownsville, McAllen hospitals
Monday, March 27, 2023 The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley and the HCA Healthcare Gulf Coast Division have announced an agreement to bring 30 resident physicians to Brownsville and McAllen by summer 2024, with plans to seat 150 total resident physician positions ...
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UTRGV fourth-year medical students ‘feeling lucky’ this Match Day
Friday, March 17, 2023 The UTRGV School of Medicine's fourth-year medical students celebrated their hard work this annual Match Day, on Friday, March 17 – St. Patrick’s Day. Forty-five members of the Class of 2023 and four from the Class of 2022 ...
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UTRGV School of Medicine announces $6 million CPRIT award to expand cancer research
Friday, February 24, 2023 UTRGV and the prestigious Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) gathered in McAllen on Friday with community leaders and key legislators to celebrate a five-year, $6 million award from CPRIT to the university’s South ...
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CPRIT awards UTRGV School of Medicine $6 million to advance cancer research
Tuesday, February 21, 2023 The UTRGV School of Medicine's South Texas Center of Excellence in Cancer Research (ST-CECR) has been awarded $6 million by the prestigious Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT), funding that will help accelerate the ...
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UTRGV School of Medicine commended for its Graduate Medical Education Program
Wednesday, January 18, 2023 The UTRGV School of Medicine’s physician training program has been granted continued accreditation from the national council charged with evaluating and accrediting Graduate Medical Education (GME) programs across the United States.
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UTRGV SOPM faculty share surgical amputation education internationally
Monday, January 09, 2023 A UTRGV School of Podiatric Medicine faculty member has been recognized at the international level for his work in educating physicians.
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UTRGV School of Medicine alumna selected as fellow of Texas Heart Institute’s cardiology program
Thursday, January 05, 2023 Daniella Concha, a Rio Grande Valley native and 2020 graduate of the UTRGV School of Medicine, has been selected as a fellow of the 2023-2024 Texas Heart Institute Cardiology Fellowship Program.
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UTRGV medical resident hopes to close health gaps for Texas-Mexico border patients
Tuesday, December 27, 2022 About three years ago, Dr. Christine Elizabeth Loftis was just starting her Internal Medicine residency at the UTRGV School of Medicine's DHR Health program.
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Family, farm, pharmacy, and physicians
Thursday, December 22, 2022 Deep in the heart of Weslaco, Texas – near grassy fields and family farms, nestled on a corner lot – is the place where the four Sander doctors grew up.
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UTRGV’S telehealth therapy program expands with $6M in state funding
Thursday, December 22, 2022 The UTRGV School of Medicine’s Department of Psychiatry is expanding a telehealth program that addresses the regional and state need for more mental health providers for children and teens.
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UTRGV School of Medicine physician creates scholarship for Valley med students
Wednesday, December 21, 2022 It's no surprise that medical education is expensive, even in one of the nation's most affordable medical schools like the UTRGV School of Medicine, where the annual tuition and fees are $19,639 for in-state residents, compared to the ...
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UTRGV pipeline programs paving paths for the underrepresented in health professions
Tuesday, November 22, 2022 Through two pipeline programs – the Vaqueros MD Early Assurance Program formed by UTRGV and the Joint Admission Medical Program (JAMP) created by the Texas Legislature – the UTRGV School of Medicine increasingly is recruiting talented ...
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UT Health RGV provides epilepsy care for an underserved region
Thursday, November 17, 2022 There are 3 million people with epilepsy in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
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UTRGV’s Maestre to participate in conference on dementia in low- and middle-income countries
Thursday, November 10, 2022 Dr. Gladys E. Maestre, director of the UTRGV School of Medicine’s Alzheimer’s Disease Resource Center for Minority Aging Research, will join some of the leading global dementia researchers at the Dementia and Brain Aging in Low- and ...
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UTRGV School of Podiatric Medicine holds first White Coat Ceremony
Wednesday, November 02, 2022 Students in the inaugural cohort of the UTRGV School of Podiatric Medicine donned their white coats for the first time last Friday, marking their official participation as student-doctors.
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UT Health RGV breaks ground on Cancer and Surgery Center in McAllen
Friday, October 14, 2022 UTRGV and community leaders on Friday morning broke ground on the much-anticipated UT Health RGV Cancer and Surgery Center, centrally located in the 495 Commerce Center complex in McAllen.
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UT Health RGV neuroscientist shares hope for substance abuse, mental disorder recovery
Thursday, September 29, 2022 September is National Recovery Month, which aims to educate the community on substance use treatment and the mental health services available to empower those with a mental disorder and substance dependency.
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UT Health RGV board-certified psychiatrist shares importance of suicide prevention
Tuesday, September 20, 2022 Since 2003, Suicide Prevention Awareness Month has been a somber reminder of the need for an annual mental health check. Every Sept., world health organizations mark their collaboration to raise awareness that suicide can be averted. ...
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“I Can Hear Now”
Friday, September 02, 2022 Jose Suarez Jr. is 19 now, but he has had trouble hearing since at least kindergarten, when his teacher first noticed he wasn’t responding to his name during roll call.
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UT Health RGV pediatrician, board-certified lactation consultant, talks benefits of breastfeeding
Thursday, August 18, 2022 August is National Breastfeeding Month, an observance designed to spread awareness about the benefits of breastfeeding and how important it can be to a child's health.
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UT Health RGV Student Health accreditation renewed by AAAHC
Wednesday, August 17, 2022 UT Health RGV Student Health, which helps meet the medical needs of UTRGV students free of charge, has been for renewed for accreditation by the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care.