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Match Madness! University of Houston Medical Students Celebrate Historic ‘Match Day’ by Securing Residency Placements

At the Tilman J. Fertitta Family College of Medicine, fourth-year medical students are celebrating their own version of March Madness – Match Day. These aspiring physicians are taking the next step in their medical journeys after discovering where they’ll spend their residencies.

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Student Driven to Improve Care for Underserved Communities

Feb. 22, 2024, David Mitchell — Breanna Chachere, M.P.H., entered medical school believing she was destined for a career in obstetrics and gynecology. That passion for maternal health led her to a fellowship project in collaboration with the Albert Schweitzer Fellowship and the University of Houston’s Healthy Start Program, as well as multiple research roles with the University of California – San Diego Health Sciences and the Perinatal-Neonatal Quality Improvement Network of Massachusetts.

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Theatre of the Oppressed

University of Houston Tilman J. Fertitta Family College of Medicine students, faculty and staff had the opportunity to participate in a truly unique exercise. Dr. Austin O’Carroll of the North Dublin City General Practitioner Training Programme came to the Fertitta Family College of Medicine to share the importance of understanding this quality and how to better serve our communities.

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First Medical Student of THI/UH Collaboration shares his Personal Heart Journey

HOUSTON (Sept. 19, 2023) — Lance Alexander McCoy, a determined and ambitious young man from Angleton, Texas, will be among the first graduates of the University of Houston Tilman J. Fertitta Family College of Medicine. Last month, McCoy also became the first UH student to participate in the new cardiology rotation training program led by Jorge Escobar, MD, an interventional cardiologist and director of Undergraduate Medical Education at The Texas Heart Institute®.

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UH Medical Students Working with Community Organizations to Improve Maternal Health in Houston

Black and Native American women are two to three times more likely to die from pregnancy-related complication than white women. More than 80 percent of these deaths are potentially preventable. 2022-23 Albert Schweitzer fellows Breanna Chachere, Zikora Stephens, and Taylor Jackson launched their fellowship project MatCHrescence.

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Leading by Example: UH's Latino Student Leaders in the Spotlight During National Hispanic Heritage Month

Oscar-winning film “Encanto” … billion-dollar business The Honest Company … the artificial heart … Broadway phenomenon “Hamilton.” These success stories have something in common—Latinos were the driving force behind all of them.

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UH Medical Student Appointed to National Medical Student Organization’s Board

Jalyce Taylor, a third-year medical student at the UH Tilman J. Fertitta Family College of Medicine, was appointed to the Student National Medical Association (SNMA) board of directors at the 2022 SNMA Annual Medical Education Conference. She will serve as the co-chairperson for the International Affairs Committee.

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UH Medical Students Making a Difference as Albert Schweitzer Fellows

Four University of Houston medical students were selected for the 2022-23 class of the prestigious Albert Schweitzer Fellowship, a year-long service-learning program focused on addressing the unmet health needs of underserved communities.

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