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HOMES FOR THE HOUSTON HOMELESS: Student-Run Clinic Celebrates 25th Anniversary
The idea for the HOMES Clinic was hatched in 1999 by founder of Healthcare for the Homeless — Houston and then-Baylor College of Medicine physician Dr. David Buck, who is now associate dean of community health at the UH Tilman J. Fertitta Family College of Medicine. The HOMES Clinic is fully funded, managed and operated under HHH’s umbrella.
Bich-May Nguyen, M.D., M.P.H., FAAFP, receives Diversity and Health Equity Leadership Award from the Texas Academy of Family Physicians
Bich-May Nguyen, M.D., M.P.H., FAAFP, a Houston-based physician, has been honored with the Texas Academy of Family Physicians (TAFP) Diversity and Health Equity Leadership Award. The award was presented during TAFP’s Annual Session and Primary Care Summit in The Woodlands.
UH’s Tilman J. Fertitta Family College of Medicine Welcomes New Dean
The University of Houston has welcomed Dr. Jonathan McCullers as its new vice president of health affairs and the second dean of the Tilman J. Fertitta Family College of Medicine.

“It is a tremendous honor to be selected as the second dean of the Fertitta College of Medicine,” McCullers says. “Dr. Spann did such an amazing job shepherding the College through its first four years, and I am eager to take the torch and run with it.”
Tilman J. Fertitta Family College of Medicine Professor Awarded Prestigious Carnegie African Diaspora Fellowship
Dr. Omolola Adepoju, health services researcher and clinical associate professor at the University of Houston’s Tilman J. Fertitta Family College of Medicine, has been awarded a prestigious Carnegie African Diaspora Fellowship to support high-caliber scholarly research and education projects at the University of Ghana Medical School.

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Inaugural Coog Docs 5K Color Run + Walk for Children’s Mental Health
The inaugural Coog Docs 5K Color Run + Walk for Children’s Mental Health will be held on Saturday, November 3 at the Tilman J. Fertitta Family College of Medicine. Are you interested in putting together a team, then sign up here. If you would rather spend your morning volunteering your time at the Coog Docs 5K, then sign up here. Or maybe you’d prefer to help sponsor the event!

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2024 White Coat Ceremony
July 27 at 10:00 A.M., the Tilman J. Fertitta Family College of Medicine hosts the 2024 White Coat Ceremony and welcomes the incoming Class of 2028 as they don their white coats, a symbol of their position as medical students. They will take the stage and pledge their oaths at the outset of their incredible journey through post graduate studies. The entire College is filled with pride and excitement for the Class of 2028 on this momentous occasion.

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Faculty Development Conference
June 8, Tilman J. Fertitta Family College of Medicine welcomes guests to the 2024 Faculty Development Conference & Preceptor Appreciation Luncheon. Join us as we host Nathan Carlin, Ph.D. as he presents The Hippocratic and Other Oaths: Ethics and Implications for Today (1.0 CME Credit / 1 Hours Ethics). We are also proud to feature Rachel Jantea, M.D., M.S. as she presents "Using ACGME Clinical Educator Milestones as a Tool for Self-assessment" before we round out the event with a series of workshops designed to help faculty flourish as teachers, scholars, leaders and colleagues.

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University of Houston
HOMES FOR THE HOUSTON HOMELESS: Student-Run Clinic Celebrates 25th Anniversary
January 9, 2025

Tilman J. Fertitta Family College of Medicine
Quenette Walton Named Humana Endowed Chair in Social Determinants of Health for the Graduate College of Social Work
December 17, 2024
Tilman J. Fertitta Family College of Medicine
Bich-May Nguyen, M.D., M.P.H., FAAFP, receives Diversity and Health Equity Leadership Award from the Texas Academy of Family Physicians
December 16, 2024
University of Houston
UH Researchers Developing AI Tools to Improve Health Behaviors and Outcomes
November 21, 2024
Houston Chronicle
Bilingual access to Medicaid services lags in suburbs, while people of color drive growth, study finds
November 15, 2024
UH College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics
UH’s STEM RISE Program Recognized with Insight into Diversity Magazine’s 2024 Inspiring Programs in STEM Award
November 7, 2024

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