Volume 9, Issue 3
November 28, 2018

SBMI Bragging Points

Members of the SBMI Community have recently achieved noteworthy accomplishments and we want to recognize them and applaud their accomplishments.

• Constance Johnson, PhD, MS, RN, SBMI two-time alumna and professor, has a new appointment. Effective October 1, she is the first Maria C. and Christopher J. Pappas Family Distinguished Chair in Nursing at UTHealth's Jane and Robert Cizik School of Nursing. Visit the SBMI website to learn more about her new, endowed position.

• Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Associate Professor Susan Fenton, PhD was recently appointed as a member of the CAHIIM Health Information Management Accreditation Council (HIMAC). She will serve a three-year term that begins January 1, 2019.

• Assistant Professor Luca Giancardo, PhD recently co-authored an article that Nature Journal published in its Scientific Report in late October. The research focuses on the feasibility of technology that can enable a "fast and precise MRI clearance process for busy radiology departments." A SBMI news story profiles the research, and the team of UTHealth researchers who collaborated with Giancardo. 

SBMI Fall 2018 Poster Session on Dec. 10

Join us on Dec. 10 for the fall 2018 SBMI poster session & celebrate the end of the semester. Students will present their research findings for the semester and all are invited to socialize and enjoy refreshments during the session. It will take place in the Fayez S. Sarofim Research (IMM) Building from 4 to 6 p.m.

We hope all SBMI students, faculty, staff and alumni will attend.

Summer Internship Opportunity

ACHE and the American Hospital Association's Institute for Diversity and Health Equity are currently accepting applications for the Institute's 2019 Summer Enrichment Program . 

The Summer Enrichment Program (SEP) places diverse graduate students pursuing advanced degrees in healthcare administration or a related field in 10-week, paid internships at healthcare organizations across the country. Starting in February, the Institute's staff will work with organizations to match SEP students with host sites. The internships typically run June through August.

SBMI students should learn more about the program and if interested, apply. The deadline to qualify for First Round Interviews with the Institute is January 7, 2019.

• Professor James Langabeer, PhD, MBA was quoted in a recent Revenue Cycle Intelligence article. He discussed ways hospitals can prevent financial distress.

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