The last day to withdraw from a McWilliams School of Biomedical Informatics course for spring 2025 is Friday, March 28. Note that after that date, students can no longer be issued a W grade for this semester. All Withdrawal forms must be completed and submitted by 5 PM CT on March 28. The required form is available online via PDF and DocuSign.

As a reminder, utilizing DocuSign for your degree plan and/or Withdrawal form is the fastest way to get the document signed. Please email [email protected] if you have any questions.

Each year the Texas Health Information Management Association (TxHIMA) awards several education scholarships to students who demonstrate academic achievement and commitment to the field of health information management in Texas. TxHIMA promotes education and recruitment of new students as critical success factors for the HIM profession.

TxHIMA currently has two scholarship opportunities available for eligible McWilliams students. The deadline for applications is Friday, April 25.

• TxHIMA Scholarship for Outstanding Students
  Outstanding Student Scholarship
• Evelyn L. Cockrell Memorial Scholarship Award (Need based)
  Established in memory of Evelyn L. Cockrell – TxHIMA President in 1995-96
  Evelyn L. Cockrell Scholarship

Coursera is live for all students at UTHealth Houston. This tool was created to give our students access to Coursera’s Career Academy; a valuable tool that can enhance the current skill levels of students. Visit https://www.uth.edu/coursera/ to access the resource.

UTHealth Houston Teams meetings now have a SIP address thanks to the recent purchase of Cisco CVI licenses. This means that McWilliams conference rooms can now dial into a Teams meeting using the Cisco codecs in the room. If your Teams meeting does not have a SIP address, then the meeting must be re-created.

To locate the SIP number in your Teams meeting, click on the meeting to get more details. Look for the "Join on a video conferencing device" then locate the "Video ID." This is the SIP address. On a Cisco touch panel in the conference room, click on "call" and then enter the SIP number in the following format: VideoID[email protected] (note that there is no space in video ID).

If you need any further assistance, send a ticket to [email protected].

We invite all current and incoming McWilliams students to attend Registration Exploration on Tuesday, April 22 from 4 to 5:30 PM (CT) via Zoom.

McWilliams Faculty and the Office of Academic Affairs will help students learn more about the courses offered for Summer 2025. Instructors and Teaching Assistants will participate during the virtual event to answer questions about course curriculum, the syllabus, learning objectives and more. Academic Advisors will also be available to answer questions about degree plans for all programs.

To attend the event, visit go.uth.edu/registrationexploration. No registration required!

We encourage all McWilliams School of Biomedical Informatics students to complete the 2025 UTHealth Houston Student Perception Survey. This is a confidential assessment of the student experience at UTHealth Houston with respect to central student services available to students at the university’s six schools.

The survey opened on Tuesday, March 18 and closes Thursday, April 24. To complete the survey, students can visit go.uth.edu/StudentPerception.

There are several events taking place at UTHealth Houston or the TMC in the coming weeks that we encourage our students to attend.

14th Annual Student InterCouncil Crawfish Boil: Friday, April 4th from 4:30 to 7 PM

This annual event (hosted at the Cooley Center Courtyard, 1941 East Road) will include crawfish, shrimp, hot dogs, vegetarian options, and beverages at no cost. In addition, students will receive giveaways upon entry and throughout the event. Enjoy music, playing games, and meeting fellow students and SIC representatives! UTHealth Houston students may each invite one guest.

UTHealth Houston Giving Day: 24 Hours on Tuesday, April 8th

Save the date for the 7th annual UTHealth Houston Giving Day on Tuesday, April 8! We encourage the McWilliams Community to participate during this special 24-hour event, where friends of the university unite to support initiatives that help UTHealth Houston’s future health professionals achieve their dreams and improve health in our communities. For more information, visit givingday.uth.edu.

UT System 2025 AI Symposium in Healthcare: May 15th and 16th

UTHealth Houston is hosting the UT System 2025 AI Symposium in Healthcare on May 15 and 16, 2025. Registration details will be shared soon but for now, mark your calendars for this exciting event! To receive important updates, visit go.uth.edu/UTAI2025.

Visit our website for a full list of research seminar dates and access to recordings for past seminars.