Happy Holidays from McWilliams School of Biomedical Informatics
Happy holidays to everyone in the McWilliams School of Biomedical Informatics Community. We hope everyone enjoys a joyous holiday season. Please be safe and stay healthy as you spend time with your friends and family.
The university will be closed Dec. 24 - 26, 2024. Our school offices will be open on December 23, 27, 30 and 31 with limited hours and limited staff so please email [email protected] if you need any assistance during those days. The university will also be closed on January 1, 2025 with regular business hours resuming on January 2, 2025.
Click here to view the Dean’s Holiday Message.
McWilliams Bragging Points
Several members of our McWilliams School of Biomedical Informatics Community have recently earned special recognition or contributed to the informatics community. We want to congratulate those individuals on these accomplishments.
- Ekin Soysal, PhD student, was named the winner of the Paul C. Boyle Research award for fall 2024. His poster titled “A Literature Review of Concept Normalization Methodology in Electronic Health Records” won this month’s Poster Session.
- DHI Student Fares Alahdab co-authored an opinion article that was recently published by the BMJ.
TMC AI Summit: Save the Date
The Texas Medical Center (TMC) AI Summit 2025 will take place February 20-21 at TMC Helix Park. Save the date for this exciting event taking place in Houston. The summit also has a call for participation and the deadline is January 6, 2025.
For more information on the summit, or to submit an abstract, poster etc., visit https://tmc-ai-summit.org/.
AMIA Trainee and Early Career Professional Meeting Scholarship
The AMIA Leadership and Education Award Donation (LEAD) Fund is pleased to sponsor the Trainee and Early Career Professional Meeting Scholarship. The purpose of this award is to cover a portion of registration for the AMIA 2025 Informatics Summit for trainee and early career professionals presenting research. Eligibility is limited to trainees and early career professionals with accepted presentations.
The application deadline is December 23. Learn more or apply today.
Reminder: VPN Authentication Update
As many faculty and staff prepare to work away from the office during the holiday break, please remember that there was a recent change in the VPN authentication process. For more information, please review this Inside UTHealth Houston article.
McWilliams In the News
- Professor Dean Sittig, PhD's new, co-authored JAMA article provides recommendations that help organizations and clinicians take steps to ensure AI is safely implemented. It has been covered in the media recently, including a news story from UTHealth Houston.
MARK YOUR CALENDAR
Important Dates
| Dec. 23 | Skeleton Crew Day - Staff have limited schedule |
| Dec. 24-26 | Holiday Break - University is closed |
| Dec. 27 | Skeleton Crew Day - Staff have limited schedule |
| Dec. 30-31 | Skeleton Crew Day - Staff have limited schedule |
| Jan. 1 | News Year’s Day - University is closed |
| Jan. 10 | Tuition for spring 2025 is due |
| Jan. 13 | First day of class for spring 2025 |
| Jan. 13-17 | Late course registration is open in myUTH (fees apply) |
| Jan. 20 | Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day – University is closed |
Visit our website for a full list of research seminar dates and access to recordings for past seminars.
Office of Academic Affairs
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Phone: 713.500.3591
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7000 Fannin, Ste. 650 Houston, TX
Phone: 713.500.3591
Email: [email protected]
