Members of our McWilliams School of Biomedical Informatics Community have recently achieved noteworthy accomplishments. We want to recognize and applaud these individuals.

• Associate Dean Susan Fenton, PhD has earned a new title. Effective Nov. 1, she will be the first Vice Dean for Education at McWilliams School of Biomedical Informatics. For more information, visit our website.
Edward Yao, MS '17 successfully defended his Translational Project defense earlier this month. Edward began his academic journey at the school in 2015 as an Undergraduate Accelerated Master’s (4+1) program student and he is now earning his DHI degree.



• Two staff members at the Center for Quality Health IT Improvement (CQHII) and one McWilliams Student were recently honored with an American Heart Association Quality Outpatient Award. The staff members collaborated with a team from the UTHealth Houston School of Public Health on a project for the Target: BP program.
• Pictured in the photo: (l-r) McWilliams MS Student and project GRA Jabria Pittman, CQHII staff members Tracy Swoboda and Alexa Poole, Sr. Project Manager Roshanda Chenier, EdD, and Co-PI William Perkison, MD.

The entire McWilliams School of Biomedical Informatics community is invited to attend the school’s Halloween Party from 11:30 AM to 1 PM (CT) on Tuesday, Oct. 31. Wear your costume and join us for some scary fun.

If you cannot attend in-person, there is a Teams meeting for virtual partygoers. We hope to see you there!

Spring 2024 course registration will open on Nov. 15th. As McWilliams School of Biomedical Informatics students prepare to enroll for the next semester, please note that Degree Plan Holds have been placed on many student accounts. As such, plan accordingly when submitting your completed degree plan to the Office of Academic Affairs. Remember that degree plans must include your student name, student ID number, all courses (including planned or completed), semesters and years of enrollment, grades earned (if applicable), student signature, and faculty advisor signature.

The last day to withdraw from a McWilliams School of Biomedical Informatics course is Friday, Nov. 3rd. Note that after that date, students can no longer be issued a W grade for fall 2023. All Withdrawal forms must be completed and submitted by 5 PM CT on Nov. 3rd. The required form is available online: Drop/Withdrawal Form (pdf) (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 SBMIAcademics@uth.tmc.edu if you have any questions.

If you are planning to attend the AMIA 2023 Annual Symposium from Nov. 11-15 in New Orleans, we invite you to attend our annual McWilliams School of Biomedical Informatics Mixer.

We will host the event at Fulton Alley on Monday, Nov. 13th from 5 to 7 PM. We will provide light bites and drink tickets. Don’t forget to come prepared for some bowling fun!

RSVP Today!

• Professor Dean Sittig, PhD, talked to CT Mirror in Connecticut about hospitals recovering from cyberattacks.