Volume 9, Issue 6
February 25, 2019

SBMI Bragging Points

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

• PhD Student Sarah May earned a one-year predoctoral fellowship with the墨西哥湾海岸联盟NLM生物医学信息学和数据科学培训计划。请帮助我们祝贺莎拉。参观SBMI News webpage to learn more。
• Professor James Langabeer, PhD, MBA & Assistant Professor Tiffany Champagne-Langabeer, PhD oversee the HEROES Program. They recently earned additional funds and the program will continue through the end of 2020. For more information on the HEROES Program’s new funding,click here。
• We also want to congratulate Dual Degree Student Stephen Simington. He earned aHIMSS基金会奖学金, which includes a $5,000 scholarship award and a trip to the HIMSS Global Conference and Exhibition.

SBMI学生的奖学金机会

There are several scholarship opportunities available to SBMI students currently. We encourage all eligible and interested students to apply.

• 提供了三个不同的学生际奖学金（SIC）奖学金 -
  1. Student Intercouncil (SIC) Academic Scholarship Application
  2. Shohrae Hajibashi Memorial Leadership Award
  3. Toshi Nikaidoh Service Award
     1. The due date for each SIC scholarship is 4:00 p.m. on Friday, March 15, 2019.
     2. All application materials must be submitted electronically toMrs. Corrin Nice来自学术与研究事务办公室。beplay苹果手机能用吗
     3. Please click each hyperlink for the application form and requirements.

• HIMSS Houston Chapter Student Scholarship -http://houston.himsschapter.org/houston-chapter-himss-student-scholarship
1. Houston HIMSS is accepting scholarship applications through 5:00 p.m. on March 1, 2019.
2. Please use the link for eligibility requirements and submission details.
3. Application materials should be sent to Dr. Brixey atJuliana.J.Brixey@uth.tmc.edu。

TMC Liaison Librarians Make Tuesday Visits

SBMI's liaison librarians from the TMC Library will be on campus every Tuesday this semester. Students and faculty are welcome to meet with them on a walk-in basis from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. in the I-Squared Lab (inside SBMI’s new building space on the 6th floor). They can also be reached beforehand to setup an appointment.

Amy Taylor: 713.799.7184 ortaylor@library.tmc.edu

Travis Holder: 713-799-7166 orholder@library.tmc.edu

TMC Events for SBMI Students, Faculty & Staff

Clinical Informatics Citywide Grand Rounds

Assistant Dean Amy Franklin, PhD is speaking for the first edition of the Clinical Informatics Citywide Grand Rounds. Her presentation is titled “Cognitive informatics usability, work-flow, and decision support.”

She will speak on Wednesday, Feb. 27 at 4:00 pm atTexas Children's Pavilion for Women(4th Floor, Conference Room D (F.0475.90)).

Schull Institute Conference

第五届年度国际舒尔学院会议和学者计划将于3月16日至17日在SBMI的新大楼举行。这次年度会议是为了纪念国际知名的人口遗传学家，放射健康影响流行病学家和人道主义者威廉（Jack）Schull博士举行的。会议的目的是培养奖学金，指导和社区服务。

会议是免费的，需要预注册才能参加。请通过sara.barton@theschullinstitute.org或713-703-2613与Sara Barton联系。有关更多信息，请访问http://theschullinstitute.org。

BCM Health & Science Policy Research Day

Baylor College of Medicine will host the Health & Science Policy Research Day on April 2. The event provides a unique opportunity to come together and hear leaders in the field reflect on the biggest ethical challenges of our time, including genetics & genomics, vaccine policy, neuroethics and brain policy, citizen/DIY science, global health, healthcare legislature, health disparities and patient outcomes.

该活动以15多位教师为特色，这是著名作家和T.V.主持人的主题演讲Tim Caulfield，以及海报会议。要注册或提交摘要，请转到www.bcm.edu/ethics/researchday。

Student Perception Survey

The SBMI Office of Academic Affairs would like to encourage all students to participate in the2019 Uthealth学生感知调查（SP）。

SPS是一个全面的和机密的调查of the student experience at UTHealth with respect to central student services. Your input and feedback are important, and results provide campus and school-based leaders with information needed to assess and improve the overall quality of central student services.

SPS将于3月8日星期五关闭。有关问题，请与Deanne Hernandez联系。Deanne.M.Hernandez@uth.tmc.eduor phone 713-500-3192.

几个SBMI教职员工和工作人员将在接下来的几个月中旅行参加会议以促进我们的学位课程。在这些活动期间，我们邀请该地区的任何潜在学生或校友拜访我们。

• Feb. 25 -Rice University Health Professions Fairin Houston, TX
• 2月27日 -University of Texas at Austin Health Professions Fairin Austin, TX
• Mar. 25 & 26 -Texas Regional HIMSS Conferencein Austin, TX
• Apr. 11-13 - ANIA 2019 Conference in Las Vegas, NV