By UTMB
Want to see a fashion style show that’s, well, different? Then come to the UTMB Earth Day celebration on Friday where employees will mark the 23rd year it has observed the day. UTMB employees will parade down a “runway” in front of the Moody Medical Library on the Galveston Campus and showcase outfits made out of recycled materials. The “Recycle in Style Fashion Show” is just one of many activities that this year includes exhibitions of green products and techniques, free tree seedlings, a swap shop, music, cake, ice cream sandwiches and a cardboard castle competition. The festivities start at 10 a.m. in the plaza in front of the library. The fashion show is scheduled for 12:15 p.m.
Rounds to help address nurse shortage
Linda Rounds has been appointed to the Texas Center for Nursing Workforce Studies’ Advisory Committee. TCNWSAC was created by the Texas Legislature under the governance of the Statewide Health Coordinating Council to address mounting concerns about the shortage of nurses in the state. The group serves as a resource for nursing workforce data and research across the state. Rounds is the director of UTMB’s Doctor of Nursing Practice program and is the Betty Lee Evans Distinguished Professor in Nursing.
UTMB at Medical World Americas Meeting
Health care professionals are meeting to discuss clinical and research breakthroughs that are revolutionizing medicine at the Medical World Americas Conference and Expo began Monday, and runs through Wednesday at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston. The notable speaker roster includes more than 60 professionals from leading health care providers and research institutions. Speakers representing UTMB at the conference include: Dr. Maria Belalcazar, associate professor in the division of endocrinology and metabolism; Elizabeth Protas, vice president and dean of the School of Health Professions; Dr. Ben G. Raimer, senior vice president for the Office of Health Policy and Legislative Affairs; and Alexander Vo, vice president of telemedicine and health services technology.
Medellin moves into new position
Tandra L. Medellin is the new labor and delivery recovery postpartum nurse manager for the new UTMB Health League City Campus. She will be instrumental in selecting a strong team of staff for the LDRP unit. In her 18 years at UTMB, Medellin has served in a variety of roles including adjunct faculty as a women’s health care nurse practitioner, obstetric consultant for high-risk patients in the Regional Maternal Child Health Program and research program coordinator.