At the conclusion of the workshop, participants will be able to:

• Discuss professional responsibilities in the clinical learning environment
• Examine professional boundaries among teachers and learners
• Identify examples of abuse of power
• Identify gender and ethnicity insensitive comments

Presenter: Dr. Sangeeta Jain, MD, Associate Professor,  Clerkship Director, Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Same session, two options:

• Tuesday, December 11 | 12-1 pm | Mary Moody Northen Pavilion, Room 1.102
• Monday, December 17 | 4-5 pm | Mary Moody Northen Pavilion, Room 1.102

UTMB Map: https://www.utmb.edu/map/

The Teaching Skills Workshop Series is jointly sponsored by the Office of Educational Development and Academy of Master Teachers.

If you would like to register online, please use Chrome or Firefox. Google Forms does not work well in the version of Explorer that UTMB employees have. Thanks!

Please help us to spread the word about this significant Health Policy Dialogue coming Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2018 at noon in the Levin Hall Dining Room. Dr. Arthur “Tim” Garson, Jr., director of the Texas Medical Center Health Policy Institute, and Dr. Stephen H. Linder, associate director, will present “The Nation’s Pulse: The Texas Medical Center’s 2018 Consumer Health Survey.” The annual survey, now in its fourth year, provides insight on the public’s attitudes about hot-button health policy issues. The latest survey results focus on the public’s opinion about the cost of health care, efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act, and the 2018 midterm elections.

Don’t miss this important discussion presented by the UTMB Office of the President and the Office of Health Policy & Legislative Affairs. For additional information or to RSVP, contact Becky Trout Unbehagen at rltrout@utmb.edu.

***Families, caregivers, patients, staff and students are welcome to attend these sessions***

December 12th Session- 2pm in Jennie Sealy 2.506A

Presented by: Rebecca Castro, LCSW

Topic: Breathe

Overview: Providing care for a loved one can cause extensive stress and keeps us from caring for ourselves.  During this session, we will provide relaxation techniques and tips to help caregivers and families relieve stress and reconnect with themselves.

Please encourage caregivers, family members and patients to attend! 

"Time-Out “is a weekly educational/support session for caregivers and family members of UTMB patients, to support them in their adjustment and maintenance of their caregiving role.  These sessions will not be tied to a specific diagnosis- all caregivers and family members are welcome.  The hope is that these sessions will provide a chance for them to have “time out” to relieve some stress, have a little fun, build on care giving skills, decrease burnout and affirm that they are not alone in the role of caregiving.

These sessions are facilitated by UTMB students and staff and will occur every Wednesday at 2pm in Jennie Sealy 2.506A.  Sessions will last around 30 minutes and will address topics that falls into the following categories: Relaxation, Self-Care, Discharge Planning and Medical Topics.  

If you have questions or are interested in facilitating a session, please contact Savannah Parks at sjparks@utmb.edu or 409-266-7542.

The Nursing Science & Innovation (NSI) division at UTMB is excited to partner with Diligent Robotics and the fabulous nurses on Unit 9C Surgery in Jennie Sealy Hospital to pilot an autonomous robot assistant.

Moxi, as our robot team member is called, will be making its debut appearance next week. There will be a Meet & Greet during the day and evening for the entire UTMB community on Thursday, Dec. 13 from 11 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

UTMB is one of only two health care organizations in the world to pilot Moxi, which is unique in being one of the first autonomous robots not controlled by humans. Moxi will serve as a supporting member of the care team by taking over non-patient care logistical tasks, such as bringing supplies from a central storage area to patient rooms; this will help nurses maintain their focus on patient care delivery.

Please join us on Dec. 13! NSI is also facilitating a robot music playlist, so feel free to contact Dr. Tammy Cupit, Dr. Jackie Stout-Aguilar or Juanita Norton with your selection—great suggestions so far have included “Mr. Roboto” by Styx, The Jetson’s theme song and more. You can also submit a song idea by clicking here.