Help Preserve a Piece of UTMB History
Alumni, faculty, staff and the community are invited to participate in the Adopt-A-Specimen Initiative to help UTMB preserve a unique collection by adopting a specimen to ensure its enduring value.
More than 1,900 specimens were crucial tools for medical training generations ago. These unique wet, dry and wax specimens date back to the late nineteenth century and are in danger of deterioration if not carefully maintained.
This initiative is an opportunity to support the care of these collections to include environmental monitoring, conservation, and purchase of preservation supplies. These specimens, along with the vast medical memorabilia collections, will form the nucleus of the future medical museum at Old Red.
An engraved plaque commemorating the donor's adoption will be attached to each specimen container.
WANTED: School of Medicine Alumni to Network with Students
The John Sealy School of Medicine and the John Sealy School of Medicine Alumni Association will co-host its annual dinner event to complement the Practice of Medicine (POM) course for third- and fourth-year medical students.
We are seeking SOM alumni to partner with UTMB faculty to serve as dinner table hosts to interact with students and foster conversations about the various practices of medicine.
Please consider giving a couple of hours of your time the evening of January 21 to network with our students, enjoy a free meal and visit with other alumni and UTMB faculty members.
The dinner, proudly sponsored by the John Sealy School of Medicine Alumni Association, will be start with a reception at 5:30 on Saturday, January 21 at the Moody Gardens Hotel and Spa, 7 Hope Boulevard, Galveston. Special room rate of $160 is available for UTMB participants.
For more information or to volunteer, call Lori Ellis at 409-747-1850 or email laellis@utmb.edu
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