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Honoring the department’s Medical Coders on Texas Medical Coders’ Day 2025

October 20, 2025

Texas Medical Coders Day is observed every year on October 12th to honor medical coders  in Texas. This day recognizes the essential work of medical coders who translate patient medical information into universal codes, which is critical for accurate records, billing, and the healthcare revenue cycle. What coders do: * Analyze and classify medical data, converting […]




Dr. Craig Sisson selected for prestigious Regents’ Outstanding Teaching Awards (ROTA)

October 20, 2025

from the office of Robert Hromas, Dean of the Long School of Medicine:   It is always a pleasure when the spectacular achievements of our faculty achieve are recognized by others, and so I am pleased to announce that Craig Sisson, MD has been selected for the prestigious Regents’ Outstanding Teaching Awards (ROTA). The University […]










Gabrielle Zuniga, MD, PhD

SAEMF / RAMS Resident Research Grant – $5,000 and The David E. Wilcox, MD, FACEP Scholarship – $1,250

April 22, 2025

Huge shout out to Gabrielle Zuniga, MD, PhD one of our residents who had her research proposal accepted for funding by the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Foundation (SAEMF). SAEMF / RAMS Resident Research Grant – $5,000 and The David E. Wilcox, MD, FACEP Scholarship – $1,250 Gabrielle Zuniga, MD, PhD, The University of Texas […]