Dr. Pettigrew was the honoree and speaker at the of National Society of Black Engineers Houston Professionals’ 2022 Annual Scholarship and Awards Banquet on August 5. The highlight of his inspirational acceptance message was a visionary forecast for future pathways for professionals to converge engineering with medicine to become the innovators the industry needs for extraordinary advancements.
EnMed Dean Pettigrew publishes new research advancing convergence
In the article, the authors suggest reimagining Louis Pasteur’s quadrant schema in a third dimension over time, which occurs through a continuous fluid interchange (convergence) among the quadrants. This enables transformative innovations to manifest.
EnMed’s Yadav, Sears instrumental in developing workshop for team-based learning
Kamlesh Yadav, Ph.D., instructional associate professor and Nick Sears, Ph.D., instructional assistant professor developed a workshop titled “Successful delivery of an engineering-blended medical curriculum using TBL modules: Setting a standard for TBL use in other dual-degree programs” that was presented at the annual Team Based Learning Consortium (TBLC) meeting held in April 2022.
EnMed student presents research at the American Brachytherapy Society’s conference
Ashmi Patel (M3) recently presented a radiation oncology and urology primary research project titled “A Feasibility Study on Utilizing a Cadaveric Training Model for Novel Robotic Bladder Cancer Brachytherapy Techniques” at the American Brachytherapy Society’s 2022 conference in Denver.
Murray appointed interim associate dean for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Ian Murray, Ph.D. has been appointed interim associate dean for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion with the Texas A&M University’s School of Medicine. Murray will bring his extensive DEI-related skills to support the institutional strategic initiative in support of embracing cultural differences across the school.