Congratulations Monica Arano, Community Health Worker Instructor (CHWI); Valeria Lescano, CHWI; Betty Nava, CHWI; and Dr. Vaughan on their oral presentation at the TEACH-S education conference, 'Creating healthy communities through a church-based, CHW-led initiative.'

🌟 UTMB General Internal Medicine Retreat Highlights! Enjoy these snapshots from our recent retreat, featuring engaging workshops, inspiring discussions, and great teamwork. It was a fantastic opportunity to connect and share ideas. #UTMB #InternalMedicine #MedicalExcellence

Dr. Sahai recently presented groundbreaking updates in Postoperative Medicine at the Society of General Internal Medicine's Annual Meeting. 🎉✨ We’re thrilled to see these advancements shaping the future of patient care & improving outcomes. #sgim2024 #perioperativemedicine

🎉 Celebrating Excellence at UTMB! 🎉 Honoring Dr. Karnath, Dr. Reinertson, Dr. Qureshi, and Dr. Wilkerson for their service milestone! 🌟 Their dedication and compassion have greatly impacted our UTMB community. 👏 Congratulations! 👏 #ServiceMilestone #UTMB

Check out recent Highlights of Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Studies from the 2024 American College of Cardiology Conference in a recent publication co-authored by Dr. Vaughan! pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38829515

Check out the article by Dr. Vaughan in GIM and Dr. Porterfield in Family Medicine suggesting that a CHW intervention may enhance provider communication, resulting in reduced appointment burden without sacrificing HbA1c outcomes. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38878424/

Dr. Jusjit Lalli, Medical Director of our Surgical Co-Management (SCM) Service has created an informative 2 minute video about SCM. Please take a look and share! instagram.com/reel/DAY70eLAg… UTMB Internal Medicine Residency UTMB Internal Medicine

To increase understanding of glucose control, the NY Times interviewed national diabetes experts including our own Dr. Vaughan in the article released this week, "Why Controlling Blood Sugar is Crucial for Your Health". nytimes.com/2024/10/14/wel…

In an interview with Health Monitor, Socioeconomic disparity: the risk factor that flies under the radar, Dr. Elizabeth Vaughan states, "It is important to say that diabetes is a disease of the poor and start there."

A group of investigators including GIM's Dr. Elizabeth Vaughan found that primordial prevention of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease involved a multifaceted approach including behavioral, genetic, and environmental factors. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39073507

Congratulations Dr. Elizabeth Vaughan for being elected into the Academy of Master Teachers: utmb.edu/amt/amt-direct….

A group of investigators including GIM's Dr. Elizabeth Vaughan found that primordial prevention of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease involved a multifaceted approach including behavioral, genetic, and environmental factors. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39073507/

Congratulations to the 10 new CHWs in Hempstead! Kudos to Valeria Lescano, Betty Nava, and Dr. Elizabeth Vaughan on leading their 160-hour Texas CHW course.

Addressing barriers to care may be more important than awareness alone as outlined in the co-authored article by Dr. Elizabeth Vaughan: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39507914

In National Geographic's interview with national diabetes experts including GIM's Dr. Vaughan, discover how lifestyle changes can help manage diabetes and reverse its effects. Read more via National Geographic: nationalgeographic.com/science/articl… #Diabetes #Health #Wellness

Dr. Vaughan and her team developed a virtual training using the ADDIE model, boosting knowledge from 46% ➡️ 93% 📈. #DiabetesCare #MedicalEducation. Read more: link.springer.com/epdf/10.1186/s…

📢 New publication! Student doctors Watkins and Rock with Dr. Vaughan et al. explore effective coaching behaviors and the challenges of building strong relationships in lifestyle medicine. Key insights for health coaches & practitioners. 🧠💬 pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40161280/

New publication! Dr. Elizabeth Vaughan et al. explored how to bring clinical trial interventions into real-world community settings-essential insights for those in implementation science & primary care. 🏥📈 📄 J Prim Care Community Health, 2025;16 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/21…

🎉 Congrats to Dr. Vaughan and the Mi Promotor de Salud Team for graduating 18 new certified Community Health Workers! These leaders will launch church-based diabetes programs, bringing care to their communities. 🙌🏽💙Learn more: mipromotordesalud.org #CHW #DiabetesPrevention

Excited to share that Dr. Vaughan presented two posters at #ADA2025 in Chicago! 📍Topics: Stability in diabetes care & age-specific community interventions. Proud to contribute to advancing #PublicHealth and #Diabetes research. 💡🩺