Bean bag rounds are reported to be less than lethal. But during protests in Austin where bean bags and rubber bullets were used, 19 patients were treated at the nearest level 1 trauma center. Eight were admitted, seven underwent operative intervention for these injuries, (1/3)
Today, we received the sad news that our colleague and friend, K. Lindley Dodson, M.D., was killed in a tragic incident. Lindley was a faculty member in the Department of Pediatrics, a consummate advocate for children, a beloved pediatrician and a dear friend to many. (1/4)
This report reflects the experience at one center but "these findings highlight the fact that beanbag munitions can cause serious harm and are not appropriate for use in crowd control." See the full letter and findings from
#DellMed
faculty in
@NEJM
: (3/3)
We are so proud of the
#DellMedFirstClass
. They have accomplished amazing things as students and we know they will continue to innovate, inspire and revolutionize how people get and stay healthy. Congratulations to the class of 2020!
We're celebrating a historic first for heart health in central Texas: On Oct. 3rd a team of heart transplant surgeons successfully implanted a donor heart in an 18-year-old patient at
@dellchildrens
.
The
#DellMedFirstClass
is graduating this year! This may not be how we imagined celebrating, but we want to send them off with messages of encouragement, gratitude & celebration. DM us your message, pic, or video of support to share with our students!
four patients retained bean bang components, four had intracranial hemorrhages. One patient presented with a depressed parietal skull fracture with associated subdural and subarachnoid hemorrhages, leading to a prolonged stay in the intensive care unit. (2/3)
Right now
@ClayDellMed
is talking with Anthony Fauci, M.D., the 2021 Ken Shine Prize honoree. We will be live-tweeting their conversation, or you can tune in here:
@NIAIDNews
Our residents, students, faculty, and staff took a knee at sites across the city today to stand in solidarity with
#WhiteCoatsForBlackLives
and opposing injustice.
#SocialDistancing
, quarantine, and self-isolation do not all mean the same thing. Learn the differences and when to follow these recommendations to help stop
#COVID19
and keep our community safe!
Injured protesters were treated by surgeons and clinical staff at
@AscensionSeton
and
#DellSeton
, the only adult Level 1 trauma center in Central Texas, located just a few blocks from where the protests happened.
The future of world-class health care in the heart of Texas: Learn more about
@utsystem
's announcement of the new
@utaustin
Medical Center, and how it will make Austin a premier destination for health care:
@MDAndersonNews
All of us, including our students, stand in solidarity in opposing injustice. It's "time for positive, constructive, and collaborative action." -
@ClayDellMed
#WhiteCoatsForBlackLives
(photo by MS1 Maius Bianca Lumilan Bermejo)
It’s time for good news: all 49 graduating
#DellMed
students matched with residency programs — 28 in primary care. Nearly 45% are staying in Texas, with 11 staying in
#Austin
!
#MatchDay2020
Due to the success of yesterday's
#PPE
drive we are back today from 11-5 at
@BSS_Austin
collecting gloves, face masks & shields, eye protection and now thermometers. Thank you to everyone who already made donations and everyone coming out today! Full details below.
Thank you to everyone who donated
#PPE
, came out to help collect and sort, or even just shared information about this weekend’s collection drive. We are so grateful to each and every person who made this such a huge success.
First-of-its-kind: A new Department of Health Social Work jointly operated by
#DellMed
&
@UTSocialWork
means better whole-person care for all. Learn more about this exciting addition to the
#medschool
:
#socialwork
New treatment options for adults living with PTSD, depression and anxiety are the focus of the new Center for Psychedelic Research and Therapy — the first center of its kind in Texas. (1/3)
Wearing a face mask when you go out protects you, your family and the community.
@elizabethmatsui
, M.D., debunks 3 common face mask myths and talks why everyone should be wearing
#facemask
to help
#StopTheSpread
.
Right partners, right place, right time. Today,
@utsystem
announced the launch of the
@utaustin
Medical Center, with two new state-of-the-art hospitals: a UT hospital and an MD Anderson Cancer Center.
@MDAndersonNews
It's true:
#Austin
is a great place to be doing the work of
#health
care transformation as people from across the community come together to tackle challenges and innovate!
Thanks for joining us at
#SXSW
! Find more
#DellMedatSXSW
sessions:
We send our condolences to her loved ones and join our colleagues in the local health care community — along with countless families across Austin — in sadness and remembrance. (2/4)
.
@TexasLonghorns
fan Hector — a 6-year-old patient of the Texas Center for Pediatric Congenital and Heart Disease — received a pep talk from the UT baseball team & took to the field before his 5th surgery. He inspires
#Longhorns
everywhere w/ his courage!
The 7th known pediatric partial heart transplant in the world was recently performed at
@dellchildrens
— a major step in the TX Center for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Disease's effort to provide life-changing cardiac care in the region.
@uthealthaustin
#ExploreUT
visitors are practicing surgical skills using the DaVinci Robot! This tech provides magnified 3D high-def vision and tiny instruments that bend and rotate with greater precision than the human hand.
Four first-generation college students. Alumni of 30 colleges and universities. 100% residency match rate. Forty-seven new physician leaders. Meet the
#DellMedClassof2021
, graduating tonight:
We are thankful for our physicians every day — but especially today, more than a year into the
#COVID19
pandemic. Kudos to the doctors who, working alongside other health care professionals, care for our community and keep us healthy.
#NationalDoctorsDay
#DellMed
will lead a $15.5M redesign of the
#Austin
State Hospital — working with others to transform it into the cornerstone for a system of collaborative, community-focused care that helps people across
#CentralTexas
.
Read more:
Our inaugural class is graduating! Celebrate this milestone and cheer on the new M.D.s with our community. Join us tonight, 5/21 at 6:30pm for the
#DellMedFirstClass
Commencement live on YouTube:
So proud of
@priteshgandhimd
, affiliate faculty in the
#DellMed
Department of Population Health and an expert in community-based poverty-reduction initiatives & social determinants of health!
Congrats to everyone who matched today, including the
#DellMedClassof2022
and our incoming residents and fellows! We’re in awe of your accomplishments and all the work you’ve done to get here.
#DellMedMatch
Congratulations to Dean
@ClayDellMed
on his election to the National Academy of Medicine — one of the highest honors in the fields of
#health
and
#medicine
: 🙌
.
@KBDeSalvo
, former Assistant Secretary for Health at
@HHSGov
, is joining the faculty of
#DellMed
and will play a key role in our growing health policy group.
A warm welcome to
#DellMed22
, our third class of 50 students who arrived today for orientation!
#MedEd
leaders
@SusanMCox3
& Beth Nelson kick things off by discussing
#DellMed
’s vision for transforming medical education. Learn about our curriculum:
Following
@CDCgov
recommendations, if you leave your home you should have a fabric face-covering. Below are some instructions from
@AusPublicHealth
to help you make your own
#DIYFacemasks
. Learn more:
Advancing health locally. Improving care and access. Working collaboratively. These are just a few of the commitments affirmed by
#DellMed22
at their recent White Coat Ceremony. See event photos:
We're thrilled to welcome Claudia! Joining us after 30 years as a researcher & clinician at
@MayoClinic
, she's leading us into an exciting time for
#DellMed
,
@UTAustin
& our community as we work together to improve health for all. More about Lucchinetti:
World-renowned researcher and practicing neurologist Claudia Lucchinetti, M.D., will be the next dean of
@DellMedSchool
& UT’s senior vice president for medical affairs, leading our comprehensive health care strategy. Please join me in giving her a big Longhorn welcome! 🤘
A historic first at
@UTAustin
: a life-saving first kidney transplant, performed at the Adult Abdominal Transplant Center, a clinical partnership between
@AscensionSeton
,
@uthealthaustin
&
#DellMed
. Meet recipient Dom Rainelli and donor Kayla Wright:
How can we sustain motivation for preparedness? How can we restore faith in science? What have we learned?
@ClayDellMed
and 2021 Ken Shine Prize in Health Leadership honoree, Anthony S. Fauci, M.D., will discuss these questions & more 11/14. RSVP here:
If you or someone you know needs help, please reach out. Locally, you can get support from
@IntegralCareATX
24/7: 512-472-4357. Elsewhere, call the
@afspnational
hotline at 800-273-8255 or text TALK to 741741. (4/4)
Today's groundbreaking for the redesigned Austin State Hospital marks a key milestone in our state’s work to improve the entire continuum of care for
#BrainHealth
. This is just the start of transformation supported by community collaborators and the
#TX
Legislature.
#ASHRedesign
Celebrating the arrival of our Class of 2023! 🎉 With the start of new student orientation today, all four classes are now on board. This will be a fantastic year!
#medschool
#DellMed23
Join us Jan. 14 at 8 a.m. for the 2021 Ken Shine Prize Lecture — a virtual conversation with Anthony Fauci and
@ClayDellMed
as they discuss what comes after the
#COVID19
pandemic. Save your spot here:
Congrats to the
#DellMedClassof2023
, who graduated last night! These new M.D.s will soon be caring for patients in Central Texas and beyond, with nearly half practicing in primary care specialties. Learn more about these physician leaders:
#UTGrad23
#DellMed22
includes students ages 20-40, boasts a collective 220K+ service hours and is made up of nearly two-thirds women. Meet four of our newest future physician leaders:
#medschool
"
#Health
care costs are hidden from consumers, but also from physicians ourselves," says
@ChrisMoriates
, kicking off a
#SXSW
panel on price transparency. Fixing this has to be a partnership among physicians, clinicians and patients, he adds.
#DellMedatSXSW
Fourth-year medical student
@Umer_Khan23
was recently awarded 1st place by
@Texas_ACP
for his Medical Student Clinical Vignette: “Scratch That Diagnosis: Systemic Bartonella Henselae Mimicking Metastatic Malignancy in a Patient with History of Breast Cancer." Kudos, Umer!
“I want to be primary care doctor who pays attention to how housing, health, community & problem-solving intersect,” says Brooke Wagen, a student who is earning a distinction in
#populationhealth
as part of
#DellMed
’s Growth Year. Follow along:
#medschool
Congrats to everyone who matched today, including the
#DellMedClassof2023
and our incoming residents and fellows! We’re in awe of your accomplishments and all the work you’ve done to get here.
#DellMedMatch
This week, volunteers turned over 1000 shirts donated by
@sxsw
Austin Screen Printing & PrintSignCo into 3000+ fabric
#FaceCoverings
that will be distributed by
@austintexasgov
. A huge thanks to all the volunteers and donors who made this possible!
The
@utaustin
Medical Center will "undoubtedly result in transformative cancer care, provide students with unmatched experiences & benefit patients," says UT System Board of Regents Chairman Kevin Eltife.
During
#DellMedFirstClass
grad. week we want to thank everyone who's made this possible. From faculty and staff to community partners, and the people of Travis County who voted us into existence. We wouldn't be here without you!
Congratulations to all our incoming residents and fellows, to the
#DellMedClassof2024
, and to medical students across the country on a successful
#Match2024
.
Enhance your understanding of value-based health care delivery through new online modules released by
#DiscoveringVBHC
:
The free curriculum is open to all learners, whether you're a practitioner seeking CME credit or a
#premed
student exploring
#vbhc
The Delta variant is more transmissible than previous strains & new evidence suggests vaccinated individuals can be asymptomatic spreaders. That's why
@AusPublicHealth
recommends everyone wear a face mask indoors or when unable to socially distance outside.
Today is the last day of orientation for these future physician leaders! They start classes next week, and we can’t wait to see all they will accomplish at
#DellMed
and beyond. Keep an eye on our page for more updates about the students of the
#DellMedClassof2027
👀
Protect Texas Together is an app for students, staff and faculty to use when on campus this fall. Read more about the app's features that can help
#StopTheSpread
and how
#DellMed
helped create it.
It was an honor to give US
@Surgeon_General
@JeromeAdamsMD
a tour of
@UTHealthAustin
clinics yesterday, & to show how we are redesigning
#health
care in a way that’s centered on people & rewards value. Proud of our team putting that approach into action at our clinical practice!
You don’t have to pay for the
#COVIDVaccine
when you
#GetVaccinated
. Per
@CDCgov
, vaccines must be free to the individual. Learn more about the vaccine and get updates about availability near you at
Zaria is the first child to receive a Berlin Heart pump at
@dellchildrens
and the third person to receive a heart transplant at
#DellMed
's
@uthealthaustin
's Texas Center for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Disease! Read her story:
"As of today, and forever into the future, MD Anderson will be a Texas-based institution. One institution and, now, two cities." —
@ppisters
,
@MDAndersonNews
president, on the MD Anderson hospital coming to ATX as part of the new
@UTAustin
Medical Center
“Austin is exactly the kind of city that should be leading health care innovation,” says
#DellMed
's Charles Fraser Jr. in the latest issue of
@Tribeza
. He’s featured as one of
#Austin
's 15 "People of the Year". Learn about his impact:
We're excited to announce that Navkiran “Kiran” K. Shokar, M.D., MPH, will be our new chair of
#PopHealth
, & associate dean for Community Affairs, a new position at
#DellMed
.
John S. Kuo, an internationally known neurosurgeon-scientist who specializes in brain tumors, will be the inaugural chair of our Department of Neurosurgery. Learn more:
NEWS: Preeminent pediatric heart surgeon Charles Fraser Jr. is joining the team at
#DellMed
&
@DellChildrens
! He will put to work his expertise in transforming care, complementing the school's focus on providing value to patients:
#pediatricsurgery