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The Council named its three 2020 grant awardees – each with a different clinical focus but united by a single purpose: to explore new evidence-based pathways to treating some of the world’s most intractable illnesses.

Southwestern Medical Foundation President and CEO, Kathleen M. Gibson, joined David Johnson for a brief conversation about Southwestern Medical Foundation’s beginnings, continued mission, and the generosity and strength of our community.

Members raised nearly $100K in funding for the research awardees who will investigate new evidence-based pathways that can treat some of the world’s most intractable illnesses.

The pandemic should have demonstrated to them that there are also social, economic, environmental and political determinants of health.

Dr. Priyanka Gaur says she’d like to work in a big public hospital. She recently completed her final year at UT Southwestern Medical School and is bound for Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore this summer to start her residency in gynecology and obstetrics.

Becoming a doctor during a pandemic was not necessarily what Priyanka Gaur envisioned when she started medical school. Still, as she heads to Johns Hopkins Hospital to begin her residency, she’ll be tasked with reassuring and treating frightened patients.

Dr. Priyanka Gaur, 2020 recipient of the Ho Din Award, the highest honor bestowed by the Southwestern Medical Foundation

Dr. Priyanka Gaur is recognized for her academic achievements and work with at-risk populations.

Health Wildcatters held its second Texas Healthcare Challenge hackathon with the goal of creating solutions around innovation and challenges in healthcare.

James R. Huffines will be the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Southwestern Medical Foundation. He will be joined by four new board members: Timothy P. Costello, Sarah K. Miller, Matthew S. Ramsey, and Sam L. Susser.